2011年南京大学英语专业(语言学)真题试卷.doc

2011年南京大学英语专业（语言学）真题试卷

(总分：54.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、名词解释(总题数：5，分数：10.00)

1.Define the following terms. Support your definition with one or two appropriate examples.Ambiguity（分数：

2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.metalanguage（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.minimal pair（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.neologism（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.euphemism（分数：2.00）

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二、单项选择题(总题数：10，分数：20.00)

6.The word "edit" is formed through the process of______.（分数：2.00）

A.blending

B.back-formation

pounding

D.derivation

7.By______, it is sometimes meant that the form of a word or sign partially or fully conveys the meaning of the word or sign.（分数：2.00）

A.arbitrariness

B.creativity

C.duality of structure

D.iconicity

8.Assimilation occurs in the articulation of the word "______".（分数：2.00）

A.invincible

B.inconvenience

C.inherent

D.inadequate

9.Deletion occurs in the articulation of all the words below except "______".（分数：2.00）

A.debt

B.rhetoric

C.style

D.flight

10.The primary stress of the word "______" falls on the first syllable.（分数：2.00）

parable

B.resistible

C.considerable

D.negotiable

11.All the following words except "______" are dynamic verbs.（分数：2.00）

A.boost

B.discourage

C.unpack

D.concern

12.The proverb "Modest dogs miss much meat" exemplifies the use of______.（分数：2.00）

A.alliteration

B.consonance

C.assonance

D.rhyming

13.As a presupposition trigger, "continue" belongs to the category of______.（分数：2.00）

A.factive verbs

B.iterative verbs

C.implicative verbs

D.change-of-state verbs

14.The expression "first priority" is generally considered to be a case of______.（分数：2.00）

A.redundancy

B.tautology

C.contradiction

D.inconsistency

15.All the following words except "______" are performative verbs.（分数：2.00）

A.warn

B.advise

C.understand

D.remind

三、分析题(总题数：12，分数：24.00)

16.Analyze the structure of the following by means of binary

cutting.(12/150)deinstitutionalization（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 17.The person I met yesterday is my boss.（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 18.In most cases, a sentence with a prepositional phrase indicating transfer can be naturally transformed into a double-object construction, as in:He gave a book to Mary. →He gave Mary a book.However, when the following three sentences undergo the same transformation, they sound rather unnatural(possibly for different reasons), as marked by the question mark. Explain why.(15/ 150)(1)He sent a book to London. →? He sent London a book.(2)He sang a song to his dead lover. →? He sang his dead lover a song.(3)He gave a book to the fans who followed him around the world for over three months. →? He gave the fans who followed him around the world for over three months a book.（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 19.Study the following collection of words carefully. Point out what types of semantic relations are involved among these words. Put the words into different groups according to the different semantic relations involved(Note that some words can be found in more than one group). Add ONE word of your own to each semantic group, wherever possible.(18/ 150)vessel van deck boat wing subway engine truck metro jet sail vehicle（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 20.Study the following headlines carefully. Specify the type of rhetorical device used in each and the presupposed information in(1)and(3).(20/150)Mercury. Once Coveted, Now Orphaned（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 21.U. S. and South Korea Begin Joint Naval Exercises（分数：2.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 22.Fashion Goes, Keds Stay.（分数：2.00）

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