HISTORY OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
Introduction to Chinese historical linguistics, including the sound systems of the Shih-ching, T'ang poems, and Yuan songs, and their historical relations to the sounds of modern Mandarin, and syntactic interaction between classical and vernacular Chinese. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 631 prior to Fall 2019.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 102 , 356 , or placement into ASIALANG 201 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe major phonetic and phonological shifts in the Chinese language. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Trace the evolution of Chinese word formation and sentence structures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Investigate the origins and transformations of the Chinese writing system. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the emergence and classification of major Chinese dialects. Audience: Graduate 5. Assess the role of historical events (such as dynastic changes, migrations, and foreign influences) in shaping the language. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe major phonetic and phonological shifts in the Chinese language. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Trace the evolution of Chinese word formation and sentence structures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Investigate the origins and transformations of the Chinese writing system. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the emergence and classification of major Chinese dialects. Audience: Graduate 5. Assess the role of historical events (such as dynastic changes, migrations, and foreign influences) in shaping the language. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027