Chinese 528 - Chinse Lang In Cntxt
Fall
2019
01
3.00
Zhongwei Shen
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
25135
Herter Hall room 209
zwshen@asianlan.umass.edu
25127
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.