ProfessorContact Informationboltzwm@uw.edu206-543-4926GWN M250 Fields of Interest Manuscript studyPhilologyTextual criticismChineseHistoriographyLinguisticsTextual StudiesWriting Systems BiographyPh.D., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1974M.A., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1969B.A., Oriental Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1965Research 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 2018 CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 551 A: Second-Year Classical Chinese Spring 2018 CHIN 453 A: First-Year Classical Chinese Winter 2018 CHIN 452 A: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 540 A: Seminar In Linguistics Autumn 2017 CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 558 A: Seminar In Chinese Lexicology And Grammatonymy Spring 2017 CHIN 453 A: First-Year Classical Chinese Winter 2017 CHIN 452 A: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 560 A: Proseminar In Chinese Autumn 2016 CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 557 A: Introduction To Chinese Philology And Textual Criticism Spring 2015 CHIN 453: First-Year Classical Chinese Autumn 2014 CHIN 451: First-Year Classical Chinese Spring 2014 CHIN 453: First-Year Classical Chinese Winter 2014 CHIN 452: First-Year Classical Chinese CHIN 590: Readings In The Thirteen Classics 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).Related News Related News Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics - January 17, 2017 William Boltz named as Chairman of Asian L&L - June 1, 2010 Faculty News 2010 - June 1, 2010
