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CHINESE 782 Chinese Phonology Professor Marjorie K.M. Chan Dept. of E. Asian Lang. & Lit. The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 U.S.A. |
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| CREDITS: | 3 credits. U G |
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| PREREQUISITES: | Chinese 680 or 681, or permission of instructor |
| CALL NUMBER: | 04792-5 |
| TIME & PLACE: | F 1:30 - 4:18 p.m. 340 Central Classroom Building (multimedia classroom with internet connection) |
| OFFICE HOURS: | R 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., or by appointment Office: 366 Cunz Hall (1841 Millikin Road) Tel: 292.3619 (292-5816 for messages, 292.3225 for faxes) E-mail: chan.9 @osu.edu (close the gap) |
| COURSE PAGE: | Chinese 782. Chinese Phonology. people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c782.htm |
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Main Library Reserve:
Reference books have been placed on Reserve in Main Library; more will be added as needed. Check OSU Libraries' Course Reserves (by Prof/TA or Course) for an online list of books placed on Reserve for Chinese 680. (Note: Reserved materials for a given course are listed online for the current quarter only. Also, search for OSU's online e-journal articles at Journals (Online).)
COURSE OJECTIVES
This course serves as a further study of modern (Mandarin) Chinese phonology beyond the introductory level (Chinese 680, 681). The course is divided into two parts. Part I covers general aspects of synchronic Chinese phonetics/phonology, including both segmental and prosodic phonology. Readings and class discussions will be supplemented by acoustic analyses of speech sounds, including comparisons with other Chinese dialects. Part II explores some issues in Chinese phonetics and phonology from a cognitive and/or functional approach. The course aims to provide students with some cognitive, functional, and theoretical perspectives for further linguistic research.
COURSE CONTENT
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are expected to:(Note: For students enrolling for an extra 2 credits under Chinese 693, submit a lengthier research paper or a third homework assignment (designed by the student with approval from the instructor).)
- Attend class regularly and participate actively in class discussions and other class activities, including presenting and reporting on homework assignments.
. A mailing list for the class will also be used for dissemination of information and student-initiated discussions concerning topics brought up in class.
- Lead the discussion on one of the assigned readings.
- Submit 2 short homework assignments (about 2-3 double-spaced pages, plus references and accompanying sound files or other data as needed).
. Students who do not have their own web account may submit their assignments via email as attachment, for the instructor to upload for class-viewing.
- Obtain from the instructor approval for the research paper topic no later than Week 7.
- Present an oral version of the research paper in Week 11 and submit the final version (about 10 double-spaced pages in Week 12.
Class discussions/participation 30% Article/Reading presentation (1) 10% Homework assignments (2) 20% Research project (all phases) 40% ------ 100%
| WEEK 1 |
Introduction and Background |
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| September 24 | Review: Articulatory and Acoustic Phonetics
Tuesday, 28 September 2004: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
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| WEEK 2 |
Sound Inventory and Sound Combinations |
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| October 1 |
Readings: |
| WEEK 3 |
Acoustic Studies of Consonants and Vowels |
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| October 8 | Readings: |
| WEEK 4 |
Syllable Structure and R-Suffixation |
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| October 15 | Readings:
Due: Homework 1 |
| WEEK 5 |
Linguistic Stress and Disyllabicity |
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| October 22 | Readings:
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| WEEK 6 |
Tone, Tone Sandhi, and Other Connected Speech Phenomena |
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| October 29 | Readings: |
| WEEK 7 |
Putonghua, Beijinghua, and Other Mandarin Varieties |
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| November 5 | Readings:
Due: Homework 2 |
| WEEK 9 |
Relative Prominence and Metrical Stress |
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| November 19 | Readings: |
| WEEK 10 |
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| November 26 | Columbus Day observed (Thanksgiving) -- no class. |
| WEEK 11 |
Phonology, Orthography, and Semantic Activation |
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| December 3 | Readings: Student Presentations |
| WEEK 12 |
Examination Week |
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| December 7 | Turn in Term Paper. Due: Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 12:00 noon |
Readings may be subject to change after the course begins. Library call numbers are included for sources for which I happen to have the call numbers handy. An asterisk (*) marks web e-journal articles available at Journals (Online) (OSU users only).
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS
Chapter 3 "Focus and stress,"
and Chapter 4 "The F0 Parameter.") [Main (Theses): THE:EAL1996PHDJ56]
(See also "Abstract," Chapter 1 "Introduction,"
To retrieve articles from these e-journals, go to:
Some sources of e-journals:
Copyright © 1996-200x Marjorie K.M. Chan. All rights reserved on course syllabus and on-line materials developed for the course.
There were 2,530 hits between 6.11.96 and 08.22.04
(293 hits from 6.11.96 to 3.20.99, 788 hits from 3.20.99 to 9.03.01, and 1,449 hits from 9.03.01 to 08.22.04).
SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES
LINKS AND WWW RESOURCES
If you have a specific e-journal or article in mind, go directly to
OSU OSCAR Web E-Journals.

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The photo used as the logo was originally from the website of the
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (中山公園).
This garden, which is located
in Vancouver Chinatown, Canada, and just half a block from my mother's dwelling, is the only full-sized classical Chinese garden
outside China. Although built in the 1980's, it used the ancient techniques of the originals that were built in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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