语言学题库--选择题.doc

语言学题库---- 选择题 II. Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements about language is NOT True? A. Language isa system. B. Language is symbolic. C. Animals also have languages. D. Language is arbitrary. word isa symbol that _____________. A. is used by the same munity B. represents something else in the world C. is both simple plex in nature D. shows different ideas in different sounds 3. Of the following binations, only_______ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English. A. kibl C. ilkb 4. American English began with _________. A. Old English English C. Middle English English 5. The sentence that has a NP and a VP can be shown ina ___________ formula “S→ NP + VP ”. A. hierarchical B. linear C. tree diagram 6.“ Big ” and “ small ” are a pair of ____________ opposites. A. complementary B. gradable C. complete 7. Predication analysis isa way to analyze _____________ meaning. of the following is NOT a factor tha t may influence second language acquisition ? A. Age. . . pair of words is NOT a minimal pair? / bat B. put / but C. jig / pig / bit 10. According toSearle, those illocutionary acts whose point is mit the speaker to some future course of action are called ___________ . A. commisives B. directives C. expressives D. declaratives two sounds are plementary distribution, they are ________ of the same phoneme. 12. Which branch of study can NOT be included in the scope of Linguistics? . . . D. Anthropology. 13. Euphemism isa term of ________ origin. A. Latin B. Greek C. Arabic D. Spainish 14. The distinction of language and parole is made by ___________ . C. Chomsky are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words. B. Stems pounds