(完整版)英语语言学练习题(含答案))

Ⅰ. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False:

1. Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.

2. Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general.

3. A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.

4. In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts.

5. General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole.

6. General linguistics, which relates itself to the research of other are as, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and me thods applicable in any linguistic study.

7. Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication. 8. Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaning ful sentences.

9. The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to fo rm words is called morphology.

10. Syntax is different from morphology in that the former not only st udies the morphemes, but also the combination of morphemes into words and words into sentences.

11. The study of meaning in language is known as semantics.

12. Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.

13. Pragmatics is different from semantics in that pragmatics studies

meaning not in isolation, but in context.

14. Social changes can often bring about language changes.

15. Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.

16. Modern linguistics is mostly prescriptive, but sometimes descripti ve.

17. Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.

18. A diachronic study of language is the description of language at s ome point in time.

19. Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not t

he written language.

20. The distinction between competence and performance was propo sed by F. de Saussure.

Ⅱ. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins wi

th the letter given:

k__________ 21. Chomsky defines “competence”

as the ideal user’ｓ

of the rules of his language.

22. Langue refers to the a__________ linguistic system shared by all

the members of a speech community while the parole is the concret

e use o

f the conventions and application of the rules.

23. D_________ is one of the design features of human language wh

ich refers to the phenomenon that language consists of two levels: a

lower level of meaningless individual sounds and a higher level of me aningful units.

24. Language is a system of a_________ vocal symbols used for hu man communication.

25. The discipline that studies the rules governing the formation of w ords into permissible sentences in languages is called s________.

26. Human capacity for language has a g_______ basis, but the deta ils of language have to be taught and learned.

27. P _______ refers to the realization of langue in actual use.

28. Findings in linguistic studies can often be applied to the settleme nt of some practical problems. The study of such applications is gene rally known as a________ linguistics.

29. Language is p___________ in that it makes possible the construc tion and interpretation of new signals by its users. In other words, th ey can produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentenc es which they have never heard before.

30. Linguistics is generally defined as the s _______ study of languag e.

Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:

31. If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people a

ctually use, it is said to be _______.

A. prescriptive

B. analytic

C. descriptive

D. linguistic

32. Which of the following is not a design feature of human language ?

A. Arbitrariness

B. Displacement

C. Duality

D. Meaningfulness

33. Modern linguistics regards the written language as _______.

A. primary

B. correct

C. secondary

D. stable

34. In modern linguistics, speech is regarded as more basic than writi ng, because _______.

A. in linguistic evolution, speech is prior to writing

B. speech plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount of information conveyed

C. speech is always the way in which every native speaker acquires h is mother tongue

D. All of the above

35. A historical study of language is a _______ study of language.

A. synchronic

B. diachronic

C. prescriptive

D. comparative

36. Saussure took a(n) _______ view of language, while Chomsky lo oks at language from a ________ point of view.

A. sociological…psychological

B. psychological…sociological

C. applied…pragmatic

D.semantic…linguistic

37. According to F. de Saussure, _______ refers to the abstract lingui stic system shared by all the mem- bers of a speech community.

A. parole

B. performance

C. langue

D. Language

38. Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logical conne ction between _______ and meanings.

A. sense

B. sounds

C. objects

D. ideas

39. Language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the im mediate situations of the speaker. This feature is called _______,

A. displacement

B. duality

C. flexibility

D. cultural transmission

40. The details of any language system is passed on from one gener ation to the next through _______, rather than by instinct.

A. learning

B. teaching

C. books

D. both A and B

Ⅳ. Define the following terms:

41. Linguistics

42. Phonology

43. Syntax

44. Pragmatics

45. Psycholinguistics

46. Language

47. Phonetics

48. Morphology

49. Semantics

50. Sociolinguistics

51. Applied Linguistics

52. Arbitrariness

53. Productivity

54. Displacement

55. Duality

56. Design Features

57. Competence

58. Performance

59. Langue

60. Parole

Suggested answers to supplementary exercises:

Ⅰ. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False:

1. T

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. T

6. F

7. T

8. F

9. T 10. F

11. T 12. T 13. T 14. T 15. T 16. F 17. T 18. F 19. F 20. F

Ⅱ. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins wi th the letter given:

21. knowledge 22. abstract 23. Duality 24. arbitrary 25. syntax 26. genetic 27. Parole 28. applied 29. productive 30. scientific (or sy stematic)

Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement.

31. C 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D

Ⅳ. Define the following terms:

41. Linguistics: Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.

42. Phonology: The study of how sounds are put together and used i n communication is called phonology.

43. Syntax: The study of how morphemes and words are combined t

o form sentences is called syntax.

44. Pragmatics: The study of meaning in context of use is called prag matics.

45. Psycholinguistics: The study of language with reference to the wo rkings of mind is called psycholinguistics.

46. Language: Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.

47. Phonetics: The study of sounds which are used in linguistic comm unication is called phonetics.

48. Morphology: The study of the way in which morphemes are arran ged to form words is called morphology.

49. Semantics: The study of meaning in language is called semantics.

50. Sociolinguistics: The study of language with reference to society i s called sociolinguistics.

51. Applied linguistics: In a narrow sense, applied linguistics refers to the application of linguistic principles and theories to language teach ing and learning, especially the teaching of foreign and second langu ages. In a broad sense, it refers to the application of linguistic finding s to the solution of practical problems such as the recovery of speech ability.

52. arbitrariness: It is one of the design features of language. It mea

ns that there is no logical connection between meanings and sounds

53. Productivity: Language is productive or creative in that it makes possible the con-

struction and interpretation of new signals by its users.

54. Displacement: Displacement means that language can be used to

refer to things which are present or not present, real or imagined m

atters in the past, present, or future, or in far-away places. In other words, language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the i mmediate situations of the speaker

55. Duality: The duality nature of language means that language is a system, which consists of two sets of structure, or two levels, one of sounds and the other of meanings.

56. Design features: Design features refer to the defining properties

of human language that distinguish it from any animal system of com munication

kn 57. Competence: Chomsky defines competence as the ideal user’ｓowledge of the rules of his language,

58. Performance: performance is the actual realization of the knowle

dge of the rules in linguistic communication.

59. langue: Langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by

all the members of a speech community; Langue is the set of conven

tions and rules which language users all have to follow; Langue is rel

atively stable, it does not change frequently

60. Parole: Parole refers to the realization of langue in actual use; pa role is the concrete use of the conventions and the application of the rules; parole varies from person to person, and from situation to situ ation.

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