1、TEM8,Linguistics,2005 38. Syntax is the study of A. language functions. B. sentence structures. C. textual organization. D. word formation. 39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language? A. Arbitrariness. B. Productivity. C. Cultural transmission. D. Finiteness. 40. The s

2、peech act theory was first put forward by A. John Searle. B. John Austin. C. Noam Chomsky. D. M.A.K. Halliday.,Linguistics,2006 38. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context 39. The words kid, child, offspring are examples

3、 of A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonyms C. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms 40. The distinction between parole and langue was made by A. Halliay B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure,Linguistics,2007 38. refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word fo

4、rmation.A. PhonologyB. Morphology C. SemanticsD. Sociolinguistics 39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPTA. lexicalB. syntacticC. phonologicalD. psycholinguistic 40. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of

5、 any animal.” This is an example ofA. widening of meaning B. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shiftD. loss of meaning,Linguistics,2008 38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness. B. Displacement.C. Duality. D. Diachronicity. 39. What type of sentence is “Mark

6、 likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A. A simple sentence. B. A coordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above. 40. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is calledA. hyponymy. B. synonymy.C. polysemy. D. homonymy.,Linguistics,2009 38. Th

7、e study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production isA. corpus linguistics.B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics.D. psycholinguistics. 39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is calledA.

8、 dialect.B. idiolect.C. pidgin.D. register. 40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performingA. an illocutionary act.B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act.D. none of the above.,Linguistics,2010 38._ refers to the learning and d

9、evelopment of a language A. language acquisition B. language comprehension C. language production D. language introduction 39. The word “motel” comes from “motor hotel”. This is an example of “ ” in morphology.A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym 40Language is tool of communication,

10、 the symbol “highway closed” serves A. an expressive function B. an informative function C. a performative function D. a persuasive function,Linguistics,2011 38._ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind. A.Semantics B.Pragmatics C.Cognitive linguistics D.Socio linguisti

11、cs 39.A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _. A.absence of obstruction B.presence of obstruction C.manner of articulation D.place of articulation 40.The definition the act of using, or promoting the use of, several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community o

12、f speakers refers to _. A.Pidgin B.Creole C.Multilingualism D.Bilingualism,Linguistics,2012 38. In English if a word begins with a l or a r, then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) A. assimilation rule. B. sequential rule. C. deletion rule. D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example of clipping? A. APEC. B. Motel. C. Xerox. D. Disco.