1404001 Chinese Language
| Numbering Code | U-LET11 21404 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Thu.1 | |
| Instructor name | IKEDA TAKUMI (Institute for Research in Humanities Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Chinese language is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and has its rich historical resources. This course is designed to familiarize advanced undergraduate students with basic knowledge of its history of writing and phonology. | |||
| Course Goals | This course introduces history of Chinese writings and historical phonology and serves to prepare students for more advanced courses in Chinese linguistics and Chinese literature. Students are expected at the end of the course to have gained a basic knowledge of the Chinese writing system as well as Chinese historical phonology. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1. Introduction, History of Chinese linguistics 2. Modern Chinese phonology (1): Mandarin 3. Modern Chinese phonology (2): Variety of dialects 4. History of Chinese writing (1): Shuowen Jiezi and Chinese character classification 5. History of Chinese writing (2): Oracle bone script, bronze inscriptions, Warring States writing 6. History of Chinese writing (3): Unification, vulgar writing, regular script 7. Reconstruction of historical pholology 8. Middle Chinese phonology (1): rhyme book and fanqie 9. Middle Chinese phonology (2): tones and initials 9. Middle Chinese phonology (3): rhymes 10. Middle Chinese phonology (4): rhyme table 11. Late Middle Chinese phonology 12. Early Mandarin phonology (1): tones and initials 13. Early Mandarin phonology (2): rhymes 14. Old Chinese phonology (1): rhymes 15. Old Chinese phonology (2): tones and initials |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Attend class regularly and participate actively (20%). Students have to submit thirteen homework assignments every week (each about 1200-1600 characters in Japanese) (50%), final examination（30％). | |||
| Course Requirements | Prerequisites: 1. JLPT N1 or higher; 2. Completion of "Primary Chinese"(Institute for Liberal arts and Sciences) of higher | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read and reflect on all assigned readings prior to class lectures. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Assigned readings will be delivered through the KULASIS. | ||
| References, etc. |
アジアと漢字文化, 大西克也・宮本徹, (放送大学教育振興会), ISBN:4595309066 Chinese, Jerry Norman, (Cambridge University Press), ISBN:0521296536 |
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