William Boltz

Professor

Contact Information

boltzwm@uw.edu

206-543-4926

GWN M250

Office Hours:

Fridays, 2.30-3.30

Fields of Interest

Manuscript study Philology Textual criticism Chinese Historiography Linguistics Philology Textual Studies Writing Systems

Biography

Ph.D., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1974

M.A., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1969

B.A., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1965

Research

Selected Research

William Boltz, Michael C. Shapiro. Studies in the Historical Phonology of Asian Languages. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 77. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
William Boltz. The Origin and Early Development of the Chinese Writing System. American Oriental Society.

Courses Taught

Autumn 2020

CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Spring 2020

ASIAN 201 A: Literature And Culture Of China: Ancient And Classical

Winter 2020

Autumn 2019

Winter 2019

Autumn 2018

Spring 2018

CHIN 453 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Winter 2018

Autumn 2017

Spring 2017

CHIN 453 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Winter 2017

Autumn 2016

Winter 2014

Autumn 2013

CHIN 451: First-Year Classical Chinese

Spring 2013

CHIN 453: First-Year Classical Chinese

Winter 2013

CHIN 452: First-Year Classical Chinese

Autumn 2012

CHIN 451: First-Year Classical Chinese

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations:

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin), Manuscript Cultures of Asia & Africa (University of Hamburg).

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