Dana Bourgerie is an Associate Professor of Chinese . He earned his Ph.D in East Asian Languages, linguistics focus, in 1991 from The Ohio State University. He also taught one year at his Alma Mater before arriving at BYU. His research interests are in language variation, sociolinguistics, dialect studies (especially Yue), and language acquisition. His also is doing research on Chinese classifier systems. Professor Bourgerie is currently serving as the director of the Chinese Flagship Program at BYU.

Recent Publications

• "Computer Aided Language Learning for Chinese: A Survey and Annotated Bibliography." (2003).Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association (JCLTA). Volume 39:2.
• "Acquisition of Modal Particles in Chinese Second Language Learners." Occasional Papers/Monograph Series of the Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (1995)
• "Postposed Modals in Mandarin and Cantonese: Evidence for Restructuring." Papers in Chinese Linguistics (Hong Kong Linguistics Society, 1999) Beginning Cantonese. (course on CD-ROM). December 1999. University of Arizona Press/ University of Arizona