《语言学教程》修订版复习测试题1-12章,含答案 .doc

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1、胡壮麟语言学教程（修订版）测试题(1-12章，含答案） Chapter 1 Introductions to LinguisticsI. Choose the best answer. (20%)1. Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human _ B_A. contact B. communication C. relation D. community2. Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary? A A. tree B. typewriter C

2、. crash D. bang3. The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade.” is_C_. A. interrogative B. directive C. informative D. performative4. In Chinese when someone breaks a bowl or a plate the host or the people present are likely to say“碎碎（岁岁）平安”as a means of controlling the force

3、s which they believes feel might affect their lives. Which functions does it perform? C_ A. Interpersonal B. Emotive C. Performative D. Recreational5.Which of the following property of language enables language users to overcome the barriers caused by time and place, due to this feature of language,

4、 speakers of a language are free to talk about anything in any situation? C A. Transferability B. Duality C. Displacement D. Arbitrariness6.Study the following dialogue. What function does it play according to the functions of language?B A nice day, isnt it? Right! I really enjoy the sunlight. A. Em

5、otive B. Phatic C. Performative D. Interpersonal7._A_ refers to the actual realization of the ideal language usersknowledge of the rules of his language in utterances. A. Performance B. Competence C. Langue D. Parole8. When a dog is barking, you assume it is barking for something or at someone that

6、exists hear and now. It couldnt be sorrowful for some lost love or lost bone. This indicates the design feature of _C_. A. cultural transmission B. productivity C. displacement D. duality9. _A_ answers such questions as how we as infants acquire our first language. A. PsycholinguisticsB.Anthropologi

7、cal linguisticsC. Sociolinguistics D. Applied linguistics10._C_ deals with language application to other fields, particularly education. A. Linguistic theory B. Practical linguisticsC. Applied linguistics D. Comparative linguisticsI. Choose the best answer. (20%)1. Pitch variation is known as _A_ wh

8、en its patterns are imposed on sentences. A. intonation B. tone C. pronunciation D. voice2. Conventionally a _C_ is put in slashes (/ /). A. allophone B. phone C. phoneme D. morpheme3. An aspirated p, an unaspirated p and an unreleased p are _D_ of the p phoneme. A. analogues B. tagmemes C. morpheme

9、s D. allophones4. The opening between the vocal cords is sometimes referred to as _A_. A. glottis B. vocal cavity C. pharynx D. uvula5. The diphthongs that are made with a movement of the tongue towards the center are known as _A_ diphthongs. A. wide B. closing C. narrow D. centering6. A phoneme is

10、a group of similar sounds called _D_. A. minimal pairs B. allomorphs C. phones D. allophones7. Which branch of phonetics concerns the production of speech sounds? B A. Acoustic phonetics B. Articulatory phonetics C. Auditory phonetics D. None of the above8. Which one is different from the others acc

11、ording to places of articulation? A A. n B. m C. b D. p9. Which vowel is different from the others according to the characteristics of vowels? B A. i: B. u C. e D. i 10. What kind of sounds can we make when the vocal cords are vibrating? B A. Voiceless B. Voiced C. Glottal stop D. ConsonantI. Choose

12、 the best answer. (20%)1. Nouns, verbs and adjectives can be classified as _A_. A. lexical words B. grammatical words C. function words D. form words2. Morphemes that represent tense, number, gender and case are called_A_ morpheme. A. inflectional B. free C. bound D. derivational3. There are _C_ mor

13、phemes in the word denationalization. A. three B. four C. five D. six4. In English ise and tion are called _B_. A. prefixes B. suffixes C. infixes D. stems5. The three subtypes of affixes are: prefix, suffix and _B_. A. derivational affix B. inflectional affix C. infix D. back-formation6. _B_ is a w

14、ay in which new words may be formed from already existing words by subtracting an affix which is thought to be part of the old word. A. affixation B. back-formation C. insertion D. addition7. The word TB is formed in the way of _C_. A. acronymy B. clipping C. initialism D. blending8. The words like

15、comsat and sitcom are formed by _A_. A. blending B. clipping C. back-formation D. acronymy9. The stem of disagreements is _D_. A. agreement B. agree C. disagree D. disagreement10. All of them are meaningful except for _B_. A. lexeme B. phoneme C. morpheme D. allomorphI. Choose the best answer. (20%)

16、1. The sentence structure is _D_. A. only linear B. only hierarchical C. complex D. both linear and hierarchical 2. The syntactic rules of any language are _C_ in number. A. large B. small C. finite D. infinite 3. The _D_ rules are the rules that group words and phrases to form grammatical sentences

17、. A. lexical B. morphological C. linguistic D. combinational 4. A sentence is considered _D_ when it does not conform to the grammatical knowledge in the mind of native speakers. A. right B. wrong C. grammatical D. ungrammatical 5. A _D_ in the embedded clause refers to the introductory word that in

18、troduces the embedded clause. A. coordinator B. particle C. preposition D. subordinator 6. Phrase structure rules have _A_ properties. A. recursive B. grammatical C. social D. functional 7. Phrase structure rules allow us to better understand _D_. A. how words and phrases form sentences. B. what con

19、stitutes the grammaticality of strings of words C. how people produce and recognize possible sentences D. all of the above.8. The head of the phrase “the city Rome” is _D_. A. the city B. Rome C. city D. the city Rome9. The phrase “on the shelf” belongs to _B_ construction. A. endocentric B. exocent

20、ric C. subordinate D. coordinate10. The sentence “They were wanted to remain quiet and not to expose themselves.” is a _A_ sentence. A. simple B. coordinate C. compound D. complexChoose the best answer. (20%)1. The naming theory is advanced by _A_. A. Plato B. Bloomfield C. Geoffrey Leech D. Firth 2

21、. “We shall know a word by the company it keeps.” This statement represents _B_. A. the conceptualist view B. contexutalism C. the naming theory D. behaviorism 3. Which of the following is NOT true? D A. Sense is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form. B. Sense is the collection

22、of all the features of the linguistic form. C. Sense is abstract and decontextualized. D. Sense is the aspect of meaning dictionary compilers are not interested in. 4. “Can I borrow your bike?”_D_ “You have a bike.” A. is synonymous with B. is inconsistent with C. entails D. presupposes 5. _B_ is a

23、way in which the meaning of a word can be dissected into meaning components, called semantic features. A. Predication analysis B. Componential analysis C. Phonemic analysis D. Grammatical analysis 6. “Alive” and “dead” are _C_. A. gradable antonyms B. relational antonymsC. complementary antonyms D.

24、None of the above 7. _A_ deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience. A. Reference B. Concept C. Semantics D. Sense 8. _C_ refers to the phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form. A. Polysemy B. Synonymy C. Homonymy D

25、. Hyponymy 9. Words that are close in meaning are called _D_. A. homonyms B. polysemies C. hyponyms D. synonyms 10. The grammaticality of a sentence is governed by _A_. A. grammatical rules B. selectional restrictions C. semantic rules D. semantic featuresI. Choose the best answer. (20%)1. _B_ is co

26、ncerned with the social significance of language variation and language use in different speech communities. A. Psycholinguistics B. Sociolinguistics C. Applied linguistics D. General linguistics 2. The most distinguishable linguistic feature of a regional dialect is its _C_. A. use of words B. use

27、of structures C. accent D. morphemes 3. _A_ is speech variation according to the particular area where a speaker comes from. A. Regional variation B. Language variation C. Social variation D. Register variation 4. _A_ are the major source of regional variation of language. A. Geographical barriers B

28、. Loyalty to and confidence in ones native speech C. Physical discomfort and psychological resistance to change D. Social barriers 5. _C_ means that certain authorities, such as the government choose, a particular speech variety, standardize it and spread the use of it across regional boundaries. A.

29、 Language interference B. Language changes C. Language planning D. Language transfer 6. _D_ in a persons speech or writing usually ranges on a continuum from casual or colloquial to formal or polite according to the type of communicative situation. A. Regional variation B. Changes in emotions C. Var

30、iation in connotations D. Stylistic variation 7. A _A_ is a variety of language that serves as a medium of communication among groups of people for diverse linguistic backgrounds. A. lingua franca B. register C. Creole D. national language 8. Although _C_ are simplified languages with reduced gramma

31、tical features, they are rule-governed, like any human language. A. vernacular languages B. creoles C. pidgins D. sociolects 9. In normal situations, _A_ speakers tend to use more prestigious forms than their _ counterparts with the same social background. A. female; male B. male; female C. old; you

32、ng D. young; old 10. A linguistic _D_ refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use. A. slang B. euphemism C. jargon D. tabooI. Choose the best answer. (20%)1. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaning _D_

33、is considered. A. reference B. speech act C. practical usage D. context 2. A sentence is a _B_ concept, and the meaning of a sentence is often studied in isolation. A. pragmatic B. grammatical C. mental D. conceptual 3. If we think of a sentence as what people actually utter in the course of communi

34、cation, it becomes a (n) _C_. A. constative B. directive C. utterance D. expressive 4. Which of the following is true? B A. Utterances usually do not take the form of sentences. B. Some utterances cannot be restored to complete sentences. C. No utterances can take the form of sentences. D. All utter

35、ances can be restored to complete sentences. 5. Speech act theory did not come into being until _A_. A. in the late 50s of the 20the century B. in the early 1950s C. in the late 1960s D. in the early 21st century 6. _C_ is the act performed by or resulting from saying something; it is the consequenc

36、e of, or the change brought about by the utterance. A. A locutionary act B. An illocutionary act C. A perlocutionary act D. A performative act 7. According to Searle, the illocutionary point of the representative is _B_. A. to get the hearer to do something B. to commit the speaker to somethings bei

37、ng the case C. to commit the speaker to some future course of action D. to express the feelings or attitude towards an existing state of affairs 8. All the acts that belong to the same category share the same purpose, but they differ _C_. A. in their illocutionary acts B. in their intentions express

38、ed C. in their strength or force D. in their effect brought about 9. _A_ is advanced by Paul Grice A. Cooperative Principle B. Politeness Principle C. The General Principle of Universal Grammar D. Adjacency Principle 10. When any of the maxims under the cooperative principle is flouted, _D_ might ar

39、ise. A. impoliteness B. contradictions C. mutual understanding D. conversational implicaturesI. Choose the best answer. (20%)1. The person who is often described as “father of modern linguistics” is _B_. A. Firth B. Saussure C. Halliday D. Chomsky2. The most important contribution of the Prague School