1431008Chinese Language and Literature (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET11 61431 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.1 | |
| Instructor name | NOHARA MASAKI (Institute for Research in Humanities Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course aims to provide students with a rough framework of the various dialects in China and an overview of each dialect’s characteristics. It also introduces the relationship between Middle Chinese phonology and Old Chinese phonology from a historical perspective. |
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| Course Goals | Students will be able to understand the Chinese dialect framework and explain each dialect’s characteristics. They will learn how to study the dialects that are peculiar to the Chinese language. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The schedule is as follows, but depending on how the course progresses and students’ situation, the order and number of classes assigned to each topic may change. Part 1: The basics Week 1 to 3: Orientation: Review of tone phonetics, phonological theories, and predicates in Chinese Week 4 to 6: Overview of Chinese dialects Week 7 to 9: Relationship between Middle Chinese phonology and Old Chinese phonology, and methods to study Chinese dialects Part 2: Specific cases and findings from recent studies Weeks 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14: Each week, a different dialect and its characteristics will be discussed. Week 15: Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Class performance (50 points) and in-class presentations and brief papers (50 points) | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Since the literature to be referred to is wide-ranging, specific reading instructions will be given in class depending on the topic. Students must read the materials, which will be distributed in class, according to the instructions. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | No textbook assigned. Handouts will be distributed in class. | ||
| References, etc. | To be introduced during class as required | |||
