THIS COURSE WAS LAST OFFERED IN WINTER 2007.
Classical Japanese for Linguistics
JAPAN 602 Classical Japanese II
Call No. 11572-7
Time: TR, 1:30-3:18
Classroom: HH 0045
1. Overview
This course picks up from Japanese 601, but may be taken with the permission of the instructor by those who have studied Classical Japanese (bungo) in a non-university setting (usually, a Japanese high school or college). It deals with the study of Old and Middle Japanese texts from the viewpoint of linguistics. Students interested primarily in literary and esthetic aspects of premodern Japanese texts may prefer to take Japanese 603.
The course will be run as a workshop. Students will be graded on the basis of class participation, including presentations to the class (see below). Grades will be determined by class participation, which may include written quizzes (35%), the mid-term (25%), and final paper (40%). Final grades will be assigned to convey the instructor’s assessment of the student’s success and readiness to proceed to the next higher level of study: D or E means the student is unready to take a more advanced course in the same subject, the difference being that a D recognizes effort by conferring credit; higher grades show that a student is qualified for more advanced study, and that the instructor believes s/he will easily excel (A), do well with effort (B), or experience considerable difficulty (C) if s/he chooses to do so. Grades and quantitative evaluations of performance correspond as follows:
Points
Grade
Points
Grade
92–100
A
76–79
C+
89–91
A–
72–75
C
86–88
B+
69–71
C–
82–85
B
66–67
D+
79–81
B–
62–65
D
2. Syllabus
During roughly the first half of the course, students will read portions the
Later, a series of reproductions of inscriptions and manuscripts, with commentaries in Japanese will be used. Each student will be assigned a few of these reproductions, do background research on them, and then explain the text to the class, so that other students can ask questions. All the texts will be supplied in electronic format, and Japanese commentaries on each will be supplied.
Before the series of student presentations starts, the instructor will give a few introductory lectures on topics including
3. Recommended References
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Lange, Roland A |
The phonology of eighth-century Japanese; a reconstruction based upon written records |
PL540 .L3 1973 |
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Martin, Samuel E |
The Japanese language through time |
PL525 .M275 1987 |
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Martin, Samuel E |
A reference grammar of Japanese |
PL612 .M37 |
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Miller, Roy Andrew |
The Japanese language |
PL523 .M5 |
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Unger, J. Marshall |
Studies in early Japanese morphophonemics |
PL525.2 .U53 1993 |
4. General Reminders
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,
http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu
Academic
Misconduct
“It is the responsibility of the Committee on Academic
Misconduct to investigate or establish procedures for the investigation of all
reported cases of student academic misconduct. The term ‘academic
misconduct’ includes all forms of student academic misconduct wherever
committed; illustrated by, but not limited to, cases of plagiarism and
dishonest practices in connection with examinations. Instructors shall report
all instances of alleged academic misconduct to the committee.” (Faculty Rule 3335-5-487) For additional
information, access the Code of Student Conduct at
http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/resource_csc.asp.