2004级语言学期末考试题A卷2004级语言学期末考试题A卷.doc

西南大学 《英语语言学概论 》课程 阅卷须知：阅卷用红色墨水笔书写，得分用阿拉伯数字写在每小题题号前，用正分表示，不得分则在题号前写0；大题得分登录在对应的分数框内；统一命题的课程应集体阅卷，流水作业；阅卷后要进行复核，发现漏评、漏记或总分统计错误应及时更正；对评定分数或统分记录进行修改时，修改人必须签名。 2012～2013学期 期考查 考试时间 100分钟 考试方式 学生类别 人数 适用专业或科类 英语专业 年级 2004 级 题号 总 分 得分 签名 Ⅰ. In each question there are four choices. Decide which one would be the best answer to the question, or best complete the sentence. Write the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET. (15 Points) 1. The syllabic structure of the word children is ______. A. CVCCVC B. CCVCCCVC C. CCVCCVC D. CVVCCVC 2.Among the following languages, ______ is a tone language. A. Spanish B. French C. Chinese D. English 3. _____ are produced when the nasal passage is opened by lowering the soft palate ant the back of the throat and the air is allowed to pass through it. A. Semi-vowels B. Affricates C. Nasals D. Glides 4. _____ studies the changes in language and language use with respect to social factors. A. Sociolinguistics B. Comparative linguistics C. Syntax D. Computational linguistics 5. A ______ is any morpheme or combination of morphemes to which an affix can be added. A. root B. free morpheme C. stem D. suffix 6. The phonetic transcription with diacritics is called _____. A. broad transcription B. International Phonetic Alphabet C. American English Pronunciation D. narrow transcription 7. The Black English sentence “I dont gotta do nothing” is considered incorrect because: a) it contains a double negative and is thus inherently incorrect b) it is impossible to understand c) it is not associated with the upper class use of standard English d) both a and b above 8. According to their ______, words can classified into closed-class and open-class words. A. variability B. membership C. similarities D. functions 9. When language is used to do things, it serves the _