语言学复习
1 ・ Which of the following statements about Ianguage is NOT true?
A. Language is a system.
B. Language is symbolic.
C. Animals also have Ianguage・
D. Language is arbitrary・
2. Which of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language?
A. Symbolic.
B. Dual.
C. Productive.
D. Arbitrary.
3. What are the dual structures of language?
A. Sounds and letters.
B. Sounds and meaning.
C. Letters and meaning.
D. Sounds and symbols・
4. Which of the following statements can be used to describe *displacement； one of the unique
properties of language?
A. We can easily teach our children to learn a certain Ianguage・
B・ We can use both 'shiT and ^ree* to describe the same thing.
C. We can use Ianguage to refer to something not present.
D. We can produce sentences that have never been heard before.
5. What is the most important function of Ianguage?
A. Interpersonal
B. Phatic
C. Informative. D・ Metalingual
6. Which of the following is one of the core branches of linguistics?
A. Phono logy
B. Psycholi nguistics
C. Socio-linguistics・
D. Anthropology・
7. Which of the following branches of linguistics takes the inner Structure of word as its main object
of study?
A. Phonetics.
B. Semantics.
C. Morphology.
D. Syntax.
8. Which of the following modes of study emphasizes on the ”standards” of languag e?
A. Prescriptive.
B. Descriptive・
C. Synchronic. D・ Diachronic.
9. Who put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole?
A. Saussure
B. Chomsky
C. Halliday
D. Anonymous
10. The disti nction betwee n compete nee and performa nee is proposed by_ ・
A. Saussure B・ Halliday
C. Chomsky
D. the Prague School
11. ________________________ According to Chomsky, i s the ideal users internalized knowledge of his language.
A. compete nee B・ parole C・ performs nee D・ I angue
12. ____ i s a design feature of human Ianguage that enables speakers to talk about a wide range
of things, free from barriers caused by separation in time and space.
A. Displacement
B. Arbitrariness
C. Duality
D. Productivity
13. The function of the sentence M A nice day, is n't it?H is _____
A. informative
B. phatic
C. directive
D. performative
14. General linguistics is the scientific study of ________
A. Ian guage of a certai n in dividual
B. the German language
C. human Ianguages in general
D. the system of a particular language
1-5 CABCC 6-10 ACAAC 11-14 AABC
1 ・ Articulatory phonetics mainly studies ___.
A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speech
B. the perception of sounds
C. the combination of sounds
D. the production of sounds
2. Where are the vocal cords?
A. In the mouth・B・ In the nasal cavity.
C. Above the tongue・
D. Inside the larynx・
3. The disti nctio n betwee n vowels and cons on ants lies in ___
A. the place of articulation
B. the obstruction of air-stream
C. the position of the tongue
D. the shape of the lips
4. Which of the following phonetic descriptions matches the English consonant [p]?
A. A voiceless bilabial stop・
B. A voiced bilabial stop.
C. A voiceless den tai stop.
D. A voiced dental fricative ・
