LING2060 Languages of China

Dr. Marcelo Sevilla

Advanced Course. Sem 2, 6 credit

Course Description

This course surveys languages spoken in China (including Taiwan). These languages belong to various families such as the Sinitic, Tibeto-Burman, Tai-Kadai, Hmong-Mien, Mongolic, Turkic, Tungusic and Austronesian etc. The emphasis of the course will rest on the structure of selected languages from these families rather than the historical relationship between them. The course involves practical work and provides useful background for other courses in linguistics.

Pre-requisite
LING1000

Assessment
100% coursework

Course Timeslots (1)

TUE
1:30 pm - 3:20 pm
CPD-LG.08