2008-2009 香港中文大学MA 语言学部笔试题.pdfVIP

2008-9 CUHK MA (LIN/CLLA) Recruitment Test Name __________________________ Email __________________________ Phone __________________________ University __________________________ City __________________________ Province __________________________ 1 Part One A. Examine the following words from Michoacán Aztec, a language of Mexico and answer the questions that follow. 1. [nokali] ‘my house’ 2. [mopelo] ‘your dog’ 3. [nokalimes] ‘my houses’ 4. [mopelomes] ‘your dogs’ 5. [mokali] ‘your house’ 6. [ikwahmili] ‘his cornfield’ 7. [ikali] ‘his house’ 8. [nokwahmili] ‘my cornfield’ 9. [nopelo] ‘my dog’ 10. [mokwahmili] ‘your cornfield’ Questions: (1) Fill in the blanks with the corresponding Michoacán morphemes: ________ house _________ my ________ dog _________ your ________ cornfield _________ his ________ plural marker (2) What does [ipelo] mean? (3) How would you say ‘his cornfields’ in Michoacán? 2 B. Examine the following words from Malayalam, a Dravidian language spoken in India, and answer the questions that follow. 1. [koʈ:a] ‘basket’ 2. [kiʈ:i] ‘got’ 3. [ap:am] ‘bread’ 4. [at:am] ‘end’ 5. [keʈ:u] ‘burnt out’ 6. [kaʈi] ‘biting’ 7. [palam] ‘a weight’ 8. [keʈ:i] ‘tied’ 9. [ke:ʈ:u] ‘heard’ 10. [ka:ʈi] ‘sour gruel’ 11. [pa:la] ‘a tree’ 12. [ciri] ‘smile’ 13. [koʈ:i] ‘drummed’ 14. [kuʈi] ‘drinking’ 15. [ci:ri] ‘shrieked’ 16. [wi:ʈə] ‘house’ 17. [ku:ʈi] ‘increased’ 18. [ko:ʈ:a] ‘castle’ 19. [kaʈ:i] ‘thickness’ 20. [a:ɳə] ‘man’ 21. [wen:a] ‘butter’ 22. [kuʈ:i] ‘child’ Question: 1. How are long and short vowels distributed? 2. Is vowel length phonemic (音位) or allophonic（音位变体)? 3 Part Two Answer one of the questions below in either English or Chinese: 1. What are the major differences between English and Chinese consonantal sound