Research in Chinese Linguistics

This proseminar course introduces to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in Chinese linguistics the standard practice in linguistic publications. In preparation for conducting research effectively in their own areas of interest, students are introduced to abstract writing, manual style for linguistic publications, available Chinese corpuses, etc. Students should identify a topic of interest through consultation with the instructor within the first two weeks of class and submit an abstract by the end of the third week. They are expected to present the hypothesis and research plan in class in week 4 and report the relevant research findings in week 10. It should be submitted after revisions as a term paper. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: China 191 or consent of instructor.