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Name:

The History and Structure of Cantonese

Code:

LING6014

Instructor:

Prof. Robert S. Bauer
rsbao@yahoo.com

Semester:

Not on offer this year

Requirement:

Elective

Assessment:

Oral Presentation: 20%
Research Paper: 30%
Final Test: 50%

Time:

Saturday, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Venue: M151 )

Description:

This course offers a wide-ranging account of Cantonese in all of its major facets: its origins, historical development, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis, as well as dialectal and social variation. Recent advances in research on Cantonese will also be discussed and reviewed.

Syllabus:

LING6014 Syllabus (First semester 2010)

Recommended
Readings:

Bibliography for LING6014

Lecture Notes:

4 Sept	Lecture 1	Introduction to Cantonese Phonology
11 Sept	Lecture 2	(2a) Introduction to Chinese dialectology (2b) Yue dialects Other materials: HYFYCH Pages 549 551 Pronouns He They HYFYZH Page 1 Display Map for Newt Interpretive Map for Newt Classification of Yue Dialects by Yue Hashimoto 1991 PRDDS Vol 1 PRDDS Vol 2 Development of Modern Chinese Dialects Map of Chinese Dialects fm BB1997 xvli Bibliography for Chinese dialectology and Yue Dialects in Chinese
18 Sept	Lecture 3	Phonological an lexical features of Yue dialects
25 Sept	Lecture 4	Morphological and syntactic features of Yue dialects Deictics in Yue Dialects 25092010 Map for Distribution of Forms for He and They in Guangdong Dialects 25092010 Map for Distribution of Forms for These and Those in Guangdong Dialects 25092010 Pronouns in Yue Dialects 25092010 HYFYCH Rooster & Hen PRD Survey Rooster & Hen
2 Oct	Lecture 5	Canton Pidgin English Guidelines for research paper Scientific research and scientific method Some words used in HK English
9 Oct	Lecture 6	Lexical borrowing from English into Cantonese from early 19th century to present day Handout for Transcription of English Loanwords in Cantonese Handout on 4 Kinds of Cantonese Syllables Fig 1 Overlapping Circle of Syllables Appendix 1 Cantonese Syllabary Page 1 Appendix 1 Cantonese Syllabary Page 2 Table 1 HK Cantonese Rimes w English Loanword Syllables Table 2 50 English Loanword Syllables Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Loanword Syllables
16 Oct	No class	Chung Yeung Festival
23 Oct	Lecture 7	Development of written Cantonese and its current state 10 Principles of Written Cantonese Problems in writing Cantonese Practice Exercise for 10 Principles of Written Cantonese
30 Oct	No class	HKU Open Day
6 Nov	Lecture 8	Historical formation and evolution of Yue dialects and Cantonese in South China; introduction to historical Cantonese phonology 36 Initial Consonants in Ancient Chinese Phonological Rules for Initial Consonants in Yue from Yan Bauer Kadai Loanwords 1987 Bauer Identifying Tai Substratum in Cantonese 1996
13 Nov	Lecture 9	Sociolinguistic features of the Hong Kong Cantonese speech community
20 Nov	Lecture 10	Students' oral presentation on research papers
27 Nov	Lecture 11	Students' oral presentation on research papers (continued) Final test (90 minutes)

11 Dec		Due date of Research Paper

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