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Professor Marjorie K.M. Chan Dept. of E. Asian Lang. & Lit. The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 U.S.A. |
| COURSE: | Chinese 785. Modern Chinese Dialects Credits & Call No: 3 credits. U G 26096 Prerequisites: Chinese 680 or 681, or permission of instructor Course page: http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c785.htm |
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| TIME & PLACE: | F 1:30 - 4:18 p.m. 359 Hagerty Hall (1775 College Road) (multimedia classroom with computer and internet connection) |
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| OFFICE HOURS: | T 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (from Week 2), or by appointment Office: 362 Hagerty Hall (1775 College Road) Tel: 292.3619 (292-5816 for messages, 292.3225 for faxes) E-mail: chan.9 @osu.edu (close the gap) |
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| MC's Home Page: MC's ChinaLinks: MC's Modern Chinese Dialects Bib: |
http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9 http://ChinaLinks.osu.edu http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/dialects_bib.htm |
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Readings are typically e-journal articles in PDF format that can be retrieved from OSU Libraries' online catalog. Additional readings will be made available through carmen.osu.edu during the quarter. For reading selections that are in e-journals, first locate the e-journal online at OSU Libraries: E-Journal Titles and/or OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC), and then locate the specific volume and issue containing the article.
Thompson (Main) Library Reserve and Electronic Reserves:
Some reference books are placed in Closed Reserve at Thompson (Main) Library (loan periods may vary), among them being the two textbooks (2-hour loans). (Note: Reserved materials in Closed Reserve are for the specified quarter only.)Check Ohio State University Libraries <library.osu.edu> for an online list of books and readings placed on Reserve and E-Reserve for Chinese 785. Under Quicklinks, select either “Print Reserves by Course” or “Print Reserves by Professor” for books, or “eReserves in Carmen” for readings in PDF format.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course investigates the linguistic structures of major Chinese dialects from a cross-dialectal, comparative approach. Also covered are issues pertaining to individual dialects as well as dialect classification and various socio-cultural aspects of linguistic differences, such as multilingualism, language planning, language contact, code-switching / code-mixing, attitudes and attitude changes, etc. Other topics -- such as vernacular writing (containing vernacular characters), language and media, language and local / popular culture, language and ethnic identity, language and gender, and so forth -- will also be explored subject to class interest.
COURSE OJECTIVES & EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The course aims to provide students with opportunities to explore and examine, through assigned and student-selected readings, dialect data with respect to linguistic structures and other linguistic topics relevant to the study of modern Chinese dialects.Students should, at the end of the course, gain a deeper understanding of both the linguistic structure of some modern Chinese dialects and the relationship between the standard language and the dialects of Chinese in modern Chinese culture and society. The course should provide the student with sufficient knowledge to examine some of the topics in modern Chinese dialects at an advanced graduate level and to proceed to further studies in a graduate seminar concerning Chinese dialects.
The course will be conducted through lectures combined with class presentations and discussions of assigned and student-selected readings. Sound files, video / film clips, and other multimedia materials will be presented in class for analysis and discussion. Guest speakers will be invited to speak on OSU resources on Chinese dialects, their native Chinese dialect, etc. In-class assignments include analyses of cross-dialect comparisons of linguistic phenomena (tones, segments, lexical items, syntactic patterns, etc.) Individual assignments include each student presenting, and leading, the discussion of two readings (to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor), plus a short presentation to introduce the class to some linguistic features a Chinese dialect of their choice (e.g., native dialect, spouse/relative/room-mate/friend/neighbor's dialect, etc.). Students will also submit a final project at the end of the quarter.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are expected to:
- Read the assigned readings prior to class.
- Attend class regularly and participate actively in class discussions and other class activities.
- Present two readings for class discussion. (These may be based on the reading list supplied by the instructor or selected by students with instructor approval.) Prepare the outlines for the readings, which form an integral part of the presentation, and distribute to the class in advance under Chinese 785 in carmen.osu.edu. Other materials to accompany the presentation, such as sound files or other multimedia materials, may be prepared as needed for the class presentation.
- Present a short linguistic description on some aspect a Chinese dialect (their native dialect, a dialect based on data collected from spouse/relative/room-mate/friend/neighbor, etc.)
- For the term paper project:
- Turn in a one-page, double-spaced, hardcopy of the term paper proposal with select references in Week 7. Submit a corresponding digital copy to the Dropbox for the course at Carmen.osu.edu.
- Present an oral version of some key findings from the research project at the end of the quarter.
- Submit a written version of the final project -- about 10 double-spaced pages (about 8-10 double-spaced paces in the case of undergraduate students) plus references -- in hardcopy and digital format at the end of the quarter. Include textual data, sound files, and/or multimedia materials as needed.
- All course assignments in digital format are to be uploaded to your Dropbox in Carmen.osu.edu under Chinese 785.
(Note: For students enrolling for an extra 2 credits under Chinese 693, select and present a third article, and submit a lengthier research paper.)
DISABILITY SERVICES
Students with disabilities that have been certified by the Office for Disability Services will be appropriately accommodated, and should inform the instructor as soon as possible of their needs. The Office for Disability Services is located in 150 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue (Tel: 292.3307. TDD: 292.0901)ACADEMIC INTEGRITY (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT)
Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters excellence in teaching, research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Failure to follow the rules and guidelines established in OSU's Code of Student Conduct may constitute "Academic Misconduct." OSU's Code of Student Conduct (section 3335-23-04 Prohibited conduct) defines as academic misconduct "[a]ny activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the university, or subvert the educational process." Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) plagiarism, collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work of another student, possession of unauthorized materials during an examination, and submission of the same work for credit in two (or more) courses. Ignorance of the University's Code of Student Conduct is never considered an "excuse" for academic misconduct; hence, be sure to review the sections dealing with academic misconduct in the Code of Student Conduct. Be sure also to read the University's Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity and/or the Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity (from Northwestern U.). The University's policy on academic misconduct will be enforced in accordance with Faculty Rule 3335-5-54, and all alleged cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Office of Academic Affairs' Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) for resolution. Students with questions concerning the above policy or questions concerning academic misconduct are encouraged to ask the instructor any time during the quarter.
Class discussions/participation 20% Article presentations (2) 30% Dialect presentation (1) 10% Final project 40% ------ 100%
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This class meets every Friday afternoon during the quarter.
Topics and readings will be revised and finalized after the first week of classes.
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Dialect Writing and Chinese Dialect as Written Language |
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| Nov. 6 | Readings presentation, discussion and other class activities Readings (and/or other reading selections) |
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| Nov. 27 | Columbus Day Observed (Thanksgiving Weekend) - No Class1 December 2009 -- Abstract deadline for the Sixth International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century (TCLT6) |
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Final Week Activities |
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| WEEK 12 |
Examination Week |
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| Dec. 9 | Submission of Final Project. (Prior permission required by Week 11 for deadline extension.) Due: Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 5:00 p.m. 31 December 2009 -- Abstract deadline for the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics & 18th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (IACL-18 & NACCL-22), to be held at Harvard University. |
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| Weekly topics and readings will be finalized after the first week of classes. After Week 2, generally two or three readings will be scheduled each week. Except for COJ e-journal articles that are available only from the China Online Journals (COJ) website, other readings designated as an "E-journal article" are available at OSU Libraries: E-Journal Titles and/or OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC). Book chapters and other additional readings will be available from Electronic Reserves and listed at OSU Libraries' website under Quicklinks: "eReserves in Carmen". Other readings will be made available during the quarter. |
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Additional papers on individual Chinese dialects are in the Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-20). Also see more references and resources for this course on our Modern Chinese Dialects Bibliography web page.
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Main Library's collection includes specialized Chinese dictionaries of all kinds, such as dictionaries on classifers, verbs, or adjectives (or stative verbs), reverse dictionaries (hint: search under 'SUBJECT' for Chinese language -- reverse indexes for dictionaries organized based on the second morpheme in a compound; e.g., Hanyu Daopai Cidian, MAIN/EAS Reading Room: PL1420 .H2985 1987), Han-Ying Niyin Cidian [A Reverse Chinese-English dictionary], MAIN Stacks: PL1455 .H335 1985), Daoxu Xiandai Hanyu Cidian, MAIN Stacks: PL1498 .T36 1987), and the reverse Chinese dictionary of verbal compounds, Dongci Nixu Cidian, MAIN/EAS Reading Room: PL1235 .C46 1986), synonym (tongyi 'same meaning') dictionaries, antonym (fanyi 'opposite meaning') dictionaries, dialect (and bi-dialect) dictionaries and vocabulary compilations, loanword dictionaries, word frequency lists, etc. (There are also word lists, glossaries, and dictionaries in digital form that are web-accessible, and some of them are searchable online, as given in my Word Lists and Online Glossaries/Dictionaries for Chinese (and Japanese). Other online resources include Chinese character frequency lists that are part of Jun Da's Chinese Text Computing Project.)
Marjorie Chan's Chinese 785: Modern Chinese Dialects <http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c785.htm> (Autumn 2009) [Accessed 15 September 2009].
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