| CODE | CHN3016 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Chinese Linguistics 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to provide the student with a broad look at the study of the Chinese language and its contextual usage. Many different topics will be discussed in class, such as the history of the Chinese language and the history of Chinese linguistics, an introduction to varieties of the Chinese language as well as Chinese syntax, sociolinguistics. Study-unit Aims: 1. Discuss basic issues in Chinese linguistic theory and its history; 2. Provide students with the communication of Chinese linguistics and relevant disciplines. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Identify and describe the main issues in Chinese linguistics; 2. Discuss and examine topics in the history of Chinese linguistics; 3. Understand and analyze the significance of diversity in the Chinese language and its long history. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Develop an interdisciplinary sensibility; 2. Formulate proper arguments in Chinese linguistics by integrating theoretical and historical knowledge. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Norman, Jerry. (1988) Chinese. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Coulmas, Florian. (2019) Sociolinguistics: The Study of Speakers' Choices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Robins, R.H. (2013) A Short History of Linguistics. London: Routledge. Supplementary Texts: - Masini, Federico. (1993) The Formation of Modern Chinese Lexicon and Its Evolution Toward a National Language: The Period from 1840 to 1898. California: University of California, 1993. - Peverelli, Peter Jan. (2015) The History of Modern Chinese Grammar Studies.New York: Springer. - Sybesma, Rint edit. (2017) Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics. Leiden: Brill. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-Unit: CHN2013 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Wei Chen |
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