CHIN 3301: Introduction to Chinese Linguistics

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: CHIN 1002
This course focuses on the linguistic features of Modern Standard Chinese. It investigates the fundamentals of Chinese phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and dialectology. It also addresses the historical development of the Chinese language and the interaction of language with culture and society.

Notes: This course is taught in English.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Recall the key phonetic, phonological, orthographic, morphological, syntactic, and pragmatic properties of the Chinese language.
Explain the various perspectives of the Chinese dialectical variations.
Summarize the historical development of the Chinese language and its writing system.
Analyze empirical data from the Chinese language.
Cultivate sociocultural and linguistic awareness to help with learning the Chinese language and/or other languages.
Recognize the broad sociocultural and sociolinguistic situations of the Greater China.