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William Boltz

Professor Emeritus

Contact Information

boltzwm@uw.edu

206-543-4926

GWN M250

Office Hours: 

Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 pm (In Person), or remote over Zoom by request

Fields of Interest

Manuscript studyPhilologyTextual criticismChineseHistoriographyLinguisticsPhilologyTextual StudiesWriting 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

Winter 2022

• CHIN 552 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Autumn 2021

• CHIN 451 A: Introduction to Classical Chinese
• CHIN 551 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Winter 2021

• CHIN 452 A: First-Year Classical Chinese
• CHIN 564 A: Introduction to Philology and Lexicology

Autumn 2020

• CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese

Spring 2020

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

Winter 2020

• CHIN 452 A: First-Year Classical Chinese
• CHIN 551 A: Second-Year Classical Chinese

Autumn 2019

• CHIN 451 A: First-Year Classical Chinese
• CHIN 571 A: Readings in Pre-Modern Texts

Winter 2019

• CHIN 452 A: First-Year Classical Chinese
• CHIN 590 A: Readings in the Thirteen Classics

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

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