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The project title outlines the purpose and "question" of the research: how to utilize research in Chinese dialects and the writing system to undertake the study of the Chinese language and literature. This project is part of the advisor's ongoing effort to gather and analyze published data on Chinese dialects, the history of Chinese verse, and the development of Chinese script, and to translate relevant Chinese sources in the study of Chinese language history, dialect relationships, the interplay between standard and non standard grammars in native speakers, and the influences of literature and the script on language competence and knowledge. The student's primary responsibilities will be to gather relevant bibliographical materials and references in Chinese, translate selected materials into English and trace sources of citations in the texts. These tasks will provide the student with the necessary background and orientation to the project and research goals. As the student gains skills and mastery of the materials, she/he will also assist with the analysis of the source materials to see what is revealed about the history of the Chinese language and Chinese verse, dialect relationships, and the interplay between standard and non standard grammars. The student will meet with me weekly to discuss materials gathered, evaluate translations produced, go over questions encountered in the research process, talk about issues raised by the materials the student is working with, and prepare for the next steps and tasks to be worked on.
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