杨忠语言学概论课后综合测试题及中文版答案Word下载.docx

1、II. Multiple choice: （10 points）1. _ is the first and foremost striking feature of human language. A. creativity B. arbitrariness C. displacement D. interchangeability2. Syntactically, Japanese is _ language. A. analytic B. isolating C. synthetic D. agglutinating3. The general roles language plays a

2、re termed A. metalanguages B. metafunctions C. metadiscourses D. metagrammar4. _ is a process that creates a new word by dropping a real or supposed suffix. A. Blending B. Eponyms C. Backformation D. Clipping5. The smallest meaningful unit of language is called a _. A. suffix B. prefix C. morpheme D

3、. morph6. _ theories are those that attempt to explain acquisition on the basis of assuming an innate biological endowment that makes learning possible.A. Environmentalist B. functionalist C. nativist D. both a and b7. Words and phrases like now, yesterday, next week, in three day, etC. are called _

4、. A. person deixis B. time deixis C. place deixis D. discourse deixis8. Every syllable has a（n） _, which is usually a vowel. A. nucleus B. onset C. code D. rhyme9. _ is defined as the study of meaning. A. linguistics B. semantics C. morphology D. pragmatics10. A _ is a mixed language which has becom

5、e the mother tongue of a speech community.A. pidgin B. creole C. Esperanto D. natural languageIII. Match the terms in column A with the phrases in column B and put a, bj into brackets:A（ ） 1. Socialinguistics（ ） 2. Applied Linguistics（ ） 3. Morphology（ ） 4. Phonetics（ ） 5. Linguistics（ ） 6. Syntax（

6、） 7. Psycholinguistics（ ） 8. Pragmatics （ ） 9. Phonology （ ） 10 SemanticsBa. the analysis of sentence structure b. the analysis of meaning in context c. the analysis of meaning d. the study of sound systems and patterns e. the application of linguistic theories to other spheres f. the study of speec

7、h sounds g.the study of the relationship between language and society h.the study of word structure i. the scientific study of language j. the study of the relationship between language and mindIV. For each group of sounds listed below, state the phonetic feature（s） they all share:1. td 2. m n 3. f

8、s h 4. d n z l r 5. i: i u: uV. Consider the following words and fill in the form:Words analyzed number of morphemes troublesome free morphemesstepmother psycholinguistics understatement antidisestablishmentarianismVI. Interpretate the following ambiguous sentences:1. The duck is too hot to eat. （1）

9、 _ （2） _2. Visiting friends can be boring. （1） _ （2） _VII. Explain the following terms:1. derivation 2. learner factorsVIII. Answer the following questions? （30 points） 1. What is the difference between “a red and a redcoat”? 2. What are the features of modern linguistics?3. According to Austin, wha

10、t does a speech act consist of?综合测试题（二）I. Indicate the following statements true or false. Put T for true and F for false in the brackets:（） 1. According to M. A. K. Halliday, the three metafunctions of language are ideational metafunction, interpersonal metafunction and logical metafunction. （） 2.

11、Duality is the first and foremost striking feature of human language. （） 3. Modality can be categorized into modalization and modulation according to Halliday.（） 4. Morphology is the study of the internal structure and the formation of words. （） 5. Associative meanings are meanings that hinge on ref

12、erential meaning.（） 6. Second language acquisition is a complex process which involves social factors and learner factors. （） 7.Varieties of a language are of four types: the standard variety, regional dialets, sociodialects and registers.（） 8.Functional linguistics is based on the view that languag

13、e as a system, which is composed of three aspects:（） 9.Euphemism is an expression that substitutes one which may be seen as offensive or disturbing to the addressee. （） 10. Intonation is the variation of pitch to distinguish utterance meaning.1. The language used to talk about language is called _.

14、A. language B. metalanguage C. natural language D. artificial language2. +continuant specifies _. A. all the fricatives B. all the fricatives and glidesC. all the fricatives and liquids D. all the fricatives, liquids and glides3. _ is a process that creates new words by putting together non-morphemi

15、c parts of existing words. A. Coinage B. Blending C. Acronmyms D. Clipping4. A _ is a minimal distinctive linguistic unit. A. morpheme B. word C. phoneme D. allophones5. The word “multinationality has _ morphemes. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 56. _ is a term widely used in sociolinguistics to refer to “varieti

16、es according to use”, in contrast with regional dialects and sociolects, both of which are “varieties according to user”.A. field B. mode C. tenor D. register7. _ are a fundamental unit of conversational structure. A. back-channel signals B. adjacency pairsC. pre-sequences D. insertion sequences8. T

17、he idea that people cooperate with each other in conversing is generalized by Grice （1975） as _. A. the principle of relevance B. cooperative principleC. the politeness principle D. the theory of prototypes9. Beauty and siren both refer to a good-looking woman, but they differ in _. A. affective mea

18、ning B. style C. collocation D. register10. “John explained the theory” is a _ process according to Halliday. A. material B. mental C. verbal D. behavioralIII. Complete the blanks with necessary words beginning with the letter given:1. Specially, there are four m_ under cooperative principle general

19、ized by Grice. 2. M_ is unanimously acknowledged by researchers and language teachers as an important factor in second language acquisition. 3. A speech act consists of three dimensions. The act of producing a meaningful linguistic expression is called l_ act. The act of communicating intention thro

20、ugh utterance is termed i_ act. The act of bringing about an effect is known as p_ act. 4. The transference of properties of the source domain to the target domain is referred to by some cognitive linguists as m_. 5. C_ is a process that shortens a polysyllabic word by deleting one or more syllables

21、. 6. A morpheme may be represented by different forms, called a_, 7.The term language a_ refers to the natural process of children language development. 8. A d_ is a variety of a language that is distinctive from other regional varieties in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.IV. Match the words u

22、nderlined in Column A with the types of English word formation in column B. And put the letter you choose in the bracket before the sentence:（） 1. This vet is very famous in the town. （） 2. This classroom is large and bright. （） 3. He is watering flowers. （） 4.Orlon is a kind of cloth material. （） 5

23、. Watt is the measurement unit of electricity. （） 6. EEC is an important organization in the world. （） 7. An editor is a person who edits a newspaper. （） 8. The road was enlarged last year. （） 9. Some young people have brunch quite often.a. Conversion b. Derivation c. Blending d. Backformatione. Acr

24、onym f. Compounding g. Coinage h. Eponym i. ClippingV. Pick out the sound that does not belong to the group of the sounds according to the natural class of sounds. And then name the feature（s） that define the one picked out and the group of sounds:For example: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. z voiced/voiceless _ _ _

25、 _ f z s m ? l n p b m v w s z d i: i ? u e i: ?: e ? _ _ _ _ _VI. Draw tree diagrams to show the ambiguity of the sentence, “He found his book on Wall Street”:1. language and linguistics 2. semantics and pragmaticsVII. Answer the following questions:（40%） 1. How do you understand creativity, one of the features of human language?2. What do Taboo and Euphemism mean? What is the relationship between them?3. What are the general roles language plays according to Halliday?综合测试题（三）I.