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1、精品文档，仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除In semantic analysis of a sentence, the basic unit is called predication , which is the abstraction of the meaning of a sentence.WH-movement is obligatory in English which changes a sentence from affirmative to interrogative.The localization of cognitive and perceptual functi

2、ons in a particular hemisphere of the brain is called lateralization .Phrase structure rules can generate an infinite number of sentences, and sentences with infinite length, due to their recursive properties.Some important missions of historical linguists are to identify and classify families of re

3、lated languages in a genealogical family tree, and to reconstruct the protolanguage , the original form of a language family that has ceased to exist.34. Phrase structure rules are the rewrite rules which allow for the possible combination of words to form phrases and sentences.37. Standard language

4、 is a superposed, socially prestigious dialect of language. It is the language employed by the government and the judiciary system, used by the mass media and taught in educational institutions.38. Linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from genera

5、l use.39. Acculturation is a process of adapting to the culture and value system of the second language community.40. It is simple and modified speech used by parents, baby-sitter, etc. when they talk to young children who are acquiring their native language.41. Enumerate three causes that lead to t

6、he systematic occurrence of errors in second language acquisition and give your examples. 1) Mother tongue interference 2) interlingual interference 3) Overgeneralization42. English has undergone tremendous changes since its Anglo-Saxon days. Identify the major periods in its historical development

7、and name major historical events that led to the transition from one period to the next. Major periods: Old English (449-1100) Middle English (1100-1500) Modern English (1500-present)Historical events: The old English period began with the invasion of the British Isles by English-speaking Anglo-Saxo

8、ns from Europe, and ended with the arrival of Norman French invaders historically known as the Norman Conquest. The Middle English period is distinguished from the Old English period by the Norman Conquest. The European renaissance movement marked the beginning of the Modern English period.( F ) 23.

9、 The conclusions we reach about the phonology of one language can be generalized into the study of another language.( F ) 24. The meaning-distinctive function of the tone is especially important in English because English, unlike Chinese, is a typical tone language.( T ) 25. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, and yet there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend.【精品文档】第 2 页