Milestones and recurrent themes in the history of Chinese linguistics will be explored and compared.
Close reading and discussion of Chinese linguistics texts, both in Chinese (simplified & traditional characters) and in English, will be combined with assignments on their content.
Students will
increase hands-on knowledge on historical linguistics, script, and language education
expand their technical vocabulary in Chinese and in English
analyze complex scholarly arguments
compare different positions and traditions with original observations
present oral and written arguments in English
Reading course with daily assignments, group discussion in English of each other’s written answers, and topicalized lectures.
An excursion has been planned for (at least) one session.
Selected texts from Chinese and general linguistic sources, including
phonology
syntax
morphology
lexicology
lexicography
grammatology
etymology
dialect geography
sociolinguistics
the history of linguistics in- and outside China, and/or
language education
For this course, make sure to read and bring your own copy of Jerry Norman, Chinese (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Other required texts will be distributed before the course starts.
Required language skills: (1) speaking/listening: advanced English level, intermediate Mandarin level; (2) writing/reading: advanced English level, intermediate Chinese level.
Daily assignments and all other details can be found at the course’s website at http://www.wiedenhof.nl/ul/hchl18ss.htm.
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