This course introduces students to the varieties of Chinese as surfaced in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Topics cover social factors leading to the variation, characteristics of the varieties, comparison between the varieties, phenomenon in language standardization and modernization, issues in language contact: language interference, convergence and divergence, language change and identity among others. The course aims to build an understanding on the relation between language and society such that learners are better prepared to communicate across the changing forms.
| AUs | 4.0 AUs |
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| Prerequisite | B4, above in O level Chinese or equivalent |
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| Not Available To All Programme With | (Admyr 2011-onwards) |
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| Not Available As Core To Programme | |
| Not Available As PE To Programme | |
| Mutually Exclusive With | HC2053 |
| Not Offered As BDE | Yes |
| Not Offered As Unrestricted Elective | |
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Other Relevant Mods
HC0201
Chinese Literature In Singapore
HC201
Literature Of Pre-Qin, Han, Wei And Jin
HC204
Literature Of Yuan, Ming And Qing
HC205
General History Of China
HC210
Classical Chinese Fiction
HC231
Confucian Thought
HC232
Division & Integration: From Chunqiu To Wudai
HC240
Understanding China
HC260
Chinese Education In Southeast Asia