ZevHandelAssociate Chair, Associate ProfessorPh.D. Chinese Language, University of California, Berkeley, 1998M.A. East Asian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, 1992A.B. Mathematics, Harvard College, 1988zhandel@uw.edu206-543-4863GWN 245 Fields of Interest Chinese Comparative Linguistics Historical Linguistics Linguistics Writing Systems Historical PhonologyChinese DialectologyTibeto-Berman languagescomparative Sino-Tibetan linguisticsAsian writing systemsBackground and ExperienceSummaryCurrent Research Projects: Comparative study of the development of Sinographic (Chinese-character based) writing systems in Asia. History of the Northern Min dialects of Fujian Province. Websites: Professor Handel's Website39th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and LinguisticsSino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Project (UC Berkeley)Ingush Project (UC Berkeley) Research Selected: Publications, Books Zev Handel. Old Chinese Medials and their Sino-Tibetan Origins: A Comparative Study. Monograph series, Linguistics Institute, Academia Sinica, 2010. Selected: Publications, Essays Zev Handel. "Reflections on the historical origin of the Northern Min softened initials." Language and Linguistics 10.1 (2009): 1-16. Zev Handel. "Preliminary remarks on the influence of linguistic typology on Asian sinography." SCRIPTA 1.1 (2009). Zev Handel. "What is Sino-Tibetan? Snapshot of a field and a language family in flux." Language and Linguistics Compass 2.3 (2008): 4222-441. Zev Handel. "Notes on Old Chinese bilabial dissimilation, with reference to yì 邑 ‘city’ and yōng 邕 ‘moat’." Linguistic studies in Chinese and neighboring languages: Festschrift in honor of Professor Pang-Hsin Ting on his 70th birthday, ed. Dah-an Ho et al.. Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, 2007. 1013-1033. Zev Handel. "The *-i-/*-ji- distinction in the Old Chinese reconstruction system of Li Fang-kuei." Journal of Chinese Linguistics 32.2 (2004): 179-199. Zev Handel. "Methodological considerations in the application of Tibeto-Burman comparison to the reconstruction of Old Chinese." Studies on Sino-Tibetan languages: papers in honor of Professor Hwang-cherng Gong on his seventieth birthday, ed. Ying-chin Lin et al. Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, 2004. 603-620. Zev Handel. "Northern Min tone values and the reconstruction of 'softened initials'." Language and Linguistics 4.1 (2003): 47-84. Zev Handel. "Rethinking the medials of Old Chinese: Where are the r's?." Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale 31.1 (2002): 3-32. Zev Handel. "Proto-Lolo-Burmese velar clusters and the origin of Lisu palatal sibilants." Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 25.1 (2002): 95-112. Selected: Projects Zev Handel, Rint Sybesma, James Huang, Wolfgang Behr, Gu Yueguo. Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics. (Completed/published) Courses Taught Spring 2017 CHIN 496 A: Special Studies In Chinese Winter 2017 ASIAN 401 A: Introduction To Asian Linguistics CHIN 542 A: Chinese Historical Phonology Autumn 2016 CHIN 342 A: The Chinese Language - Course Website CHIN 442 A: The Chinese Language - Course Website Spring 2016 CHIN 496 A: Special Studies In Chinese - Course Website Winter 2016 ASIAN 404 A: Writing Systems CHIN 542 A: Chinese Historical Phonology Autumn 2015 CHIN 342: The Chinese Language CHIN 442: The Chinese Language CHIN 533: Studies In Chinese Phonology Winter 2014 CHIN 542: Chinese Historical Phonology Autumn 2013 CHIN 342: The Chinese Language CHIN 442: The Chinese Language CHIN 496: Special Studies In Chinese: Chinese Readings for Advanced Students Spring 2013 ASIAN 401: Introduction To Asian Linguistics Winter 2013 CHIN 342: The Chinese Language CHIN 442: The Chinese Language Related News Related News Zev Handel Presents on Chinese Characters at University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute - Aug 5, 2017 Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics - Jan 17, 2017 Fourth Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China Held at University of Washington - Dec 30, 2016 Departmental Faculty Shine Brightly in UW's Interdisciplinary Honors Program - Jun 7, 2016 Zev Handel Gives Talk to Accelerator Physicists in South Korea - Jun 7, 2016 AL&L hosts unprecedented number of lectures - Jun 1, 2010 China summer programs modified to increase cultural contact - Jun 1, 2010 Faculty publication explores the pronunciation of ancient Chinese and beyond - Jun 1, 2010 Faculty News 2010 - Jun 1, 2010 AL&L marks a century of growth in Asian studies - Jun 1, 2009 AL&L inaugurates language exchange in Sichuan - Jun 1, 2009 Centennial Celebration - Oct 1, 2008 AffiliationsHome Department: Asian Languages & Literature Share: Print PDF
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