胡壮麟语言学习题集——综合.doc

第一部分选择题1、As modern linguistics aims to describe and analyze the language peopleactually use, and not to lay down rules for correct linguistic behavior,it is said to be _.A、 prescriptiveB、 sociolinguisticC、 descriptiveD、 psycholinguistic2、Of all the speech organs, the _ is/are the most flexible.A、 mouthB、 lipsC、 tongueD、 vocal cords3、The morpheme vision in the common word television is a(n) _.A、 bound morphemeB、 bound formC、 inflectional morphemeD、 free morpheme4、A _ in the embedded clause refers to the introductory word thatintroduces the embedded clause.A、 coordinatorB、 particleC、 prepositionD、 subordinator5、Can I borrow your bike? _ You have a bike.A、 is synonymous withB、 is inconsistent withC、 entailsD、 presupposes6、The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the wayspeakers interpret sentences is called _.A、 semanticsB、 pragmaticsC、 sociolinguisticsD、 psycholinguistics7、Grammatical changes may be explained, in part, as analogic changes,which are _ or generalization.A、 elaborationB、 simplificationC、 external borrowingD、 internal borrowing8、_ refers to a marginal language of few lexical items andstraightforward grammatical rules, used as a medium of communication.A、 Lingua francaB、 CreoleC、 PidginD、 Standard language9、Psychologists, neurologists and linguists have concluded that, inaddition to the motor area which is responsible for physical articulationof utterances, three areas of the left brain are vital to language,namely, _ .A、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and the angular gyrusB、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and cerebral cortexC、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and neuronsD、 Brocas area, Wernickes area and Exners area10、According to Krashen, _ refers to the gradual and subconciousdevelopment of ability in the first language by using it naturally indaily communicative situations.A、 learningB、 competenceC、 performanceD、 acquisition第二部分非选择题II. Directions: Fill in the blank(1%10=10%)11、Chomsky defines competence as the ideal users kof the rules ofhis language.12、The four sounds /p/,/b/,/m/ and /w/have one feature in common, i.e,they are all b.13、M is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure ofwords and the rules by which words are formed.14、A sis a structurally independent unit that usually comprises anumber of words to form a complete statement, question or command.15、Synonyms that are mutually substitutable under all circumstances arecalled csynonyms.16、The illocutionary point of r is to commit the speaker tosomethings being the case, to the truth of what has been said.17、Words are created outright to fit some purpose. Such a method ofenlarging the vocabulary is known as word c.18、Wherever the standard language can use a contraction (he+ishes),Black English can dthe form of be.19、The basic essentials of the first language are acquired in the shortperiod from about age two to puberty, which is called the cperiod forfirst language acquisition.20、As a type of linguistic system in 12 learning, iis a product of L2training, mother tongue intereference, overgeneralization of the targetlanguage rules, and learning and communicative strategies of the learner.III. Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true orfalse.(2%10=20%)()21、In modern linguistic studies, the written form of language is givenmore emphasis than the spoken form for a number of reasons.()22、Voicing is a phonological feature that distinguishes meaning in bothChinese and English.()23、The compound word bookstore is the place where books are sold. Thisindicates that the meaning of a compound is the sum total of the meaningsof its components.()24、Syntactic categories refer to sentences (S) and clauses (C) only.()25、Dialectal synonyms can often be found in different regional dialectssuch as British English and American English but cannot be found withinthe variety itself, for example, within British English or AmericanEnglish.()26、Only when a maxim under Cooperative Principle is blatantly violatedand the hearer knows that it is being violated do conversationalimplicatures arise.()27、The territory in which the Indo-European languages are mainly spokentoday also includes languages that are not Indo-European.()28、In most bilingual communities, two languages have the same in speechsituations known as domains.()29、According to the strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,speakers perceptions determine language and pattern their way of life.()30、All normal children have equal ability to acquire their firstlanguage.IV. Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples forillustration. (3%10=30%)31、duality32、diachronic linguistics33、broad transcription34、morphological rules35、phrase structure rule36、relational opposites37、componential analysis38、context39、euphemism40、brain lateralizationV. Answer the following questions. (10%2=20%)41、Explain how the inventory of sounds can change, giving some examples inEnglish for illustration.42、Briefly discuss the individual factors which affect the acquisition ofa second language.语言学试题参考答案一、单项选择题（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）1、C 2、C 3、D 4、D 5、D6、B 7、B 8、C 9、A 10、D二、填空题（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）11、knowledge12、bilabial13、morphology14、sentence15、complete16、representatives17、coinage18、delete19、critical20、interlanguage三、判断改错题（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）21、FActually modern linguistics lays more emphasis on the spoken form of language than the written form for a number of reasons.22、FVoicing distinguishes meaning in English but not in Chinese.23、FThe meaning of some compound words has nothing to do with the sum total of the meanings of their components, such as the compound redcoat.24、FApart from S and C, they also refer to a word, or a phrase that performs a particular grammatical function.25、FDialectal synonyms can often be found not only in different regional dialects such as British English and American English but also within the variety itself. For example, within British English, girl is called lassie in Scottish dialect, and liquor is called whishey in Irish dialect.26、T27、T28、FThey have a fairly clear fairly clear functional differentiation, i.e. one language may be used in some domains, other language in other domains.29、FThe true statement is According to the strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language determines speakers perceptions and patterns their way of life30、T四、名词解释题（本大题共10小题，每小题3分，共30分）31、One of the major defining features of human language. Human language consists of two levels. At the lower level, there are a limited number of sounds which are meaningless while at the higher level there are an unlimited number of combinations of these sounds. It is also known as double articulation.32、Linguistics that studies language over a period of time, also known as historical linguistics, e.g.the study of the Chinese language since the end of the Qing dynasty up to the present.33、A way to transcribe speech sounds. The basic principle is to use one letter to indicate one sound. It is generally used in dictionaries and language teaching textbooks.34、The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word, e.g.-ly can be added to a noun to form an adjective.35、a rewrite rule that allows for the possible combinations of words to form phrases and sentences36、Relational opposites, a kind of antonyms, refer to pairs of words that exhibit the reversal of a relationship between the two items. For example, husband and wife, father and son etc.37、Componential analysis is a way proposed by the structural semanticists to analyze word meaning. The approach is based upon the belief that the meaning of a word can be dissected into meaning components, called semantic features. For example, the word man is analyzed as comprising of +HUMAN,+ADULT,+ANIMATE,+MALE.38、Context is regarded as constituted by all kinds of knowledge assumed to be shared by the speaker and the hearer, For example, the knowledge of the language used and the knowledge of the world, including the general knowledge about the world and the specific knowledge about the situation in which linguistic communication is taking place.39、A euphemism is a mild, indirect or less offensive word or expression that replaces a taboo word or serves to avoid more direct wording that might be harsh, unpleasantly direct, or offensive, e.g. pass away for die.40、Brain lateralization refers to the localization of cognitive and perceptual functions in a particular hemisphere of the brain. For example, the right hemisphere processes stimuli more holistically and the left hemisphere more analytically. In most people, the left hemisphere has primary responsibility for language, while the right hemisphere controls visual and spatial skills.五、论述题（本大题共2小题，每小题10分，共20分）41、The inventory of sounds can change, and sound changes include changes in vowel sounds, sound loss, sound addition, and sound movement.1) Vowel sound change: English has undergone the systematic and regular change in the vowel sounds, known as the Great Vowel shift which occurred at the end of the Middle English period and which involved seven long, or tense vowels. These changes led to one of the major discrepancies between the phonemic representations of words and morphemes, i.e. between pronunciation and the spelling system of Modern English, e.g.five /fi:v/(Middle English) /faiv/(Modern English)2) Sound loss: Sounds can change by the loss of phonemes. In the history of English the velar fricative /x/ was lost. This sound existed in Old English, so night was pronounced as /nixt/, but in Modern English, its pronunciation is /nait/.3) Sound addition: Sound addition includes the gain or insertion of a sound. For example, the word leisure was borrowed from French, so the phoneme /3/ was added to the inventory of English sounds. A change that involves the insertion of a consonant or vowel sound to the middle of a word is known as epenthesis, e.g.spinle-spindle.4) Sound movement: Sound change as a result of sound movement known as metathesis involves a reversal in position of two adjoining sound segments. Metathesis is less common, but it does exist. In some dialects of English, for example, the word ask is pronounced /? ks/. Also, bridd (bird) is an Old English word. When metathesis occurred to this word, the movement of /r/ sound to the right of the vowel sound resulted in its Modern English counterpart bird.评分标准：满分为10分，总论及四小点各占2分。42、The acquisition of a second language is dependent on a combination of factors. The rate and ultimate success in SLA are affected not only by learners experience with optimal input and instruction, but also by individual learner factors. The learner factor