<p>it is correct, it means
&quot;Does your Sun Yatsen University have this course that called linguistics?&quot;</p>

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2022-02-25T07:27:58.847Z
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hakase
<p>还有中山大学！</p>
<p>你们中（山）大（学）有语言学这个专业吗？</p>
<p>你们中（山）大（学）有语言学系吗？</p>
<p>People I asked are a bit wary of 语言学. &quot;Is that really a subject??&quot;</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I think your confusion point may be on the 你們 part. The 你們 here is similar to 'you' in English expressions such as 'You fool' or 'You people'.</p>
<p>The 你們 here is not possessive but an acknowledgement/emphasis of the association between the listener and the true target entity.</p>
<p>Similar usage: 你們 德國人 真 聰明 （You Germans sure are brilliant)</p>
<p>However, please note this is different from cases such as 你們 公司 真 好 (Your company is damn awesome)</p>
<p>The difference is 'company' is generic, but 'Germans' and 'Sun Yatsen University' are specific. However, do pay attention to what the generic entity is referring to, if the generic entity is referring to a group of people to which the listener belongs, it is also not possessive. Such case can be 你們 這些人 真 壞 （You people are pretty awful)</p>
<p>語言學這科 cannot be translated as 'this course in linguistics' but 'the linguistics course'. 科 here is the 'course'/'subject', 這 here is to specify the 科 is referring to 語言學</p>
<p><strong>The whole sentence means:</strong></p>
<p>Does (your uni,) the Sun Yatsen University offer linguistics courses?</p>
<p>Since 'you Sun Yatsen University' is not a proper expression in English, it is omitted.</p>

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2022-03-08T11:18:00.617Z
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Scharlach Nachtfalter
<p>Thanks for the input! This sentence is similar to 「你們學校有考古學這科嗎？」 from DeFrancis' Beginning Chinese Reader p. 276 – Lesson 23, Exercise 4, Item 4, Line 4.</p>

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2022-02-26T08:33:47.023Z
This is not an answer to the question, so it would be better if you left a comment to whomever this was directed.
Olle Linge
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dandanphp
<p>Unless I'm mistaken, this sentence translates to &quot;Does your Sun Yatsen University have this course in linguistics?&quot; From DeFrancis' Beginning Chinese Reader p. 271 – Lesson 23, Exercise 3, Item 3.</p>

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2022-02-25T22:08:13.507Z
Could you please specify where you think it's ungrammatical?
lilysirius
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The sentence 「你們中大有語言學這科嗎？」 doesn't seem to be grammatically correct
# The sentence 「你們中大有語言學這科嗎？」 doesn't seem to be grammatically correct

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-25)

Unless I'm mistaken, this sentence translates to "Does your Sun Yatsen University have this course in linguistics?" From DeFrancis' Beginning Chinese Reader p. 271 – Lesson 23, Exercise 3, Item 3.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could you please specify where you think it's ungrammatical?  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-02-25. Score: 1

it is correct, it means
"Does your Sun Yatsen University have this course that called linguistics?"


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-02-26. Score: 1

还有中山大学！

你们中（山）大（学）有语言学这个专业吗？

你们中（山）大（学）有语言学系吗？

People I asked are a bit wary of 语言学. "Is that really a subject??"


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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-03-08. Score: 0

I think your confusion point may be on the 你們 part. The 你們 here is similar to 'you' in English expressions such as 'You fool' or 'You people'.

The 你們 here is not possessive but an acknowledgement/emphasis of the association between the listener and the true target entity.

Similar usage: 你們 德國人 真 聰明 （You Germans sure are brilliant)

However, please note this is different from cases such as 你們 公司 真 好 (Your company is damn awesome)

The difference is 'company' is generic, but 'Germans' and 'Sun Yatsen University' are specific. However, do pay attention to what the generic entity is referring to, if the generic entity is referring to a group of people to which the listener belongs, it is also not possessive. Such case can be 你們 這些人 真 壞 （You people are pretty awful)

語言學這科 cannot be translated as 'this course in linguistics' but 'the linguistics course'. 科 here is the 'course'/'subject', 這 here is to specify the 科 is referring to 語言學

**The whole sentence means:**

Does (your uni,) the Sun Yatsen University offer linguistics courses?

Since 'you Sun Yatsen University' is not a proper expression in English, it is omitted.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2022-02-26. Score: -1

Thanks for the input! This sentence is similar to 「你們學校有考古學這科嗎？」 from DeFrancis' Beginning Chinese Reader p. 276 – Lesson 23, Exercise 4, Item 4, Line 4.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: This is not an answer to the question, so it would be better if you left a comment to whomever this was directed.  

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