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1、2017年伊犁师范学院语言学复试实战预测五套卷一、Explain-the-fllowing-terms1 Language acquisition【答案】 It refers to the gradual development of ability in a language by using it naturally in communicative situations. 2 Ferdinand de Saussure【答案】 Ferdinand de Saussure is a Swiss linguist who is often described as “father of mo
2、dem linguistics”. The great work , Course in General Linguistics , which was based on his lecture notes , marked the beginning of modem linguistics. Saussure idea on the arbitrary nature of sign , one the relational nature of linguistic units , on the distinction of langue and parole and of synchron
3、ic and diachronic linguistics, etc. pushed linguistics into a brand new stage. 3 Lexical word【答案】 Lexical word, lexical words are also called content words, referring to those which have lexical meanings , that is, those which refer to substance, action and quality, such as nouns, verbs , adjectives
4、 , and adverbs. 4 CoarticulationCoarticulation refers to the phenomenon of sounds continually show the influence of their 【答案】neighbors. For example , as in lamb , when a is followed by m , the velum will begin to lower itself during the articulation of a so that it is ready for the following nasal.
5、 When such simultaneous or overlapping articulations are involved, we call the process coarticulation. If the sound becomes more like the following sound, it is known as anticipatory coarticulation. If the sound displays the influence of the preceding sound, it is preservative coarticulation. 5 Conc
6、ordance【答案】 The computer has the ability to search for a particular word , sequence of words , or perhaps even a part of speech in a text. The computer can also retrieve all examples of a particular word. It can also calculate the number of occurrences of a certain word so that information on the fr
7、equency of the word may be gathered. We may also be interested in sorting the data in some wayfor example, alphabetically on words occurring in the immediate context of the word. This is usually referred to as concordance. 6 Relational opposites【答案】 This is a type of antonymy , in which the members
8、of a pair do not constitute a positive-negative opposition. They show the reversal of a relationship between two entities. For example, “buy/sell” is such a pair. X buys something from Y means Y sells something from X. 7 Open-class words【答案】 Open-class words refer to words whose membership is in pri
9、nciple infinite or unlimited and with the emergence of new ideas , inventions , and so on ; new expressions are continually and constantly being added to the lexicon. For example , nouns , verbs , and adjectives all belong to this class. 8 Subordinate construction【答案】 Subordinate constructions are o
10、ne of the two subtypes of endocentric constructions. Those in which there is only one head , with the head being dominant and the other constituents dependent , are subordinate constructions. 二、Essay-question9 Explain this statement and give at least two examples of it: “In studying other cultures,w
11、e do so from the perspective of our own culture.”【答案】 Culture is a semiotic meaning system in which symbols function to communicate meaning from one mind to another. It is related to language in such a way that language is a part of culture and a part of human behavior, and also the primary medium f
12、or transmitting much of culture. Therefore , without language, culture would not be possible. Consequently, when studying a culture, we often rely on the language. Therefore, we may use our own language to describe the target culture, which may be the one interpretation of the statement 6tIn studyin
13、g other cultures, we do so from the perspective of our own culture”.What s more , when studying other cultures , we will definitely come across the differences between the target culture and our own culture. We will subconsciously compare the two different cultures. Seeing from the perspective of ou
14、r own culture, we find how the target culture is different from our own culture, and this makes the target culture more distinctive from our own. 10Advantages and Disadvantages of Componential Analysis.【答案】 The componential analysis is a way to analyze the lexical meaning , which treats the meaning
15、of a word as a composite of some smaller semantic units , which are called semantic components , or semantic features.One advantage of componential analysis is that by specifying the semantic features of certain words, it will be possible to show how these words are related in meaning. For example,t
16、he two words “man” and “woman” share the features of +HUMAN, + ADULT, and + ANIMATE, but differ in the features of MALE. Additionally , the sense relations could be better accounted for. Two words , or two expressions , which have the same semantic components, will be synonymous with each other; words which have a contrasting component are antonyms; and wor