英语专业八级考试_-_英语语言学..ppt

2012 38. In English ifa word begins with a [l] or a [r], then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) ?A. assimilation rule.?? B. sequential rule.??? C.deletion rule.?? D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example of clipping? ?A.APEC.?? B.Motel.??? C.Xerox.??? D.Disco. 40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of situation is called ? A. register.?? B. dialect.??? C. slang.??? D. variety. 2011 38. _______ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A. SemanticsB. Pragmatics C. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics 参考答案： C39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ________.A. absence of obstructionB. presence of obstruction C. manner of articulationD. place of articulation 参考答案： A 40. The definition the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers refers to _________.A. PidginB. CreoleC. MultilingualismD. Bilingualism 2010 ________ refers to the learning and development of a language. A. Language acquisition B. Language comprehension C. Language production D. Language instruction 39. The word “ Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of ________ in morphology. A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym 40. Language is t tool of communication. The symbol “ Highway Closed” on a highway serves A. an expressive function. B. an informative function. C. a performative function. D. a persuasive function. 2009 38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is　　A. corpus linguistics.?　　B. sociolinguistics.　　C. theoretical linguistics.?　　D. psycholinguistics.　　 　39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called　　A. dialect.?　　B. idiolect.?　　C. pidgin.?　　D. register. 　40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as as