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1、. . .英语语言学概论课程复习题集 (1-6章)2012-5-16更新Chapter I Introduction2012I. Decide whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE: 1. Linguistics is the scientific study of language.2. Competence and performance is distinguished by Saussure.3. A synchronic linguistics is the study of a language thro
2、ugh the course of its history.4. Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.5. Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general.6. A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks. 7. In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should
3、be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts. 8. General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole. 9. General linguistics, which relates itself to the research of other areas, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and methods applicable in a
4、ny linguistic study. 10. Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication. 11. Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences. 12. The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to
5、 form words is called morphology. 13. Syntax is different from morphology in that the former not only studies the morphemes, but also the combination of morphemes into words and words into sentences. 14. The study of meaning in language is known as semantics. 15. Both semantics and pragmatics study
6、meanings. 16. Pragmatics is different from semantics in that pragmatics studies meaning not in isolation, but in context. 17. Social changes can often bring about language changes. 18. Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society. 19. The arbitrary nature of language makes it pos
7、sible for language to have an unlimited source of expressions. 20. Synchronic linguistic is the study of a language through the course of its history.21. Modern linguistics is mostly prescriptive, but sometimes descriptive. 22. Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.23. A diachroni
8、c study of language is the description of language at some point in time. 24. Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the written language. 25. The distinction between competence and performance was proposed by F. de Saussure.26. Features that contrast words in meaning are ca
9、lled design features are said to be in complementary distribution.27. Linguistic symbols are arbitrary.28. By arbitrariness Saussure means that the forms of linguistic signs bear some natural relationship to their meaning.II. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the l
10、etter given: 1. If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be d_.2. Chomsky defines “ competence” as the ideal users k_ of the rules of his language. 3. Langue refers to the a_ linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community while t
11、he parole is the concrete use of the conventions and application of the rules. 43. D_ is one of the design features of human language which refers to the phenomenon that language consists of two levels: a lower level of meaningless individual sounds and a higher level of meaningful units. 5. Languag
12、e is a system of a_ vocal symbols used for human communication. 6. S is the study of language in relation to society.7. The discipline that studies the rules governing the formation of words into permissible sentences in languages is called s_. 8. Human capacity for language has a g _ basis, but the
13、 details of language have to be taught and learned. 9. P _ refers to the realization of langue in actual use. 10. Findings in linguistic studies can often be applied to the settlement of some practical problems. The study of such applications is generally known as a_ linguistics.11. Language is p_ i
14、n that it makes possible the construction and interpretation of new signals by its users. In other words, they can produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentences which they have never heard be1212. Linguistics is generally defined as the s _ study of language.13. To help define and m
15、aintain interpersonal relations is the s function of language. III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement. 1. The description of a language in a fixed instant is a _ study.A. synchronic B. diachronic C. prescriptive D. systematic2. The application of linguistics principles and theories to language teaching and learning is called _. A. sociolinguistics B. Psycholinguistics C. computational linguistics D. Applied Linguistics3. If a linguistic study describes a
