英语语言学导论答案2023秋

第一章测试

1.Which feature incorporates the capacity to talk messages that are unrelated to here and now. （ ）
A:Discreteness;
B:Displacement;
C:Arbitrariness;
D:Generosity.

答案:B
2.Usually grammar is divided into the components of（ ）.
A:convention and sociology;
B:phonetics and phonology;
C:semantics.
D:morphology and syntax;

答案:BCD
3.Although languages are different in many respects, such as sound patterns, vocabulary, word order, there are important grammatical principles and features that hold commonly in all human languages. ( )
A:对 B:错
答案:A
4.What enables us to identify well-formed sentences from non-sentences is our good linguistic performance in that language other than linguistic competence. ( )
A:对 B:错
答案:B
5.The fact that a parrot can be taught to reproduce some human speech sounds proves that human language is not unique to us. ( )
A:对 B:错
答案:B
1.Which of the following is NOT a recognized function of language in linguistics? （ ）.
A:Performative function B:Informative function C:Assertive function D:Evocative function
答案:C
2.“I can refer to Confucius even though he was dead 2000 years ago.” This shows that language has the design features of（ ）.
A:arbitrariness B:productivity C:duality D:displacement
答案:D
3.By（ ）, we mean language is resourceful because of its duality and recursiveness.
A:productivity B:cultural transmission C:displacement D:arbitrariness
答案:A
4.Linguistics is the scientific study of （ ）
A:human languages in general B:the English language C:a particular language D:the system of a particular language
答案:A
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