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关于语言学的题

1. If the study of meaning is conducted in the context of language use, a branch of linguistic study called _______come in being.
A. Syntax B. semantics C. pragmatics D. morphology
2. Which of the following words is the entire arbitrary one?
A. Crash B. Book C. Newspaper D. Beautiful
3. Which of the following items is not a design feature of human language?
A. Competence B. Arbitrariness
C. Displacement D. Productivity
4. The term_____ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.
A. synchronic B. diachronic
C. comparative D. historical comparative
5. _____is regarded as the “father of modern linguistics”?
A. Chomsky B. Saussure C. Halliday D.Whorf
6. Competence refers to ____.
A. knowledge of meaning of words and sentence
B. the actual realization of the language user’s knowledge of the rules in utterance.
C. the ideal language user’s knowledge of the rules of his language
D. what speakers can actually do with language
7. The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between ________.
A. perspective and descriptive B. synchronic and diachronic
C. speech and writing D. langue and parole
8. Children can speak before they can read or write shows that_______.
A. language is basically vocal B. language is arbitrary
C. language is used for communication D. language is productive
9. Which of the following statements about language is not true?
A. Language means the system of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.
B. Language means a particular type or style of language used for a particular purpose.
C. Language refers to the common features of all human languages.
D. Language includes animal and artificial features of language.
10. ______are two sub-branches of linguistics that study the units at the grammatical level.
A. morphology and semantics B. morphology and syntax
C. semantic and syntax D. morphology and phonology

Answer 1

1. If the study of meaning is conducted in the context of language use, a branch of linguistic study called _______come in being.
C. pragmatics （语用学）
2. Which of the following words is the entire arbitrary one?
B. Book （ 其他三个单词的词形或发音都有其解释或理由，但book纯属约定俗成。）
3. Which of the following items is not a design feature of human language?
C. Displacement
4. The term_____ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.
B. diachronic
5. _____is regarded as the “father of modern linguistics”?
B. Saussure
6. Competence refers to ____.
D. what speakers can actually do with language
7. The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between ________.
D. langue and parole
8. Children can speak before they can read or write shows that_______.
A. language is basically vocal
9. Which of the following statements about language is not true?
D. Language includes animal and artificial features of language.
10. ______are two sub-branches of linguistics that study the units at the grammatical level.
B. morphology and syntax