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英语语言学
英语语言学
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To put it in a simple way, linguistics studies(), meaning of linguistic units, and the use and interpretation of a sentence in different contexts
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To have a scientific language study, we must pursue brevity in analyzing the data and in stating our findings, which can be summarized as the standard of()
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Parole refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community
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The reason for Frenchmen to use cheval and for English to use horse to refer to the same animal is inexplicable
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Of speech and writing, modern linguistics regards writing as the primary medium of communication
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According to Chomsky, competence is the actual realization of the performance in linguistic communication
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Which of the following disciplines are related to applied linguistics?
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Unlike animal communication systems, human language is()
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()has been widely accepted as the forefather of modern linguistics
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By saying language is arbitrary, we mean that there is no logical connection between meaning and()
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What kind of sounds can we make, when the vocal cords are vibrating?
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Which one is different from the others according to manners of articulation?
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Which of the following CANNOT be considered as a minimal pair?
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The sound /z/ can be described with voiced,(), alveolar
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In English, if three consonants cluster together at the beginning of a word, the combination could be the following EXCEPT()
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A phoneme in one language or one dialect may be an allophone in another language or dialect
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The speech sounds which are in complementary distribution are definitely allophones of the same phoneme
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Broad Transcription is intended to symbolize all the possible speech sounds, including the minute shades
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The initial sound of peak is aspirated while the second sound of speak is unaspiratedThey are allophones
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Phonetic similarity means that the allophones of a phoneme must bear some morphological resemblance
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The italicized word in the sentence They are better fed, better housed, and better clothed than ever before is a good example of()
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We can classify morphemes into()
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()of the four words are good examples of compounding
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A(n)()is the smallest meaningful linguistic unit of language, not divisible or analyzable into smaller forms
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The word children contains()morphemes。
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The italicized word in sentence(), the italicized part DOESN;T involve conversion
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Most prefixes can occur as independent words
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Such compounds as quick-frozen, far-fetched, fresh-baked, and long-awaited are; created by a/ad+ v-ed
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In American English, compounds are NOT usually written solid as soon as they have gained some permanent status
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A compound can be formed by placing any lexical item in front of another
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Syntax is the study of how words and phrases are properly formed out of elements of a language
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Many syntactic theories have developed in response to generative syntax
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In the course of its development, generative grammar gradually shifted its focus from language itself to the native speaker’s knowledge of language
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In the generative tradition, language is usually understood to refer to the all the language structures that native speakers can generate
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According to Chomsky, I-language refers to a set of sentences a native speaker can use
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The sub-component which includes the rules governing word formation is called()
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()is to syntax what phoneme to phonology and morpheme to morphology
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Among the following categories,()are word categories
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In the category of CP, letter C stands for()
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Adverbs in English can be divided into()
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The approach to semantic study that is more concerned with the relationship between linguistic expressions and the phenomena in the world to which they refer may be called()
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The Contextualist View of meaning is based on the presumption that one can derive meaning from observable contexts
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Meaning can be studied as()
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Predication analysis is to break down predications into their constituents:()and()
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The predication of the sentence Jack is happy is said to consist of Jack, the(), and happy, the predicate
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The sense relations between words can be analyzed in terms of truth conditions
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As for gradable antonyms, the denial of one is the assertion of the other
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A pair of complementary antonyms is characterized by the feature that the denial of one member implies the assertion of the other
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The concept of REFERENCE can be regarded as a connection between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience
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According to the classic semantic triangle suggested by Ogden and Richards, the meaning of a word is the concept connecting the word with the real thing in the worldThis concept is called Reference or Thought
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All the acts that belong to the same category act share the same purpose or the same illocutionary act, and they are the same in their strength or force
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Conversation participants almost always observe the CP and the maxims of the CP
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A sentence is grammatical concept, and the meaning of a sentence is often studied as the abstract intrinsic property of the sentence itself in terms of a predication。
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Utterance is based on sentence meaning; it is the realization of the abstract meaning of a sentence in a real situation of communication or simply in a context
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All the utterance that can be made to serve the same purpose may vary in their()form
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The Cooperative Principle is proposed by()
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The maxim of quantity requires:()
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Most of the violations of the maxims of the CP give rise to()
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The significance of Grice’s CP lies in that it explains how it is possible for the speaker to convey()is literally saiD
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The following is the clipped words EXCEPT()
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As a result of the Norman Conquest of 1066, vast quantities of()words were added to the English vocabulary
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Morphological and syntactic changes in English language including the following EXCEPT()
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The following are the methods for the addition of new words EXCEPT()
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The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of()
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The word pioneer used to refer to a foot soldier who cleared the way for any army by falling trees, but now it refers to a person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as a scientist doing exploratory workThis process of change is called()
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Which of the following words are formed by clipping?
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Only words of the same parts of speech can be combined to form compounds
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All the former job titles with -man have been replaced by the new job titles with -person
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The change of grammar is caused by economy of memory
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Someone who can speak many languages is called()
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The social factors in sociolinguistic studies do include()
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Ethnic dialects are mainly spoken by a less privileged population, such as the()
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Code-switching can happen in()
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From different perspectives, sociolinguistics may be classified into()
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Gender varieties arise because language, as a social phenomenon, is closely related to social attitudes
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Macro-studies are to look at society as a whole and consider how language functions in it and how it reflects the social differentiations
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For a sociolinguist, code-switching means the switch made by a speaker or writer from one language or language variety to another
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Greek does not belong to Indo-European Language Family
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In sociolinguistics, code-switching is the use of more than one linguistic variety in a manner consistent with the syntax and phonology of each variety
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Language is heavily tinted with its culture, and culture also affects its people’s language uses
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Acculturation means a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position
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The appearance of loan words is one typical example of cultural diffusion
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Language and culture are closely related to each other, and it is extremely difficult to separate the two
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The ignorance of cultural differences will not necessarily create barriers in learning the target language and in communication
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Denotative meaning refers to the meaning that isn’t stated but implied; the implication of a word, apart from its primary meaning
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As the saying goes A man’s home is his castle, western people place a high value on()
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Successful communication occurs when the listener can()from the speaker’s point of view
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In cross-cultural communication,()are key points to mutual understanding and can serve as the bridge that will help us transcend cultural barriers
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A linguistic sign may simultaneously have()meanings which are bound with cultural encodings or associations
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The common denial that birds are animals among very young children is a typical example of over-extension
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Dyslexia refers to the abnormal difficulty in reading and spelling caused by a brain lesion
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According to the behaviorist view of language acquisition,()and()are preliminary or fundamental, and discrimination and generalization are crucial or key to language development
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According to the interactionist view of language acquisition, language development is a result of the complex interaction between()and()
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Many studies of children’s acquisition sequences and errors in various languages have revealed that children have some()for making sense of language information
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According to Chomsky, human beings are not biologically programmed for language and the language develops in the child with extreme attention and efforts
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The innatists argue that children can discover the rules and principles underneath the language by trial and error
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The speech contains content words and lacks function elements can be called()
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A child may get confused hearing the color of white used for paper because he originally thought it as the word only for snowThis phenomenon belongs to()
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Which of the following is the term meaning repetition of sounds, syllables, or phrases where the speaker cannot release the words?
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Interlanguage is defined as an abstract system of learners’ target language system
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