英语语言学复习试题加资料.docx

1、英语语言学复习试题加资料第一部分 选择题 I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. (2%10=20%) 1、As modern linguistics aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use, an

2、d not to lay down rules for correct linguistic behavior, it is said to be _. A、 prescriptive B、 sociolinguisticC、 descriptive D、 psycholinguistic 2、Of all the speech organs, the _ is/are the most flexible. A、 mouth B、 lips C、 tongue D vocal cords 3、The morpheme vision in the common word television i

3、s a(n) _. A、 bound morpheme B、 bound form C、 inflectional morpheme D free morpheme 4、A _ in the embedded clause refers to the introductory word that introduces the embedded clause. A、 coordinator B、 particle C preposition D、 subordinator主从连词 5、Can I borrow your bike? _ You have a bike. A、 is synonym

4、ous with B、 is inconsistent with C、 entails D、 presupposes 6、The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called _. A、 semantics B、 pragmatics C、 sociolinguistics D、 psycholinguistics 7、Grammatical changes may be explained, in part, as analogi

5、c changes, which are _ or generalization泛化. A、 elaboration B、 simplification精简 C、 external borrowing D、 internal borrowing 8、_ refers to a marginal language of few lexical items and straightforward grammatical rules, used as a medium of communication. A、 Lingua franca通用语 B、 Creole C、 Pidgin D、 Stand

6、ard language标准语言 9、Psychologists, neurologists and linguists have concluded that, in addition to the motor area which is responsible for physical articulation of utterances, three areas of the left brain are vital to language, namely, _ . A、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and the angular gyrus角回 B、 Bro

7、cas area, Wernickes area and cerebral cortex C、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and neurons D、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and Exners area 10、According to Krashen, _ refers to the gradual and subconcious development of ability in the first language by using it naturally in daily communicative situations

8、.A、 learning B、 competenceC、 performance D、 acquisition 1.The pair of words “lend”and “borrow”are _.( ) A.gradable opposites B.relational opposites C.co-hyponyms D.synonyms2.The discovery of Indo-European language family began with the work of the British scholar .( ) A.Jacob Grimm B.Rasmus Rask C.F

9、ranz Bopp D.Sir William Jones3.A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as _.( ) A.unusual B.something to be feared C.abnormal D.natural4._produce fast and fluent speech with good intonation and pronunciation but the content of their speech ranges from mildly inappropriate to comp

10、lete nonsense,often as unintelligible.( ) A.Brocas aphasic B.The linguistic deprivation C.The damage on the angular gyrus D.Wernickes aphasic5.Some Southern learners of English in China tend to say “night” as “light”.This shows: .( ) A.They cannot pronounce/n/ B.Interlangue interference because ther

11、e is notthe sound /n/in their mother tongue C.The teachers do not have a good teaching method D.They do not like to pronounce nasal sounds6.A word with several meanings is called _word.( ) A.a polysemous B.a synonymous C.an abnormal D.a multiple7.The function of the sentence “A nice day, isnt it?”is

12、 _.( ) A.informative B.phatic C.directive D.performative8.The most recognizable differences between American English and British English are in _ and vocabulary.( ) A.usage B.grammar C.pronunciation D.structure9._deals with the way in which a language varies through geographical space.( ) A.Linguist

13、ic geography B.Lexicology C.Lexicography D.Sociolinguistics10.The semantic components of the word “gentleman” can be expressed as _.( ) A.+animate,+male,+human,-adult B.+animate,+male,+human,+adult C.+animate,-male,+human,-adult D.+animate,-male,+human,+adult1.B2.D3.D4.D5.B6.A 7.B 8.C 9.A10.B 1.The

14、famous quotation from Shakespeares play “Romeo and Juliet” A rose by any other name would smell as sweet well illustrates _.( ) A.the conventional nature of language B.the creative nature of language C.the universality of language D.the big difference between human language and animal communication

15、2.Of the following sound combinations, only _ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English.( ) A.kibl B.bkil C.ilkb D.ilbk3.The sentence that has a NP and a VP can be shown in a _ formula SNP VP.( ) A.hierarchical B.linear C.tree diagram D.vertical4.It is the _ on Case assignment that

16、 states that a Case assignor and a Case recipient should stay adjacent to each other.( ) A.Case Condition B.parameter C.Adjacent Condition D.Adjacent Parameter5.Predication analysis is a way to analyze _ meaning. A.phoneme B.word C.phrase D.sentence6.According to Searle,those illocutionary acts whos

17、e point is to commit the speaker to some future course of action are called _.( ) A.commisives B.directives C.expressives D.declaratives7.The term _ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical s

18、tages. A.synchronic B.diachronic C.comparative D.historical comparative8.The way in which people address each other depends on their age, sex, social group, and personal relationship. The English system of address forms frequently used includes first name, last name, title+last name, _,and kin term.

19、 A.title+first name B.title+title C.title alone D.first name+last name+title9.Language and thought may be viewed as two independent circles overlapping in some parts. When language and thought are identical or closely parallel to each other, we may regard thought as subvocal speech, and speech as _.

20、( ) A.vocal thought B.subvocal thought C.covert thought D.overt thought10.Whcih of the following best states the behaviorist view of child language acquisition?_.( ) A.Language acquisition is a process of habit formation B.Language acquisition is the species-specific property of human beings C.Child

21、ren are born with an innate ability to acquire language D.Humans are equipped with the neural prerequisites for language and language use 1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A1. Linguistics is the scientific study of _. A. a particular language B. the English language C. human languages in genera

22、l D. the system of a particular language 2. The consonant f in English can be correctly described as having the following phonetic features: _. A. voiceless, bilabial, stop B. voiceless, labiodental, fricativeC. voiced, bilabial, stop D. voiced, labiodental, fricative3. There are different types of

23、affixes or morphemes. The affix ed in the word learned is known as a(n) _. A. derivational morpheme B. free morpheme C. inflectional morpheme D. free form 4. In the phrase structure rule SNP VP, the arrow can be read as _. A. is equal to B. consists of C. has D. generates5. I bought some roses _ I b

24、ought some flowers. A. entails B. presupposes C. is inconsistent with D. is synonymous with 6. Ys utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxim of _. X: Who was that you were with last night? Y: Did you know that you were wearing odd socks? A. quality B. quantity C. relation D.

25、 manner7. Changes in a language are changes in the grammar of the speakers of the language. This means that phonemes, _, words and grammatical rules may be borrowed, added, lost or altered. A. phrases B. sentences C. morphemes D. utterances 8. In a speech community people have something in common _a

26、 language or a particular variety of language and rules for using it. A. socially B. linguistically C. culturally D. pragmatically9. Which of the major mental functions listed below is not under the control of the left hemisphere in most people? _. A. language and speech B. visual and spatial skills

27、 C. reading and writing D. analytic reasoning 10. In general, the _ stage begins roughly in the second half of the childs second year. A. babbling B. one-word C. two-word D. multiword1、C 2、B 3、C 4、B 5、A 6、C 7、C 8、B 9、B 10、C第二部分 非选择题 II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statemen

28、ts with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in One word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (1%10=10%) 11、Chomsky defines competence as the ideal users k of the rules of his language. 12、The four sounds /p/,/b/,/m/ and /w/ha

29、ve one feature in common, i.e, they are all b . 13、M is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. 14、A s is a structurally independent unit that usually comprises a number of words to form a completestatement, question or command. 15、Synonyms that are mutually substitutable under allcircumstances are called c synonyms. 16、The illocutionary point of r is to commit the speaker to somethings being the case, to the truth of what has been said. 17、Words are created outright t