《新编简明英语语言学教程》16章复习题集.docx

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《新编简明英语语言学教程》16章复习题集

《英语语言学概论》课程复习题集（1-6章）

2012-5-16更新

ChapterIIntroduction2012

II.Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithonewordwhichbeginswiththelettergiven:

 1.Ifalinguisticstudydescribesandanalyzesthelanguagepeopleactuallyuse,itissaidtobed__escriptive_____.（prescriptive/laydownrules）

2. Chomskydefines“competence”（语言能力）astheidealuser’sknowledge__________oftherulesofhislanguage.

3.Langue（语言）referstothea__bstract________linguisticsystemsharedbyallthemembersofaspeechcommunitywhiletheparoleistheconcreteuseoftheconventions（惯例）andapplicationoftherules.

43.D____uality_____isoneofthedesignfeaturesofhumanlanguagewhichreferstothephenomenonthatlanguageconsistsoftwolevels:

alowerlevelofmeaninglessindividualsoundsandahigherlevelofmeaningfulunits.

5.Languageisasystemofa__rbitrary_______vocalsymbolsusedforhumancommunication.

6.Socialinguisticsisthestudyoflanguageinrelationtosociety.

7.Thedisciplinethatstudiestherulesgoverningtheformationofwordsintopermissiblesentencesinlanguagesiscalleds_yntax_______.

8.Humancapacityforlanguagehasagenetic___basis,butthedetailsoflanguagehavetobetaughtandlearned.

9.Performance__（语言能力）__referstotherealizationoflangueinactualuse.

10.Findingsinlinguisticstudiescanoftenbeappliedtothesettlementofsomepracticalproblems.Thestudyofsuchapplicationsisgenerallyknownasa__pplied______linguistics.

11.Languageisp___________inthatitmakespossibletheconstructionandinterpretationofnewsignalsbyitsusers.Inotherwords,theycanproduceandunderstandaninfinitelylargenumberofsentenceswhichtheyhaveneverheardbe

12.Linguisticsisgenerallydefinedasthescientific____studyoflanguage.

13.Tohelpdefineandmaintaininterpersonalrelationsisthesocialfunctionoflanguage.

III.Therearefourchoicesfollowingeachstatement.Markthechoicethatcanbestcompletethestatement.

1.Thedescriptionofalanguageinafixedinstant（时刻）isa_______study.

A.synchronicB.diachronicC.prescriptiveD.systematic

2.Theapplicationoflinguisticsprinciplesandtheoriestolanguageteachingandlearningiscalled_____.

A.sociolinguisticsB.Psycholinguistics

C.computationallinguisticsD.AppliedLinguistics

3.Ifalinguisticstudydescribesandanalyzesthelanguagepeopleactuallyuse,itissaidtobe______________.

A.prescriptiveB.analytic

C.descriptiveD.linguistic

4.Whichofthefollowingisnotadesignfeatureofhumanlanguage?

A.ArbitrarinessB.Displacement

C.DualityD.Meaningfulness

5.Modernlinguisticsregardsthewrittenlanguageas____________.

A.primaryB.correct

C.secondaryD.stable

6.Inmodernlinguistics,speechisregardedasmorebasicthanwriting,because___________.

A. inlinguisticevolution,speechispriortowriting

B. speechplaysagreaterrolethanwritingintermsoftheamountofinformationconveyed.

C. speechisalwaysthewayinwhicheverynativespeakeracquireshismothertongue

D. Alloftheabove

7.Manymodernlinguistshavecriticizedtraditionalgrammariansforadoptinga_____approachtolanguagestudy.

A.synchronicB.diachronic

C.prescriptiveD.descriptive

8.Ahistoricalstudyoflanguageisa____studyoflanguage.

A.synchronicB.diachronic

C.prescriptiveD.comparative

9.AccordingtoF.deSaussure,____referstotheabstractlinguisticsystemsharedbyallthemembersofaspeechcommunity.

A.paroleB.performance

C.langueD.Language

10.Languageissaidtobearbitrarybecausethereisnologicalconnectionbetween_________andmeanings.

A.senseB.sounds

C.objectsD.ideas

11.Languagecanbeusedtorefertocontextsremovedfromtheimmediate（当前）situationsofthespeaker.Thisfeatureiscalled_________,

A.displacementB.duality

C.flexibility           D.culturaltransmission

12.Thedistinctionbetweenlangueandparolewasmadeby_______earlylastcentury.

A.AmericanlinguistN.ChomskyB.SwisslinguistF.deSaussure

C.AmericanlinguistEdwardSapirD.BritishlinguistJ.R.Firth

13.Thefactthatdifferentlanguageshavedifferentwordsforthesameobjectisgoodproofthathumanlanguageis.

A.arbitraryB.rationalC.logicalD.cultural

2.WhatarethemainfeaturesofhumanlanguagethathavebeenspecifiedbyC.Hocketttoshowthatitisessentiallydifferentfromanimalcommunicationsystem?

Chapter2：

Phonology

II.Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithonewordwhichbeginswiththelettergiven:

27．Affricate_（破差音）_____referstoastrongpuffofairstreamintheproductionofspeechsounds. 

28． A_rticulatory_（发音）________phoneticsdescribesthewayourspeechorgansworktoproducethespeechsoundsandhowtheydiffer