英语语言学试题7.docVIP

《英语语言学》 试题 7 I. True or false: ( T for True and F for False. 2%×10=20%) 1.( ) 2.( ) 3.( ) 4.( ) 5.( ) 6.( ) 7.( ) 8.( ) 9.( ) 10. ( ) ( ) 1. Only a few of the languages in the world today are both spoken and written. ( ) 2. English is a typical tone language. ( ) 3. A synchronic study of language is a historical study. ( ) 4. The basic principle of IPA is using a different letter for each distinguishable speech sound. ( ) 5. The distinction between competence and performance was proposed by F. de Saussure. ( ) 6. Both phonology and phonetics are studies of speech sound. ( ) 7. In a pair of gradable anonyms, the denial of one member of the pair implies the assertion of the other. ( ) 8. Language is entirely arbitrary. ( ) 9. The assimilation rule assimilates one sound to another by “copying” a feature of a sequential phoneme, thus making the two phones similar. ( ) 10. Deep structure is the same as surface structure. II．Read and decide the best one that completes the statement. (2%×10=20%) 1. ( ) 2.( ) 3.( ) 4.( ) 5.( ) 6.( ) 7.( ) 8.( ) 9.( ) 10. ( ) The study of language as a whole is often called ______ linguistics. A. particular B. general C. ordinary D. generative 2. According to F. de Saussure, _______ refers to the abstract linguistics. A. parole B. performance C. langue D. language 3. ________ is concerned with all the sounds that occur in the world’s language. A. Phonology B. Phonetics C. Morphology D. Phonemics. 4. The word “boyish” contains two ______. A. morphemes B. morphs C. phonemes D. allophones 5. The clauses in a ______ sentence are structurally equal part of the sentence. A. simple B. complete C. complex D. coordinate 6. Semantics can be defined as the study of ______. A. naming B. meaning C. communication D. context 7. ______ act is the a