语言学试题

1. 1. Which of the following sratements about language is not true? A

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B.Language is symbolie

C . Animals also have languages .DLanguage is arbitrary

2.Which of the following choices is NOT a constituent? A.I like the song B.I

C.Song D.Like 3.Of the following sound conbinations ,only is permissible.

A.kibl B.bkil C.ilkb D.ilbk

4.The relation between the determinmer”this” and the noun “man”in the phrase “this man”is

A.goverment B.concord C.binding D.paradigmatic

5.The sentence that has a NP and a VP is nostly shown in a formula “S NP+VP”

A. A. Hierarchical B.linear C.tree diagram D.vertical

6.”Big” and “small”are a pair of opposites.

A.complementary B. gradable C.complete D.converse

7.Which of the following phrases is exocentric?

A.women and men B.on the table C.a clever boy D.an ugly man 8.Arbitrariness of language was first discussed by . A.Chomsky B.Hallidy C.Firth D.Saussure

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9.Which pair of words is NOT a minimal pair? A.cat/bat B.put/but C.jig/pig D.sit/bit 10.Which function is the major role of Language?

A.Informative B. Interpersonal C.Performative D.Emotive

11.If two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are of the same phoneme.

A.symbols B. allophones C. phones D.signs

12. Which branch of study cannot be included in the scope of Linguistics?

A. Syntax B. Pragmatics C. Phonetics D. Anthropology

13. Atom is a word of origin.

A. Latin B. Greek C. Arabic D. Spanish 14. The distinction of langue and parole is made by . A. Hall B. Sapir C. Chomsky D. Saussure

15. are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words.

A. Roots B. Stems C. Affixes D. Compounds 16. is the study of the relationship between symbols and their interpreter.

A. Syntax B. Semantics C. Affixes D. Compounds 17. is the defining properties of units like nouns (number, gender, case, etc) and verbs (tense, aspect, voice, etc). A. Parts of speech B. Word classes C. Categories D. Functions of words

18. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are . A. homophones B. homographs C. complete homonyms D. allophones

19. The function of language is one of the most powerful uses of language because it is so crucial in changing the emotional status of an audience for or against someone or something.

A. performative B. phatic C. recreational D. emotive

20. The term may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language changes over various periods of time and at various historical stages.

A. synchronic linguistics B. comparative linguistics

C. diachronic linguistics D. historical comparative linguistics

21. examines how meaning is encoded in a language. A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Pragmatics D. Morphology

22. Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as . A. parole B. language C. system D. langue

23. This fundamental distinction between competence is discussed by . A. Chomsky B. Saussure C. Bloomfield D. Austin 24. An affix can be added to certain type of to form a new word.

A. infix B. affix C. stem D. word

25. In a sentence, which of the following is usually NOT stressed? A. Nouns. B. Verbs. C. Prepositions. D. Adj. 26. The maxim of requires that a participant’s contribution be relevant to the conversation.

A. quantity B. quality C. manner D. relation 27. The relationship between “meat” and “meet” is . A. synonymy B. antonymy C. polysemy D. homonymy

28. That there is no direct link between language and the real world is the view of

concerning the study of meaning.

A. naming B. conceptualist C. contextualist D. behaviorist 29. What are the dual structures of language?

A. Sounds and letters. B. Sounds and meaning. C. Letters and meaning. D. Sounds and symbols.

30. 30.Where are the vocal cords ?

A.Sounds and letters. B.Sounds and meaning .

C. Letters and meaning . D.Sounds and symbols. 31. 31.Which of the following statements about language is NOT true ?

A.Language is a means of means of verbal communication. B.Language is some arbitrary symbols .

C.The language system is unique to human begins. D.Language is yet to be understand.

32. 32. studies the sound systems in a certain language. A.Phonetics B.Phonology C.Semantics D.Syntax

33. 33. is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content.

A. Root B. Allomorph C. Morpheme D. Word

34. 34.A speaker's actual utterance in Chomsky 's terminology is called .

A. deep structure B. linguistic universals C. universal grammar C. surface structure

35. 35.A word with several meanings is called word . A. a polysemous B. a synonymous C. an abnormal D. a multiple

36. 36.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is .

A. general linguistics B.Phonology C. semantics D.morphology 37. 37.Leech divided meanings into types .

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

38. 38.English has managed to widen her vocabulary by borrowing words from other languages except .

A.French B. Korean C.Latin D. Greek 39. 39.Distinctive features are used to describe .

A. phones B. phonology C. Allophones D. phonemes 40. 40.The English word \is composed of morphemes .

A.four B. three C. two D.five

41. 41.The process by which words are formed by putting the initial letters of several words together is called . A.A.compounding B.clipping C.acronym D.blending

42. “The Adam's Apple”is .

A. a kind of apple B. related to Adam C. the front part of larynx D.on the top of larynx 43. The founder of modern linguistics is .

A. Chomsky B. Halliday C. Bloomfield D.Saussure

44. 44.Modern linguistics focuses on the present day language , and it will be possible

to describe languages from a perspective . A. sociological B.synchronic C. diachronic D. Psychological

139. The words “amaze “ and “astound” are very close in meaning , they are _____synonyms.

A. dialectal B. stylistic C. semantically different D. collocational

140. Which pair is the emotive synonym?

A. dad and father B. flat and apartment C. mean and frugal D. charge and accuse

141. The words “rain “ and “reign “ are______.

A. homographs B. complete homonyms C. homophones D. allophones

142. B.L.Whorf was the student of _____.

A .Bloomfield B. Firth C. Halliday D. Sapir 143. Which of the following functions are NOT the functions put forward by Halliday?

A. the Ideational Function B. The Interpersonal Function C. Generative Function D. The Textual Function

144. Which of the following is NOT Saussure’s field of study? A. Linguistics B. Sociology C. Psychology D. Anthropology 145. Grice introduced four categories of maxims, which one means we should be clear in our meaning?

A. Quantity Maxim B. Manner Maxim C. Quality Maxim D. Relation Maxim

146. The Q-principle is ______.

A. hearer-based B. speaker-based C. both the hearer and the speaker based D. context-based

147. Sense and reference are two terms often encountered in the study of _____.

A . word function B. word meaning C. word formation D. word system

148. The notion of Functional Sentence Perspective is used to describe____.

A. how information is distributed in sentences B how sentences ate formed C the function of sentences

D the relation between language and its users

149. The first major theory in the study of language in use is called _____.

A. illocutionary theory B.Speech Act theory C. conversational implicature D. the Q and R-principle 150._____ is the major concern of semantics.

A. Meaning B. Words C. Sentence structures D .Phrase structure rules 答案：

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