语言学选择题练习.doc

语言学选择题练习Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement: 1. The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a(n) ______. A. bound morphemeB. bound formC. inflectional morphemeD. free morpheme 2. The compound word “bookstore” is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound __________.A. is the sum total of the meaning of its componentsB. can always be worked out by looking at the meanings of morphemesC. is the same as the meaning of a free phrase.D. None of the above. 3. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of __________.A. the first elementB. the second elementC. either the first or the second elementD. both the first and the second elements4. _______ are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.A. Free morphemesB. Bound morphemesC. Bound wordsD. Words5. _________ is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.A. SyntaxB. GrammarC. MorphologyD. Morpheme6. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is _______. A. lexicalB. morphemic C. grammaticalD. semantic 7. Bound morphemes are those that ___________. A. have to be used independentlyB. can not be combined with other morphemesC. can either be free or bound D. have to be combined with other morphemes8. _______ modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part of speech of the original word. A. PrefixesB. Suffixes C. RootsD. Affixes 9. _________ are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by the linguists. A. WordsB. MorphemesC. PhonemesD. Sentences 10. “-s” in the word “books” is _______. A. a derivative affixB. a stem C. an inflectional affixD. a root  11 Of all the speech organs, the _______ is/are the most flexible. A. mouth