大学英语词汇学nit_1_答案.docVIP

Unit 1 Check Your Understanding State whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE. a. F b. F c. F d. F e. T In-Class Activities 1. The word “word” is diverse in terms of its meaning. Consider its usages in the following contexts: a. May I say a word about that? b. Actions speak louder than words. c. She has kept her word. d. Finally the general gave the word to retreat. e. Let me know if you get word of my wife. f. Word has it they’re divorcing. ASK: (1) What does “word” mean in each of the contexts? a. Something he would talk about b. things that are said, contrasted with things that are done c. the promise one has made d. spoken command or signal e. information f. piece of news; message (2) Do you know of any other usages the word “word” has? 2. ASK: (1) Can you summarize the five criteria introduced by David Crystal here? Potential pause :The pause , which happens when you say a sentence, will tend to fall between words, and not within words. Indivisibility: The extra items will be added between the words and not within them. Minimal free forms: the smallest units of speech that can meaningfully stand on their own. Phonetic boundaries: It is sometimes possible to tell from the sound of a word where it begins or ends. Semantic units: each word in a sentence has a clear meaning. (2) Do you think these criteria are questionable in any way? Can they be applied to the identification of zi, the rough Chinese equivalent of the English “word”? No, as the above analysis explained. No , they cannot. For example, 流连and 蹒跚， they are danchuci(单纯词) which cannot be analyzed independently. 3. ASK: (1) Suppose we want to know what are the ten most frequently used English words. What are they, as far as you can tell? How about Chinese? The, of ,to, and, a, in, is, it, you, that 的一是在了不和有大着hinese? They are basically functional words. Both have possessive word,(of, 的一是conjunctions(and, 和在English has the definite article the and several pronouns, you