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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course serves as an introduction to the field of Chinese linguistics. A range of Chinese varieties will be studied, with respect to the sound system, lexicon and sentence structure, cultural meanings and the writing system. Students will have the opportunity to work with natural (spoken and written) data to gain a critical understanding of the similarities and differences across these varieties. We will also consider some of the more unusual features of Chinese languages within the areal perspective of East and Southeast Asia. While this course may be of particular interest with students who have prior knowledge of Chinese, such knowledge is not required.
A sketch of some major linguistic features of a Sinitic language (3 pages)
Learning outcomes 1, 2
A mini research project (1, 200 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
An in-depth analysis of one aspect of a Sinitic language (1,500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Class participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
There are no prescribed textbooks. Readings will be available on Wattle.