语言学考试要点考试重点整理

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

The scope of linguistics:

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syntax 句法学；音位学；morphology 形态学；(1 ). phonetics 语音学；phonology pragmatics 语用学心理语言学；社会语言学；(2). sociolinguistics psycholinguistics

应用语言学applied linguisticsSome important distinction in linguistics

3. 描述性与规定性(1)Descriptive vs. prescriptive

If a linguistics study aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use,

①it is said to be descriptive;

behavior

””correct and standard②If the linguistics study aims to lay down rules forin using language, . to tell people what they should say and what they should not

say, it is said to be prescriptive.

共时性与历时性(2)Synchronic vs. diachronic

the not necessarily, fixed instant (usually, but ①A synchronic description takes a

present) as its point of observation. Most grammars are of this kind.

Diachronic linguistics is the study of a language through the course of its history. ②语言与会话(2) Langue & parole

a members of shared system by all the the ①Language refers to abstract linguistic

speech community.

Parole refers to the realization of language in actual use.②语言能力与语言运用(4)Competence and performance

his is called rules system about unconscious language ①A user's knowledge the of

linguistic competence.

Performance refers to the actual use of language in concrete situations.

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(5)speech and writing 语言与文字

Speech and writing are the two major media of communication.

(6)traditional grammar and modern linguistic 传统语法与现代语言学

4.Definition of language:

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

Language is a system, ., elements of language are combined according to rules.

Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no intrinsic connection between a linguistics

symbol and what the symbol stands.

Language is vocal because the primary medium for all languages is sound.

The term “human”in the definition is meant to specify that language is human-specific.

5.Design features of language

6.(1) Arbitrariness 任意性refers to the forms of linguistic signs bear no natural

relationship to their meaning. (sounds and meanings)

(2) Productivity(creativity)能产性Language is productive in that it makes possible the construction and interpretation of new signals by its users.

(3) duality双重性The property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels

has its own principles of organization.

(4) displacement移位性Human Languages enable their users to symbolize objects, events and concepts which are not present (in time and space) at moment of communication.

(5)cultural transmission 文化传承性

7.Functions of language

(1) referential (to convey message and information),

(2) poetic (to indulge in language for its own sake),

(3) emotive (to express attitudes, feelings and emotions),

conative (to persuade and influence others through commands and requests), (4)

(5) phatic (to establish communion with others)

(6) metalingual (to clear up intentions and meanings).

①Informative(信息功能): to give information about facts. (ideational)

②Interpersonal(人际功能): to establish and maintain social status in a society.(age,

sex, language, background, accent, status)

③Performative(施为功能) : language is used to do things, to perform certain actions. (name, promise, apologize, sorry, declare)

④. Emotive/Expressive (情感功能): to express feelings and attitudes of the speaker.

⑤Phatic communion(寒暄交流) : to use small and meaningless expressions to establish

a comfortable relationship or maintain social contact between people without any factual content. (health, weather)

⑥Recreational function(娱乐): the use of language for sheer joy. (lyrics, poetry)

⑦Metalingual function(元语言功能): to talk about language itself.

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Chapter 2 Phonology

1.Phonetics（语音学）is the study of the phonic medium of language; it is concerned with all the sounds that occur in the world's languages. Phonetics studies how speech sounds are produced, transmitted, and perceived.

2.Orthographic representation of speech sounds ：

broad transcription（宽式标音）and narrow transcription（严式标音）

A broad transcription（宽式标音）is the transcription with letter-symbols only.

A narrow transcription（严式标音）is a transcription with letter symbols together with diacritics.

is the study of the sound patterns and sound systems of languages.

（音位学）Phonology3.

4.The differences between phonetics and phonology:（语音的正字表征）