新编简明英语语言学教程：chapter 1--exercises.pptVIP

  1. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true? A. Language is a system. B. Language is symbolic. C. Language should have a written form. D. Language is arbitrary. C. Language should have a written form.   2. Which of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language? A. Symbolic. B. Dual. C. Productive. D. Arbitrary. A. Symbolic    3. What are the dual structures of language? A. Sounds and letters. B. Sounds and meaning. C. Letters and meaning. D. Sounds and symbols. B. Sounds and meaning.   4. Which of the following statements can be used to describe “displacement”, one of the unique properties of language? A. We can easily teach our children to learn a certain language. B. We can use both “shu” and “tree” to describe the same thing. C. We can use language to refer to something not present. D. We can produce sentences that have never been heard before. C. We can use language to refer to something not present.   5. Which of the following is one of the core branches of linguistics? A. Phonology. B. Psycho-linguistics. C. Socio-linguistics. D. Anthropology. A. Phonology.   6. Which of the following branches of linguistics takes the inner structure of word as its main object of study? A. Phonetics. B. Semantics. C. Morphology. D. Syntax. C. Morphology.   7. Which of the following modes of study emphasizes on the standards of language? A. Prescriptive. B. Descriptive. C. Synchronic. D. Diachronic. A. Prescriptive.   8. Who put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole A. Saussure B. Chomsky C. Halliday D. Anonymous A. Saussure   9. The distinction between competence and performance is proposed by ——. A. Saussure B. Halliday C. Chomsky D. the Prague School C. Chomsky   10. According to Chomsky,