Admission requirements
none
Description
This course will bring students up to date with respect to most relevant aspects of Chinese linguistics. Taking a broad view, we will investigate recent developments in the such fields as historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, grammar, dialectology, etc. In doing so, we will at the same time, work towards (re)introducing most of the important basic notions in linguistics.
Course objectives
The course aims at providing the students with a broad understanding of current issues in Chinese linguistics. Besides, the course aims at developing further their research skills, as well as their skills in reporting on their findings, both in writing and orally, for general as well as scholarly audiences.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the Asianstudies website
Mode of instruction
Lectures on specific topics, discussion about the readings.
Course Load
time spent on attending lectures and seminars: 26 hours
time for readings/class preparation: 104 hours
time for assignments: 60 hours
time for the term paper: 90 hours
Assessment method
several oral and written assignments (40%)
term paper (60%)
Compensation possible, but the term paper must minimally be awarded with a 5.
Those who fail the course can resit the term paper.
Exam Review
Students may request an oral elucidation of the assessment within 30 days after publication of the grade.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used as the need arises.
Reading list
- Pinker, Steven, The language instinct. How the mind creates language. [orig. publ. 1994; any subsequent printing by any press is okay]
We will occasionally refer to the following two works:
Norman, J. Chinese. Cambridge University Press. [orig. publ. 1988; any subsequent printing is okay]
Chen, P., Modern Chinese. History and Sociolinguistics. Cambridge University Press. [orig. publ. 1999; any subsequent printing is okay]
Occasional supplementary reading material will be announced at Blackboard.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch