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This course offers an overview of Chinese linguistics. Provides an introduction of linguistic concepts and topics to enhance understanding of the structure of the Chinese language. Topics to be discussed include the writing systems, grammatical properties (morphology, syntax, phonetics, phonology) of Chinese, typological characteristics and comparisons of different Chinese dialects/languages, and the development from Old Chinese to the variety of modern Chinese languages.
本课程从宏观角度为同学们介绍汉语的全貌,引导大家以语言学的分析方法来解读汉语的一些特殊现象。本课程将讲解汉语的语音、语法、词汇和文字等系统,并通过对比古代汉语、现代汉语方言及共同语之间的差异、讨论汉语的历史演变轨迹与规律。