语言学练习二第2次作业

1、烟台南山学院20152016学年第一学期英语语言学练习二(课程代码：11120210 专业：英语 学习层次：本科 年级：2014级)(第二次作业针对第一、二章。试题总分100分。本次练习只有多选题。)一、单项选择（共40题，每小题2.5分，满分100分)Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. （2.5%40=1

2、00%）（答题时请按照本答卷上的题号标注，每5个一行。）1. The study of language at one point of time is a _A_ study.A. synchronic B. historic C. diachronic D. descriptive11. As modern linguistics aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use, and not to lay down rules for correct linguistic behavior, it is sai

3、d to be C .A. prescriptive B. sociolinguisticC. descriptive D. psycholinguistic12. Language is a system of arbitrary _D_ symbols used for human communication.A. cultural B. conventionalC. decoded D. vocal19. Of all the speech organs, the _C_ is/ are the most flexible.A. mouth B. lips C. tongue D. vo

4、cal cords20. Chomsky uses the term _D_ to refer to the actual realization of a language users knowledge of the rules of his language in linguistic communication.A. langue B. competenceC. parole D. Performance33. Which of the following sounds is a voiceless bilabial stop?AA. pB. mC. bD. t37. What kin

5、d of function does the sentence “How do you do?” have ?BA. DirectiveB. PhaticC. InformativeD. Evocative40. The branch of linguistics that studies meaning of language in context is called _C_. A. semanticsB. sociolinguisticsC. pragmaticsD. psycholinguistics 41. Saussures distinction and Chomskys are

6、very similar, but they differ in that _A_ .A. Saussure took a sociological view of language while Chomsky took a psychological point of viewB. Saussure took a psychological view of language while Chomsky took a sociological point of viewC. Saussure took a pragmatic view of language while Chomsky too

7、k a semantic point of viewD. Saussure took a structural view of language while Chomsky took a pragmatic point of view42. Language is a system of _D_ vocal symbols used for human communication.A. unnaturalB. artificial C. superficialD. arbitrary44. A(n) _C_ is a phonological unit of distinctive value

8、. It is a collection of distinctive phonetic features.A. phone B. allophone C. phonemeD. sound51.Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human _B_. A. contact B. communication C. relation D. community 52.Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary? A A. tree B. typewriter C.

9、crash D. bang53.The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade.” is _C_. A. interrogative B. directive C. informative D. Performative54.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 forc

10、es which they believes feel might affect their lives. Which functions does it perform?CA. Interpersonal B. Emotive C. Performative D. Recreational55.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,

11、speakers of a language are free to talk about anything in any situation?C A. Transferability B. Duality C. Displacement D. Arbitrariness56.Study the following dialogue. What function does it play according to the functions of language? A nice day, isnt it? Right! I really enjoy the sunlight.B A. Emo

12、tive B. Phatic C. Performative D. Interpersonal57._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. Parole58.When a dog is barking, you assume it is barking for something or at someone that

13、exists here 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. duality59._A_ answers such questions as how we as infants acquire our first language. A. Psycholinguistics B. Anthropolog

14、ical linguisticsC. Sociolinguistics D. Applied linguistics60._C_ deals with language application to other fields, particularly education.A. Linguistic theory B. Practical linguisticsC. Applied linguistics D. Comparative linguistics61.Pitch variation is known as _A_ when its patterns are imposed on s

15、entences. A. intonation B. tone C. pronunciation D. voice62.Conventionally a _C_ is put in slashes (/ /). A. allophone B. phone C. phoneme D. morpheme64.The opening between the vocal cords is sometimes referred to as_A_. A. glottis B. vocal cavity C. pharynx D. uvula65.The diphthongs that are made w

16、ith a movement of the tongue towards the center are known as _A_ diphthongs. A. wide B. closing C. narrow D. centering66.A phoneme is a group of similar sounds called _D_. A. minimal pairs B. allomorphs C. phones D. allophones67.Which branch of phonetics concerns the production of speech sounds?B A.

17、 Acoustic phonetics B. Articulatory phonetics C. Auditory phonetics D. None of the above68.Which one is different from the others according to places of articulation?A A. n B. m C. b D. p69.Which vowel is different from the others according to the characteristics of vowels?BA. i: B. u C. e D. i 70.W

18、hat kind of sounds can we make when the vocal cords are vibrating?B A. Voiceless B. Voiced C. Glottal stop D. Consonant122. All syllables contain a _A_.A. nucleus B. coda C. onset D. stem123. The categories of consonant are NOT established on the basis of _C_.A. manners of articulation B. place of a

19、rticulationC. narrow transcription D. voicing124. In syllable, a vowel often serves as _A_. A. peak or nucleus B. onset C. coda D. morph129. According to F. De Saussure, _C_ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community.A. parole B. performance C. langue D. language 130. Which one is different from the others according to places of articulation?AA. /n/ B. /m/ C. /b/ D. /p/140. The consonant /s/ in the word “smile” can be described as: _A_.A. voiceless oral alveolar fricativeB. voiceless nasal bilabial liquidC. voiced oral alve