Chinese 528 - Chinse Lang In Cntxt
Fall
2018
01
3.00
Zhongwei Shen
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
72127
Herter Hall room 217
zwshen@asianlan.umass.edu
72119
Explores aspects of Chinese language as studied in traditional Chinese linguistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Chinese dialectology. Topics include historical sources, traditional divisions, formation of the standard dialect (Mandarin), social variations and geographical distributions. Prerequisites: CHINESE 375 and 427. Conducted in Chinese.