专八人文知识(1)及答案

Chapter 1 Invitations to Linguistics Unit 1 1. Syntax is the study of _. (TEM 8, 2005) A. language functions B. sentence structures C. textual organization D. word formation 2. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language? (TEM 8, 2005) A. Arbitrariness B. Productivity C. Cultural transmission D. Finiteness 3. The distinction between parole and langue is made by _. (TEM 8, 2006) A. Halliday B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure 4. The description of a language at some point in history is called a _ study. A. prescriptive B. synchronic C. descriptive D. diachronic 5. _ is the study of language in relation to the mind. A. Historical linguistics B. Psycholinguistics C. Semantics D. Morphology 6. Which of the following theories is NOT about the origin of language? _ A. Divine-origin theory B. Speech act theory C. Invention theory D. Evolution theory 7. The function of the sentence “A nice day, isnt it?” is _. A. directive B. informative C. phatic D. emotive 8. _ is regarded as “father of modern linguistics”. A. Halliday B. Whorf C. Saussure D. Chomsky 9. The study which applies the findings of linguistics to teaching English as a foreign language is often referred to as _. A. psycholinguistics B. applied linguistics C. pragmatics D. sociolinguistics Answers: 1-5: BDDBB 6-9: BCCB Unit 2 1. _ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation. (TEM 8, 2007) A. Phonology B. Morphology C. Semantics D. Sociolinguistics 2. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language? _(TEM 8, 2008) A. Arbitrariness B. Displacement C. Duality D. Diachronicity 3. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is _ (TEM 8, 2009) A. corpus linguistics B. sociolinguistics C. theoretical linguistics D. psycholinguistics 4. _ is the knowledge of the rules of an ideal speakers language. A. Performance B. Capacity C. Ability D. Competence 5. Which of the following is NOT a major branch of linguistics? _ A. Phonetics B. Pragmatics C. Speech D. Sociolinguistics 6. The fact that different languages have different words for the same object is a good illustration of the _ feature of language. A. duality B. displacement C. arbitrariness D. productivity 7. In traffic lights, red can only mean stop. But in human languages, limited phonemes can form numerous words which can form unlimited sentences. This is a good illustration of the _ feature of language. A. duality B. displacement C. arbitrariness D. cultural transmission 8. In linguistics, the study of meaning is called _. A. phonology B. morphology C. semantics D. sociolinguistics 9. The study of language as a whole is usually called _. A. applied linguistics B. sociolinguistics C. general linguistics D. psycholinguistics Answers: 1-5: BDDDC 6-9: CACC Unit 3 1. Which of the following modes of study emphasizes the “standards” of language? _ A. Descriptive B. Prescriptive C. Synchronic D. Diachronic 2. The distinction between competence and performance is made by _. A. Saussure B. Bloomfield C. Sapir D. Chomsky 3. Which of the following does NOT belong to the Indo-European family? _ A. French B. Bengali C. Chinese D. Polish 4. That language can be used to refer to things that are not present in time or space is a good illustration of the _ feature of language. A. duality B. displacement C. arbitrariness D. productivity 5. _ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community. A. Dialect B. Parole C. Langue D. Performance 6. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true? _ A. Language is a system B. Language is symbolic C. Animals also have languages D. Language is arbitrary 7. The fact that we can always write new sentences to express our new ideas is a good illustration of the _ feature of language. A. duality B. displacement C. arbitrariness D. productivity 8. According to Saussure, _ refers to the real utterances produced by real people in real situation. A. performance B. langue C.