英语语言学导论章节测试课后答案2024春

第一章测试

1.Which of the following is NOT a recognized function of language in linguistics? （ ）.
A:Assertive function B:Evocative function C:Informative function D:Performative function
答案:A
2.“I can refer to Confucius even though he was dead 2000 years ago.” This shows that language has the design features of（ ）.
A:displacement B:productivity C:arbitrariness D:duality
答案:A
3.By（ ）, we mean language is resourceful because of its duality and recursiveness.
A:cultural transmission B:productivity C:displacement D:arbitrariness
答案:B
4.Linguistics is the scientific study of （ ）
A:a particular language B:human languages in general C:the English language D:the system of a particular language
答案:B
5.The description of a language as it changes through time is a（ ）study.
A:Descriptive B:diachronic C:up-to-date D:comparative
答案:B