Chinese Language Grammatical Theories

This course is to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the current major theories for Chinese grammatical theories. The course concentrates on serveral key structures in Chinese (e.g. BA constructions, passives, double object constructions), and by understanding and evaluating the major theories that have been proposed to account for these constructions, you will be able to develop skills in literature review and conduct your own research on Chinese grammar. The course is useful for careers relevant to Chinese and further studies in Chinese linguistics. You will need to complete HC1002 and HC1051 in order to take this course.