《语言学导论》复习考题01.docVIP

西南大学外国语学院 《语言学导论》复习思考题01 Ⅰ. In each question there are four choices. Decide which one would be the best answer to the question, or best completes the sentence. Write the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET. 1. According to Noam Chomsky, language is the product of___A____. A. an innate faculty, unique to humans B. communication C. environmental conditioning D. all of the above 2. Which of the following statements is FALSE? ____A____. A. Language is just for communication. B. Language is one of many ways in which we experience the world. C. Language is a sign system. D. Language is arbitrary and conventional. 3. Which one of the following statements about errors in foreign language learning in FALSE? _____C____. A. Errors can not be avoided in foreign language learning. B. Errors tell the teacher how far towards the goal the learner has progressed and consequently what remains for him to learn. C. Errors are something bad that should not be allowed in foreign language learning. D. Errors provide the researcher with evidence of how language is learned or acquired, what strategies or procedures the learner is employing is his discovery of the language. 4. The English language has_D_____. A. morphemes B. syntax C. number agreement D. all of the above 5. “He” and “she” are not examples of gender agreement in English, because__D___. A. they are pronouns B. they need not agree with other words in an English sentence C. they mark biological/social gender D. both b and c above 6. A phoneme is___B__. A. the smallest meaningful unit in language B. the smallest unit in language C. the same as an allophone D. both b and c above 7. Of the following, what are the two types of phonetics___C___. A. acoustic and electric B. arbitrary and auditory C. articulatory and acoustic D. allophonic and allomorphic 8. /(ik/ is a transcription of_____D__. A. sick B. chick C. chic