语言学期末复习指导及模拟题.doc

语言学期末复习指导及模拟题2011年10月12日刘秀琴Section I: Checking Content Awareness of the Course: (50 points)I: Questions 1-15 are based on his part: (30 points)Choose the best answer to complete the following statements. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. The course Language and Linguistics is about _. A. ones native language B. language in general C. any particular language D. the main language2.The physical process of vocalization is studied by people who work in the field of _. A. phonetics B. phonology C. rhetoric D. speech synthesis3. The feature that distinguishes human language from animal language is the _ of human language. A. innateness B. vocalization C. symbolic aspect D. functionalism4. Which of the following is NOT true about “face” and politeness? A. They are primarily managed by language. B. They are culturally dependent concepts. C. They are important issues in interpersonal relationships. D. They are governed by written social norms.5. Akbar the Greats experiment and Genies story support the importance of _ in language acquisition. A. language exposure B. cognitive capacity C. parameter setting D. the innate factor6. The theme of Unit 3 is the _ nature of language in which the author describes one of the most fundamental aspects of linguistics. A. organic B. symbolic C. physical D. phonetic7 In the course you have been asked to do many tasks. All the tasks fall into different types. The main task types are _.A. awareness task, understanding task and application taskB. understanding task, application task and analytic taskC. awareness task, understanding task and analytic taskD. awareness task, application task and analytic task8. According to the course our brain is divided into two hemispheres. Language functions are mainly located in _.A./upper hemisphereB. lower hemisphereC. right hemisphereD. left hemisphere9. When a new nation is born, one of the first things it does, according to the course, is _.A. to decide its capitalB. to choose its national languageC. to do speech actsD. to manage interpersonal relations10. Unit 4 deals with the issue of how we use language to organize our experiences of the material world. According to the course what do we do with language when we see an animal such as a pig?A. We use the word pig or zhu (猪) to capture our experience of the animal.B. We want to take it to a nice Chinese restaurant.C. We call it a pig just as we name a new-born baby Mike.D. We talk about the pig.11. Everyday we have to cope with all sorts of relations. According to the course one of the important ways we do so is _.A. to be friendlyB. to invite people outC. by helping themD. though language12. A functional analysis of language studies _.A. what sort of things language helps us to doB. how language helps to define national identitiesC. how we organize our experience through languageD. how we manage interpersonal relationships through language13. The feature that distinguishes human language from animal language is the _.A. innatenessB. vocalizationC. symbolic aspectD. functionalism14. In producing the sound 【k】the _part of the tongue is used.A. tip B. front C. blade D. back15. There are two most common ways of representing language: _.A. examinations and signsB. English and ChineseC. signs and gesturesD. speech and writingII. Choose those words or phrases that best complete the following sentences. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Note that there are more words or phrases than necessary. (20 points) BOX A BOX BA. syntagmaticB. BrailleC. self-orientedD. languageE. homo sapiensF. homo habilis G. cognitiveH. ideographicI. other-orientedJ. paradigmaticK. classificationL. pictographicA. When asking the names of people, Chinese people appear to be more _16_ compared to British people who seem to be very _17_.B. When words enter into sequential relation, it is called _18_ relation.C. When we name things it involves an act of _19_. This act is not neutral therefore there are social as well as _20_ repercussions.D. Chinese writing is _21_, rather than _22_.E. The British manual alphabet and _23_ are mediums of language representation.F. Professor Guide (unit 1) makes the major point that possession of _24_ by _25_ has contributed to civilized and meaningful living.Section II: Checking Understanding of Some General Principles of Language and Linguistics: (30 points)III: Questions 2635 are based on this part. (10 points) Decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to what you have learned from the course book. 26. The linguistic theory called “transformational-generative grammar” focuses on the relationship between the language and the brain. 27. Illocutionary acts can be performed both directly and indirectly. 28. Some dialects or accents are related to social or economic status in China. 29. In contrast with a collective culture, the interests of the group or community are considered of greater importance in an individualist culture. 30. Most language use the air flowing inwards. 31. Address terms are equally associated with politeness in Both Chinese and English. 32. Personal names have certain relationships with the persons who own the names. Generally speaking we could say that language is a powerful tool of humankind. 33. Status and regional identity can be linked to dialect. 34. Talk is the fourth function of language discussed in this textbook and has been a topic long ignored by linguistic experts. 35. Individualism and collectivism are both associated with an individuals sense of self.IV. Questions 3645 are based on this part. (20 points)Read the questions in Column A and choose the right one from Column B to answer each of them. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. There is ONLY one answer for each question. Column A Column B36. In what way is ones schema important?37. What is the prototypical feature of political discourse?38. Classroom discourse has three major components. What are they?39. Which English politeness maxim does Gus maxim of virtue, words and deeds correspond to?40. What is the hedge expression in the utterance “I think no one can be absolutely correct”?41. What do adjective words normally stand for?42. Which part of speech organs do phoneticians pay a particular attention to?43. Genies story lends some support to a particular theory. What is it?44. The King Wu Ding kept silent for three years. This is because of _.45. For a child to learn its mother tongue, it requires at least three things. What are they? A. the tact and generosity maxims B. object qualitiesC. opening, keep