Reading assignments:

All the online files under “Variation in time and place”.

Homework assignment:

1. How many dialect families are there? You may want to refer back to the first topic in the online files.

2. How can dialects differ?  Summarize the main points of the files on this topic. Cite relevant examples.

3.   In what areas does Classical Chinese differ from Modern Chinese?  Summarize the main points of this topic.