词汇学练习题 (2)
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1..Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily
through the use of _________construct.
A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root
2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning
of words.
A. Semantics B. Linguistics C. Etymology D. Stylistics
3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.
A. Greek B. Roman C. Italian D. Germanic
4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance,
discourse, etc.
A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic
5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a
particular________ for special effects
A. situation B. context C. time D. place
6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages
of words, but they have a _______ difference.
A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic
7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas.
A. technical B. artistic C. different D. academic
8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences,
trades, and professions communicate among themselves.
A. Slang B. Jargon C. Dialectal words D. Argot
9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the
standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.
A. Jargon B. Argot C. Dialectal words D. Slang
10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups
and outsiders can hardly understand it.
A. workers B. criminals C. any person D. policeman
11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.
A. Argot B. Slang C. Jargon D. Dialectal words
12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to
specialized or limited use.
A. common B. little C. slight D. great
13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on
______meanings.
A. new B. old C. bad D. good
14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include
nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.
A. functional B. notional C. empty D. formal
15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called
_______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.
A. content B. notional C. empty D. new
1. It is assumed that the world has approximately 3,000( some put it 5,000)languages, which can be grouped into _________on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.
A. 500 B. 4000 C. 300 D. 2000
2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly ______language.
A. inflected B. derived C. developed D. analyzed
3. After the _________, the Germanic tribes called Angles ,Saxons, and Jutes came in great
numbers.
A. Greeks B. Indians C. Romans D. French
4. The introduction of ________had a great impact on the English vocabulary.
A. Hinduism B. Christianity C. Buddhism D. Islamism
5. In the 9th century the land was invaded again by Norwegian and Danish Vikings. With the
invaders, many ________words came into the English language.
A. Greek B. Roman C. Celtic D. Scandinavian
6. It is estimated that at least ______ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern
English.
A. 500 B. 800 C. 1000 .D. 900
7. The Normans invaded England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a
continual flow of ______ words into English.
A. French B. Greek C. Roman D. Latin
8. By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law
courts, and government and regained social status.
A. 12th B. 13th C. 14th D.15th
9. As a result , Celtic made only a ________contribution to the English vocabulary.
A. small B. big C. great D. smaller
10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech,
Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.
A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian
11. In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are
derived from the dead language_______..
A. Sanskrit B. Latin C. Roman D. Greek
