语言学教程 测试题及答案.docx

判断题： We were all born with the ability to acquire language, which means the details of any language system can be genetically transmitted. 正确 错误 参考答案： 错误 单选题： deals with language application to other fields, particularly education. Linguistic theory Practical linguistics Comparative linguistics Applied linguistics 参考答案： D 单选题： Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human contact communication relation community 参考答案： B 判断题： Only human beings are able to communicate. 正确 错 误 参考答案： 错误 填空题： Saussure put forward two important concepts. refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all members of a speech community. 参考答案： langue 判断题： The conventional nature of language is illustrated by a famous quotation from Shakespear’s play Romeo and Juliet: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. 正确 错 误 参考答案： 正确 填空题： Linguistic potential is similar to Saussure’s langue and Chomsky’s 参考答案： competence 判断题： Speech and writing came into being at much the same time in human history. 正确 错 误 参考答案： 错误 填空题： The description of a language as it changes through time is a study. 参考答案： diachronic 填空题： Linguistics is the study of language. 参考答案： scientific 填空题： One general principle of linguistic analysis is the primacy of over writing. 参考答案： speech 填空题： Modern linguistics is in the sense that the linguist tries to discover what language is rather than lay down some rules for people to observe. 参考答案： descriptive 单选题： Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary? tree typewriter crash bang 参考答案： A 判断题： F. de Saussure, who made the distinction between langue and parole in the early 20th century, was a French linguist. 正确 错 误 参考答案： 错误 单选题： refers to the actual realization of the ideal language user’s knowledge of the rules of his language in utterances. Performance Competence Langue Parole 参考答案： A 判断题： Language is written because writing is the primary medium for all languages. 正确 错 误 参考答案： 错误 单选题： Which of the following property of language enables