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2020年4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

2020年4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

全国2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. There are ______ major classes of compounds.A. twoB. forC. threeD. five2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by the conceptual meaning.B. Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the word concerned.C. Affective meaning is universal to all men alike.D. Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary.3. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, their language almost totally blotted out ______.A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Anglo-SaxonD. Celtic4. The idiom “Jack of all trades”results from ______.A. additionB. position-shiftingC. dismemberingD. shortening5. ______ are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes.A. Free rootsB. Free morphemesC. Bound morphemesD. Meaningful units6. The major factors that promote the growth of modern English are ______.A. the growth of science and technologyB. economic and political changesC. the influence of other cultures and languagesD. all the above7. Since the beginning of this century, ______ has become even more important for the expansion of English vocabulary.A. word-formationB. borrowingC. semantic changeD. both B and C8. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important?A. StabilityB. Collocability.C. Productivity.D. National character.19. The two major factors that cause changes in meaning are ______.A. historical reason and class reasonB. historical reason and psychological reasonC. class reason and psychological reasonD. extra-linguistic factors and linguistic factors10. The fundamental difference between homonyms and polysemants is whether ______.A. they come from the same sourceB. they are correlated with one central meaningC. they are listed under one headword in a dictionaryD. all the above11. Degradation of meaning is the opposite of ______.A. semantic transferB. semantic pejorationC. semantic elevationD. semantic narrowing12. An idiom consists of at least two words. Each has a single meaning and often functions as one word. This is called ______.A. semantic unityB. structural stabilityC. rhetorical functionD. none of the above13. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives? ______A. -ion.B. -ism.C. -ity.D. -ist.14. More often than not, functional words only have ______.A. lexical meaningB. associative meaningC. collocative meaningD. grammatical meaning15. Linguistic context is also known as ______ context.A. socialB. verbalC. lexicalD. physicalII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16. In the course book, the idioms are classified according to ______ functions.17. Linguistic context can be further divided into ______ context and grammatical context.18. The ______ languages made only a small contribution to the English vocabulary with a few place names like Avon, kent, Themes.19. Morphemes which are identical with root words are considered to be ______.20. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) stylistic meanings; 2)language groups; 3)degrees of inflections and 4) onomatopoeic motivation. (10%)A B23( )21. apesA. colloquial ( )22. Old EnglishB. a language of full endings ( )23. IrishC. Italic ( )24. tinyD. very formal and official ( )25. FrenchE. yelp ( )26. cattleF. poetic ( )27. domicileG . Celtic ( )28. abodeH. gibber ( )29. foxesI. a language of leveled endings ( )30. Middle English J. lowⅣ. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of affixes; 2) types of meaning and 3) types of motivation. (10%)31. mismanage( ) 32. elephants-trumpet( ) 33. pretty ⎪⎩⎪⎨⎧flower woman girl( ) 34. forehead( ) 35. bossy( ) 36. sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat ( ) 37. anti-establishment( ) 38. subsea ( ) 39. a sea of troubles( ) 40. harder( ) Ⅴ. Define the following terms. (10%)41. idiom42. functional words43. degradation44. bilingual dictionary45. conversion Ⅵ. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What factors should one take into account when he chooses a dictionary?47. What are the features of compounds? Give examples.48. Cite ONE example to illustrate what grammatical meaning is.Ⅶ. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49. Read the following extract and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues help you work out the meaning.‘Get me an avocado, please,’Janet said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet.50. Make a tree diagram to arrange the following words in order of hyponymy.apple, cabbage, food, vegetable, mutton, fruit, peach, meat, beef, orange, spinach, pork, celery4。

英语词汇学自考题-19讲解学习

英语词汇学自考题-19讲解学习

英语词汇学自考题-19英语词汇学自考题-19(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数:39,分数:39.00)1.The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and ______.• A. India• B. the Far East• C. the West Asia• D. America(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] 印欧语系由欧洲、近东和印度的大多数语言组成。

答案为A。

2.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly ______ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.• A. 500• B. 4000• C. 300• D. 2000(分数:1.00)A.B.C. √D.解析:[解析] It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000(some put it 5000)languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. 据估计,世界上约有3000多种(有人认为有5000种)语言。

这些语言可以根据他们的基本词汇和语法的相似性大致划为300个谱系。

4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

4月全国英语词汇学自考试题及答案解析

全国2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832第一部分选择题(共30分)Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1.The process of meaning relation is also called .()A.extension B.degradation C.specialization D.elevation2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ()A.broad sense B.narrow sense C.figurative sense D.special sense3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . () A.conventional B.non-conventionalC.concrete D.specific4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ()A.contradiction B.contrarinessC.oppositeness D.relativeness5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .()A.Roget’s Thesaurus B.Concise Oxford DictionaryC.New Webster’s Dictionary D.Co-build Dictionary6.Context meaning.()A.explains B.interprets C.defines D.all the above7.Though still at work today , can hardly compare with what it was in the past. ()A.word-formation B.borrowing C.derivation D.conversion8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . ()A.movable B.unstableC.unchangeable D.ununderstandable9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . ()A.declarative and imperative B.interrogative and exclamativeC.verbal and adverbial D.both A and B10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. ()A.Old English B.Middle EnglishC.Early Modern English D.Late Modern English11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . ()A.affixational B.derivational C.free D.bound12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. ()A.printing B.Christianity C.French words D.all the above13.Which of the following statements is true? ()A.Every word has reference.B.E very word has sense.C.E very word is semantically motivated.D.Every word is conceptually motivated.14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT? ()A.The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.B.L oan words only refer to those borrowings in form.C.L oan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.D.Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.15.The relationship between words and things in the world is established by means of . ()A.reference B.sense C.concept D.meaning第二部分非选择题(共70分)Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)16.The degraded meaning “sexual desire ”of the word “lust ”comes from its old meaning “”.17.Bound morphemes include two types: bound root and .18.The headword or entries are defined in the same language in a dictionary.19.The basic word stock forms the common of the language.20 Conceptual meaning is also known as meaning.Ⅲ.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) sense relations , 2) types of context , and 3) modes of word-meaning changes.(10%)A B()21.difference in connotation A. fond (from “foolish” to “affectionate”)()22.perfect homonym B. homely /domestic()23.degradation C. date ;date()24.transfer D. diseasing (from “discomfort ”to “illness”)()25.elevation E. fabulous (from “resembling a fable ”to “incredible”) ()26.narrowing F. jour nal (from “daily paper” to “periodical” )()27.extension G. silly (from “happy” to “foolish”)()28.generalization H. pitiful (from “full of pity” to “deserving pity”)()29.grammatical context I. It was a nice ball.()30.lexical context J. Visiting aunts can be boring.Ⅳ.Study the following words and expressions and identify 1) types of word formation , 2) types of affixes, 3) types of dictionaries, and 4) the type of idiom. (10%)31.LDCE ()32.deadline ()33.-ize,-en,-ate ()34.an affix that indicates grammatical relationships ()35.VOA ()36.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ()37.CED ()38.telephone →phone ()39.fly in the ointment ()40.hostess ()Ⅴ.Define the following terms.(10%)41.a variation of an idiom42.morphs43.synonym44.jargon45.semantic motivationⅥ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46.What is the role of context?47.Is it true that archaic and obsolete words in English will remain for ever out of use?48.What is the difference between partial and full conversion? Explain with two examples.Ⅶ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%)49.Read the extract, pick out the idioms and explain their meanings. Then rewrite the extract in standard non-figurative language.Sam is getting on ,too .His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy.ment on the following pairs of sentences in terms of subordinates and superordinates.a. The girl got a book in the university.b. The girl borrowed a dictionary from the department.。

自考本科《英语词汇学》复习资料

自考本科《英语词汇学》复习资料

What is true of the basic word stock is also true of native world. More are
1. neutral in style (not stylistical specific )
2. 2.frequent in use (in academic fields and science French, Latin or Greek are used) (usage 70-90%)
2). Content word (notional word) – denote clear notions.
Functional word (empty word, form word) – do not have notions of their own, express the relation between notions, words and sentences.
e.g. foot – football, footage, footpath, footer
4. polysemy – often possess more than one meaning. Become polysemous.
e.g. take to move or carry from one place to another
b). Pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling
c). Influence of the work of scribes/printing freezes the spelling of words in 1500
d). Borrowing of foreign language

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案素材

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案素材

202X年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学真题课程代码:00832Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.〔30%〕1.According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.〔〕A.meaning B.soundC.combination of sounds D.group2.The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.〔〕A.more slowly than B.as quickly asC.more rapidly than D.not so quickly as3.Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.〔〕A.use frequency B.notionC.origin D.sound4.Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.〔〕A.green revolution B.fast foodC.moon walk D.space shuttle5.Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need.〔〕A.form B.meaningC.look D.pronunciation6.Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall〞means ______ in British English.〔〕A.four B.fellC.for D.autumn7.The plural morpheme “-s〞is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT ______.〔〕A./t/ B./g/C./p/ D./k/8.There are ______ free morphemic words in the following: bird, man, red, collection.〔〕A.one B.twoC.three D.four9.The following words have derivational affixes EXCEPT ______.〔〕A.works B.prewarC.postwar D.bloody10.30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through ______.〔〕A.compounding B.affixationC.conversion D.shortening11.The word “motel〞is created by ______.〔〕A.compounding B.clippingC.blending D.suffixation12.“BBC〞is formed in the way of ______.〔〕A.acronymy B.clippingC.back-formation D.prefixation13.The types of meanings include the following EXCEPT ______.〔〕A.grammatical meaning B.conceptual meaningC.associative meaning D.literal meaning14.By ______ motivation, we mean that the meaning of a word is related to its origin.〔〕A.onomatopoeic B.morphologicalC.semantic D.etymological15.______ is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.〔〕A.Reference B.ConceptC.Sense D.Motivation16.Semantic field, according to the course book, is also considered an integral part of ______.〔〕A.word formation B.word meaningC.meaning change D.sense relations17.When a word is first coined, it is always ______.〔〕A.semantic B.onomatopoeicC.monosemic D.polysemic18.The following are all synonymous pairs, but in each the second is standard in usage whereas the first is archaic, EXCEPT ______.〔〕A.ire/anger B.rich/wealthyC.forlorn/distressed D.bliss/happiness19.Shakespeare is difficult to understand than contemporary writings because many of his words were used in different ______ from what they have now in dictionaries.〔〕A.senses B.formsC.dialects D.terms20.The mode of ______ is well reflected in the word “picture〞, which originally denoted mere “painting〞, but now has come to include “drawings〞and even “photographs〞〔〕A.extension B.elevationC.narrowing D.degradation21.In the sentence “The old man, though poor, is a respectable gentleman.〞, the word “respectable〞is used in the ______ sense of transfer.〔〕A.subjective B.objectiveC.sensational D.physical22.Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context〔〕A.Elimination of ambiguity.B.Indication of referents.C.Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.D.Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.23.The sentence “I lost Betty’s picture.〞is ambiguous due to ______.〔〕A.grammatical context B.polysemyC.antonymy D.hyponymy24.In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou’Wester usually brings rain.〞, the meaning of “sou’wester〞can be inferred from the clue of ______.〔〕A.relevant details B.synonymyC.antonymy D.hyponymy25.The idiom “toss and turn〞is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.〔〕A.alliteration B.metaphorC.metonymy D.rhyme26.Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms〔〕A.Sentence idioms. B.Idioms adverbial in nature.C.Clausal idioms. D.Idioms nominal in nature.27.The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.〔〕A.replacement B.additionC.shortening D.repetition28.Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.〔〕A.spelling B.syntactical usageC.pronunciation D.definition29.As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one〔〕A.A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)B.Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese TranslationC.A New English-Chinese DictionaryD.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation30.Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.〔〕A.unabridged B.deskC.specialized D.encyclopedicⅡ.Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion; and 4) the function of affixes. (10%)A B〔〕31.She burst into passionate sobbing. A.juxtaposition〔〕32.He drops off to sleep, the lamb. B.notional word〔〕33.and C.transfer of sensations〔〕34.the man’s coat D.abstract to concrete〔〕35.here and there E.derivational affix〔〕36.moon F.alliteration〔〕37.rough and ready G.functional word〔〕38.ex-prisoner H.inflectional affix〔〕39.fair and square I.associated transfer〔〕40.Helen looks a fright in that old black dress. J.rhymeⅢ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.〔10%〕41.When we talk about a word in visual terms, a word can be defined as a ________ group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper.42.Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ________, semantic change and borrowing.43.We might say that free morphemes are free ________.44.The formation of words by adding word-forming affixes to stems is called ________. 45.Semantic ________ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word.46.Perfect homonyms and polysemants are fully ________ with regard to spelling and pronunciation.47.V ocabulary is the most ________ element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and content.48.Ambiguity often arises due to ________ and homonymy.49.Idioms consist of set ________ and short sentences.50.Monolingual dictionaries are written in ________ language.Ⅳ.Define the following terms.〔10%〕51.morpheme52.homonym53.connotation54.elevation55.idiomⅤ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.〔20%〕56.As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words57.What are the semantic features of compounds Give an example to illustrate your point. 58.Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the characteristics of antonyms. State your reason with one example.Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between.59.How do you account for the context function as indication of referentsⅥ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.〔20%〕60.Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.—“You’re not eating your fish,〞a waitress said to a customer. “Anything wrong with it〞—“Long time no sea.〞the customer replied.61.Analyze the three causes of meaning change within the scope of the linguistic factors, based on the given words below.〔1〕gold, bulb;〔2〕deer, beast, animals;〔3〕fortuitous, fruition.。

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案重点

全国自考《英语词汇学》真题试题及答案重点

202X年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学卷子课程代码0832I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the onethat best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. Which of the following words does NOT belong to terminology ( )A. Penicillin.B. Algebra.C. Symphony.D. Knife.2. In the sentence “I like to see a movie.〞, there are ________ functional words. ( )A.2B.3C.4D.53. Of the characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important is ________. ( )A. all national characterB. productivityC. polysemyD. collocability4. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the following EXCEPT ________. ( )A. fast foodB. TV dinnerC. tahiniD. Watergate5. The prehistoric ________ parent language is thought to be a highly inflected language, which English originated from. ( )A. PrussianB. Indo-EuropeanC. CzechD. Russian6. The surviving languages accordingly fall into eight principal groups, which can be grouped into the ________ set and the Western set. ( )A. EasternB. AfricanC. AmericanD. Northern7. The plural morpheme “-s〞is realized by /z/ after the following sounds EXCEPT ________. ( )A./z/B./g/C./d/D./b/8. The word “recollection〞comprises ________ morphemes. ( )A.1B.2C.3D.49. The following words have inflectional affixes EXCEPT ________. ( )A. worksB. workerC. workingD. worked10. “Dis-〞in the word “disloyal〞is a ________ prefix. ( )A. negativeB. reversativeC. pejorativeD. locative11. The word “AIDS〞is a(n) ________. ( )A. initialismB. acronymC. derivativeD. compound12. The word “smog〞is created by blending, with the structure of ________. ( )A. head + tailB. head + headC. head + wordD. word + tail13. So far as stylistic meaning is concerned, “residence〞is ________. ( )A. neutralB. informalC. colloquialD. formal14. Words which are used to show the attitude of approval are ________. ( )A. appreciativeB. pejorativeC. connotativeD. collocative15. “Pavement〞in British English and “sidewalk〞in American English have the same ________.( ) A. motivation B. collocationC. senseD. connotation16. A common feature peculiar to all natural languages is ________. ( )A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. monosemyD. polysemy17. In both CCELD and LDCE, the most frequently used meaning of the word “gay〞is ________. ( )A. joyous and lively, merry, happyB. homosexualC. given to social life and pleasureD. bright, brilliant18. All the following words can be used as an antonym to the word “clear〞EXCEPT ________. ( )A. dirtyB. fussyC. guiltyD. ambiguous19. The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal factors EXCEPT ________. ( )A. influx of borrowingB. analogyC. psychological factorsD. shortening20. A good example of ________ is the word “manuscript〞, which now means “writing by hand or typed with a type-writer or a word-processor〞, but its original meaning was “handwriting〞only.( )A. degradationB. elevationC. narrowingD. extension21. In the sentence “Never run towards a dangerous animal.〞, the word “dangerous〞is used in the ________ sense of transfer. ( )A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. sensationalD. physical22. The sentence “They saw her duck.〞is ambiguous due to ________. ( )A. grammatical contextB. lexical contextC. antonymyD. hyponymy23. The following are types of context EXCEPT ________. ( )A. linguistic contextB. non-linguistic contextC. syntactical contextD. extra-linguistic context24. In the sentence “The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.〞The meaning of amenity can be inferred from the clue of ________. ( )A. relevant detailsB. word structureC. antonymyD. hyponymy25. The idiom “hustle and bustle〞is a ________ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( )A. simileB. repetitionC. reiterationD. personification26. Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. ( )A. declarative sentenceB. interrogative sentenceC. imperative sentenceD. simple sentence27. “Beyond the pale〞is an idiom ________ in nature. ( )A. verbalB. nominalC. adjectivalD. adverbial28. The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. ( )A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionariesB. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionariesC. specialized dictionariesD. Chinese and English dictionaries29. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. ( )A. specializedB. deskC. pocketD. encyclopedic30. Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. ( )A. literal meanings of the wordsB. difficult points of grammar and styleC. important British and American differencesD. slight differences between words of similar meaningsII. Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of vocabulary by notion; 2) sources of synonyms; 3) types of motivation; and 4) types of transfer. (10%)A B( ) 31. morphological motivation A. laconic meaning “brief〞or “short〞( ) 32. associated transfer B. the foot of the mountain( ) 33. borrowing C. squeak/hiss( ) 34. etymological motivation D. You should address your remarks to the chair. ( ) 35. notional words E. charm/glamour( ) 36. abstract to concrete F. black market/greenhorn( ) 37. semantic motivation G. occupation/walk of life( ) 38. figurative use H. fire/flame/conflagration( ) 39. regional English I. This teaching assistant is an efficient help. ( ) 40. onomatopoeic motivation J. cloud/yellowIII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)41. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or ________ of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment.42. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, ________ and borrowing.43. The ________ is the smallest functioning unit in the composition of words.44. Suffixation generally changes the grammatical function or word ________ of stems of words.45. ________ indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question.46. Relative synonyms or ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.47. There are generally ________ major factors that cause changes in meaning.48. Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is called ________ or non-linguistic context.49. Unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ________.50. Three good general dictionaries are LDCE, CCELD and ________.IV. Define the following terms. (10%)51. bound root52. prefixation53. pejoration34. homophone55. grammatical contextV. Answer the following questions. Y our answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)56. What are the types of morphemes57. What is conceptual meaning of a word Give an example to illustrate your point.58. Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the changes in word meaning. State your reason with one example.Elevation or amelioration refers to the process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.59. What is semantic unity of idioms Explain it with one example.VI. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)60. Comment on the following 2 groups of words or sentences to illustrate the semantic features and grammatical features of compounds.Group 1: “red meat/hot dog〞Group 2: “He bad-mouthed me. / major generals〞61. Analyze and comment on the following two pairs of sentences in terms of superordinates and subordinates:a]Trees surround the water near our summer place.b]Old elms surround the lake near our summer cabin.a]I met a writer who is the relation of a politician.b]I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley.。

英语词汇学2019年4月真题

英语词汇学2019年4月真题

英语词汇学2019年4月真题2019年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学(课程代码:00832)注意事项:1.本试卷分为两部分,第一部分为选择题,第二部分为非选择题。

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第一部分选择题Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.You are to make the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (1%×30=30%)1.Which of the following CANNOT be defined as a word?A. forB. fortuneC. misD. misfortune2.Words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use are .A. slangB. argotC. neologismsD. archaisms3. Words like foot or dog can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. footage and dogfight. This shows that the basic word stock hasthe characteristics of .A. productivityB. polysemyC. collocabilityD. stability4. After the Romans, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came and dominated the British Isles. Now people generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as English.A. OldB. NewC. MiddleD. Modern5.Which of the following is NOT true?A. English is more closely related to German than French.B. Old English was a highly inflected language.C. Modern English is considered to be an analytic language.D. In early Middle English period, English, Latin and Celtic existed side by side.6.In the early Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and Roman classics. This is known in history as .A. IndustrializationB. Elizabethan AgeC. RenaissanceD. Victorian Age7.Some morphemes are realized by more than one morph according to their position in a word. Such alternative morphs are known as .A. stemsB. allomorphsC. free morphemesD. bound morphemes8.Among the following words, does NOT have inflectional affixes.A. likedB. children'sC. happierD. it's9.The basic form of a word which can't be further analyzed without total loss of identity is a .A. morphB. allomorphC. rootD. stem10.The following words have number prefixes EXCEPT .A. bilingualB. multi-purposeC. tricycleD. post-election11.The following words are the results from blending EXCEPT .A. bicycleB. motelC. smogD. hamburger12.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of social and political organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms is called .A. prefixationB. acronymyC. blendingD. conversion13.The of an expression is its place in a system of semantic relationship with other expressions in the language.A. referenceB. conceptC. senseD. motivation14.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Collocation can affect the meaning of words.B. Motivation explains why a particular form has a particular meaning.C. By etymological motivation, we mean that the meaning of a particular word isrelated to its origin.D. The connotative meaning is also known as connotations, which are generallyfound in the dictionary.15.In the phrase "the tongues of fire", the word tongues is motivated.A. onomatopoeicallyB. morphologicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically16.Words like dear that means a loved person and deer that means a kind of animal are called .A. synonymsB. homographsC. homophonesD. antonyms17.Which of the following deals with the relationship of semantic opposition?A. Synonymy.B. Antonymy.C. Polysemy.D. Hyponymy.18.Which of the following groups of words shows difference of synonyms in connotation?A. increase-expandB. unlike-dissimilarC. work-toilD. empty-vacant19. The word disease once meant discomfort, but now means illness. This is an example of of word-meaning.A. generalizationB. degradationC. elevationD. specialization20. The word silly used to mean happy, but now means foolish. This serves as an example of of word-meaning.A. extensionB. narrowingC. elevationD. degradation21. The associated transfer of meaning is often due to factors, as is shown in such words as angel, martyr and paradise, whose meanings are elevated because of the influence of Christianity.A. classB. scientificC. historicalD. psychological22.Grammatical context refers to the context where the meanings of a word may be influenced by the in which it occurs.A. meaning groupB. structureC. conversationD. culture23.That trade union means differently in western countries and in China shows thatcontext has some effect on the meaning of words.A. grammaticalB. lexicalC. linguisticD. extra-linguistic24. Ambiguity often arises due to , as is shown in the sentence" He is a hard business.A. polysemyB. synonymyC. antonymyD. homonomy25.The idiom Jack of all trades means the same as Jack of all trades and master of none. This example shows idioms may vary by means of .A. shorteningB. additionC. replacementD. position-shifting26.The noun phrase pepper and salt in "His hair is pepper and salt" functions as an idiom in nature.A. nominalB. verbalC. adverbialD. adjectival27. The rhetorical feature of idioms, , is used in such idioms as "chop and change", "bag and baggage".A. rhymeB. alliterationC. reiterationD. juxtaposition28. Dictionaries that are medium-sized ones containing words ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 are .A. unabridged dictionariesB. desk dictionariesC. pocket dictionariesD. specialized dictionaries29.The definitions in are all in full sentences and the definition itself throws light on the grammatical use of the word in question.A. Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary (1987)B. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Edition (1987)C. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980)D. Webster's New World Dictionary, 2rd Collage Edition (1980)30.One can only find the English equivalents for its Chinese items such as 黄梁美梦,吃软不吃硬in ./doc/2f9900260.html,ELDB.CEDC.LDCED.NECD第二部分非选择题Ⅱ. Complete the following statements with proper words according to the course book. You are to fill each blank with ONE appropriate word on the ANSWER SHEET.(1.5%×10=15%)31.A word is a that stands for something else in the world, and there is no logical relationship between the sound and ne meaning.32.The introduction of into England marked the beginning of Modern English period.33.The morpheme is the functioning unit in the composition of words.34.To shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead is called .35. , which is beyond language, is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.36.A field is a meaning area where words share the same concept.37. Extension of meaning is found in many terms, as is shown in the word feedback, which originally is a term in computer science, but now is generalized to mean "response".38. The word paper has a number of meanings in the dictionary, but it means differently in "a white paper" and "todays paper". This example shows thatcontext affects the meaning of word.39. Many idioms are grammatically , as is shown in the idiom "diamond cut diamond", which is grammatically incorrect.40.The main body of a dictionary is its of words.Ⅲ.Define the following terms on the ANSWER SHEET. (3%×5=15%)41.semantic change42.affixation43.concatenation44. context (in a broad sense)45. sentence idiomsⅣ.Answer the following questions on the ANSWER SHEET. Your answers should be clear and short. (5%×4=20%)46.What is the difference between a free root and a bound root?47.Give the acronyms of the following phrases:1) Voice of America2) unidentified flying object3) teaching English as a foreign language4) Victory Day5) tuberculosis48.How do you understand the statement "true synonymy is non-existent"?49.Explain how context clues are used in the sentence "Perhaps the most startling theory to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Bird Whistell".V.Analyze and comment on the following on the ANSWER SHEET. (10%×2=20%) 50. Use the following groups of phrases to illustrate the definition and the overlapping feature of collocative meaning.a) pretty girl, pretty flower handsome boy, handsome carb) pretty woman, handsome woman51. Comment on the following two groups to illustrate the use of antonyms.(a) give and take, high and low(b) More haste, less speed./Easy come, easy go.。

英语词汇学 ppt课件

英语词汇学  ppt课件
3. Varieties of English 4. Classification of languages
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Chapter 1 A Brief Survey
of the English Language
Definition of Word Bloomfield: some linguistic forms, which we call bound forms are never used as sentences.
Vocabulary(口语化), lexis(两者 之间), lexicon(学术味) (词汇)
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1011学年第二学期词汇学试题类型 I. Explain the following terms. (20 points)
II. Complete the following statements or passages with
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1) OE Dialects 方言
West Saxon西撒克逊语 Kentish肯特语 Mercian莫西亚语 Northumbrian北恩布瑞安语
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2) OE Vocabulary 词汇
Compounding: for-(forbid, forget), in-, -ful, -dom, -
8. What is the difference between root antonyms and derivational antonyms?
9. State the vital role of context in determination of word meaning.
10. What are verb phrase idioms? What are their peculiar features?

英语词汇学授课课件 PPT

英语词汇学授课课件 PPT
development and growth.
A: Historical perspective历史的角度
❖ Development of English and its vocabulary: ❖ 1. Old English古英语/ Anglo-Saxon盎格鲁撒
克逊 (449-1100) ❖ England: Celtic(凯尔特语)/ 450AD,
pagoda 宝塔 ❖ German:zinc锌 ❖ Dutch:dock ❖ Russian: vodka, tsar沙皇
❖ 2. Exploration, colonization and trade---borrow from non-European language
❖ Australian: kangaroo ❖ Arabic: sugar, alcohol ❖ Indian: coolie, khaki ❖ Hebrew希伯来语: ❖ Chinese: yamen
❖ This definition emphasizes syntax(句法), but does not touch upon meaning.
Antoine Meillet
❖ “A word is defined by the association of a given sense with a given group of sounds capable of a given grammatical use.” (p.2, para.2 )
❖ The core of the language: Still English
Modern English(1500-present)
❖ 1. Renaissance: the study of the classics ❖ Latin loan words —science and abstract

浙江7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案解析

浙江7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案解析

浙江省2018年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832Ⅰ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.(30%)1. Linguistic dictionaries usually do NOT cover such areas as ( )A. definitionsB. spellingC. usageD. sound2. This 9-segment series focuses on economically viable small-scale U.S. farms that have adoptedenvironmentally-innovative agricultural techniques.The underlined word is a ( ) word. A. nonce B. vogueC. fashionableD. coin3. If two main constituents of an idiom share the last vowel,it is called ( )A. rimeB. alliterationC. repetitionD. reiteration4. The rhetorical coloring of “as cool as cucumber”is ( )A. rimeB. juxtapositionC. reiterationD. alliteration5. The overwhelming majority of net terms are ( )A. adverbialsB. nounsC. verbsD. adjectives6. Sina in“" is a ( )A. semanticallyB. etymologicallyC. onomatopoeticallyD. morphologically7. In the idiom “in low water",( ) is used.A. metonymyB. synecdocheC. metaphorD. euphemism8. “Cousin/sister" are ( ) antonyms.A. notB. contradictoryC. contraryD. relative9. “On line" is an idiom ( ) in nature.A. adverbialB. verbalC. nominalD. adjectival10. American English began to be known in the ( )A. 17th centuryB. 16 th centuryC. 18 th centuryD. Middle Ages11. A key component of the US system is extension agents that serve as bridges from researchers tofarmers by transferring new conservation technologies and techniques to farmers.There underlined word here is a/an ( )A. adverbB. nounC. verbD. adjective12. Other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by ( )A. analogyB. extensionC. narrowingD. all the above13. In the idiom“Failure is the mother of success,"( ) is used.A. synecdocheB. personificationC. simileD. metaphor14. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs often involves a change of ( )A. spellingB. pronunciationC. functionD. stress15. Until 1066,the influence on English was mainly ( )A. FrenchB. GermanicC. LatinD. Celtic16. According to the linguistic approach used in dictionaries we have ( ) dictionaries.A. monolingual,bilingual and multilingualB. synchronic and diachronicC. pocket,medium-sized and unabridgedD. general and special17. The grammatical meaning of a word refers to that part of the meaning of the word whichindicates grammatical concept or relationship such as ( )A. part of speech of wordsB. singular and plural meaning of nounsC. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional formsD. all the above18. The “de-" in “demilitarize" is a/an ( ) prefix.A. reversativeB. orientationC. pejorativeD. negative19. Generally,the number of the present-day English vocabulary is ( ) million.A. 2B. over 1C. 3D. 120. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on ( )A. the grammatical functionB. the pronunciationC. the spellingD. none of the aboveⅡ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)1. A word is a _______ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _______ language.3. Relative term is a type consisting of _______ such as parent/child,predecessor/successor.4. CCELD is _______ Dictionary.5. Suffix is the formation of new words by adding _______ to stems.Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and motivation.(10%)1. pick and choose ( )a might and main2. terminology ( )b extension3. alliteration ( )c simile4. IBM ( )d metaphor5. picture ( )e reiteration6. juxtaposition ( )f grammatical meaning7. as clear as day ( )g appreciative8. crocodile tears ( )h rain or shine9. -s ( )i initialism10. proud ( )j etymologyⅣ.Define the following terms.(15%)1. Perfect homonyms2. A bound root3. Denotative meaning4. Transfer5. ReferenceⅤ.Answer the following questions.Y our answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(15%)1. How do words change their meaning?What is radiation?2. Tell the meaning of the underlined morphemes:(1) dehydrate,deorbit,decentralize(2)educationwise,moneywise,drinkwise(3)malnutrition,maltreat,(4)peacenik,beatnik(5)piglet,booklet3. What's the difference between antonyms and adjectives plus“not"?Ⅵ.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)1. Comment on the following converted words.a. a white,finals,a Republican,valuables,b. the wounded,the poorer,the departed2. Animal names are often used in English idioms.Can you explain with five idioms how they are used for metaphorical effect?。

英语词汇学讲稿

英语词汇学讲稿

词汇学Introduction 部分:Lexicology 这门课算哪一种学科的分支:Lexicology is a branch of linguistics.Lexicology和那些重要的学科建立了联系:1)Morphology 2) Semantics 3) Stylistics 4) Etymology 5) Lexicography 研究lexicology 的两大方法:1) Diachronic approach : 历时语言学2) Synchronic approach : 共时语言学e.g. wife纵观历时语言学的方法论,woman 词义的变化算是词义变化的哪一种模式?Woman 的词义的变化算Narrowing or specialization第一章部分:What is word ?词具有哪些特点?词的特点也就是对词的名词解释。

1) A word is a minimal free form of a language;2) A sound unity or a given sound ;3) a unit of meaning;4) a form that can function alone in a sentence.以上词的四个特点也就是词的名词解释词的分类(classification of a word)词根据发音可以分为哪两种词?或者说词根据拼写可以分为哪两类词?1) simple words 2) complex words单音节词例子:e.g. Man and fine are simple多音节词例子:e.g. Management, misfortune, blackmailmanagement 可以次划分为manage 和 -mentmisfortune 可以次划分为mis- 和 fortuneblackmail 次划分为black 和 mailWhat is the relationship between sound and meaning?1)There is ‘no logical relationship between the sound and actual thing.e.g. dog. cat2)The relationship between them is conventional.3) In different languages the same concept can be represented by different sounds.What is relationship between sound and form?1)The written form of a natural language is the written record ofthe oral form. Naturally the written form should agree with the oral form, such as English language.2)This is fairly true of English in its earliest stage i.e. Old English3)With the development of the language, more and more differences occur between the two.What are the great changes that causes illogical relationship or irregularity between sound and form?1) The internal reason for this is that the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans, which does not have a separate letter torepresent each sound in the language so that some letters must do double duty or work together in combination.2) Another reason is that the pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling over the years, and in some cases the two have drawn far apart.3) A third reason is that some of the differences were created by the early scribes.4) Finally comes the borrowing, which is an important channel of enriching the English vocabulary.要记住以上四句话中的关键词:1) influenced by Romans2) Pronunciation changed3) early scribes4) borrowing你能不能举出外来语对英语发音,拼写造成不一致的例子有哪些?e.g. stimulus (L) ,fiesta (Sp) ,eureka (Gr), kimono (Jap)外来语对英语造成的最大的影响就是‘sound and form ’不一致。

自考英语词汇学重点及大题

自考英语词汇学重点及大题

⾃考英语词汇学重点及⼤题⾃考英语词汇学00832重点及⼤题⽬录Chapter 1 (1)课⽂重点 (1)名词解释 (4)简答题 (4)Chapter 2 (5)课⽂重点 (5)名词解释 (6)简答题 (7)分析题 (7)Chapter 3 (7)课⽂重点 (7)名词解释 (8)简答题 (9)分析题 (9)Chapter 4 (9)课⽂重点 (9)名词解释 (12)简答题 (12)分析题 (13)Chapter 5 (13)课⽂重点 (13)名称解释 (15)简答题 (15)分析题 (16)Chapter 6 (16)课⽂重点 (16)名词解释 (19)简答题 (20)分析题 (21)Chapter 7 (22)课⽂重点 (22)名词解释 (23)简答题 (23)分析题 (23)Chapter 8 (24)课⽂重点 (24)名词解释 (24)简答题 (25)分析题 (25)Chapter 9 (26)课⽂重点 (26)名词解释 (28)简答题 (29)分析题................................................................................... 29Chapter 10 .. (29)课⽂重点 (29)名词解释 (30)简答题 (30)部分试卷中的⼤题 (31)2016-10 (31)2009-04 (32)Chapter 1课⽂重点1 - The definition of a word comprises the following points: (1) a minimal free form of a language; (2) a sound unity; (3) a unit of meaning; (4) a form that can function alone in a sentence.A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.1 词定义包括以下⼏点:(1 )⼀门语⾔中最⼩的⾃由形式;(2 )⼀个声⾳的统⼀体(3 )⼀个意义单位;(4 )在⼀个句⼦中独⽴起作⽤的⼀个形式。

自考《英语词汇学》复习资料

自考《英语词汇学》复习资料

自考《英语词汇学》复习资料自考《英语词汇学》复习资料第一章1. Word —— A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. There is no logical relationship between sound and meaning as the symbolic connection between them is arbitrary and conventional. E.g. ―woman‖ means ’Frau’ in German,’Femme’ in French and ’Funv ’in Chinese. On the other hand,the same sound /rait/ can mean right,rite and write,though denoting different things,yet have the same sound.3. The difference between sound and form result from 4 major factors.(At least 80%of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns)a). the internal reason is English alphabet does not have a separate letter to represent each sound in the language.b). Pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling c). Influence of the work of scribes/printing freezes the spelling of words in 1500 d). Borrowing of foreign language4. Vocabulary ——Vocabulary is most commonly used to refer to the sum total of all the words of a language. It can also refer to all the words of a given dialect,a given book,a given subject and all the words possessed by an individual person as well as all the words current in a particular period of time in history.The general estimate of the present day English vocabulary is over 1 million words.5.Classification of Words—by use frequency,by notion,byorigin1). Basic word stock – the foundation of the vocabulary.1. all national character (most important)–natural phenomenamost common things and phenomena of the human body and relationsworld around us names of plants and animalsaction,size,domain,statenumerals,pronouns,prep. ,conj.2. stability – they donate the commonest thing necessary to life,they are like to remain unchanged. Only relative,some are undergoing some changes. But the change is slow.e.g. arrow,bow,chariot,knight – pastelectricity,machine,car,plane —— now3. productivity – they are mostly root words or monosyllabic words,they can form new words with other roots and affixes.e.g. foot – football,footage,footpath,footer4. polysemy –often possess more than one meaning. Become polysemous.e.g. take to move or carry from one place to anotherto remove5. collocability –quite a number of set expressions,idiomatic usages,proverbial saying and otherse.g. heart – a change of heart, a heart of goldNon-basic vocabulary ——1. terminology – technical termsphotoscanning,hepatitis,indigestion,penicillin,algebra,trigonometry,calculus2. jargon – specialized vocabulary in certain professions.Bottom line,ballpark figures,bargaining chips,hold himback,hold him in,paranoid3. slang ——substandard words often used in informal occasionsdough and bread,grass and pot,beaver,smoky,bear,catch,holler,Roger,X-rays,Certain words are labeled slang because of their usage.4. argot – words used by sub-cultured groupscan-opener,dip,persuadercant,jargon ,argot are associated with,or most available to,specific groups of the population.5. dialectal words – only by speakers of the dialectbeauty,chook,cocky,station,auld,build,coo,hame,lough,bog6. archaisms – words no longer in common use or restricted in use. In older poems,legal document and religious writing or speech.7. neologism – newly created words with new meaning e.g. microelectronics,futurology,AIDS,internet,E-mail old meaning acquired new meaning e.g. mouse,monitor2). Content word (notional word)– denote clear notions.Functional word (empty word,form word)– do not have notions of their own,express the relation between notions,words and sentences.a. Content words constitute the main body of the English vocabulary are numerous.Functional words are in a small number.b. Content words are growing.Functional words remain stable.c. Functional words do far more work of expression than content words.3). Native words – are words brought to Britain in the 15 century by the German tribes. Ango-Saxon Words,50,000-60,000What is true of the basic word stock is also true of native world. More are1. neutral in style (not stylistical specific )2. 2.frequent in use (in academic fields and science French,Latin or Greek are used)(usage 70-90%)Borrowed words (loan words,borrowing)–words taken over from foreign language. 80%According to the degree of assimilation and manner of borrowing,we can bring the loan words under 4 classes.1.Denizens –words borrowed early and now are well assimilated into English language.e.g. port from portus(L)shift,change,shirt,porkcup from cuppa(L)2.Aliens – retained their original pronunciation and spellinge.g. décor(F)blitzkreeg(G)emir,intermez,rowtow,bazaar,rajar,status quo3.translation loans – formed from the existing material in the English language but modeled on the patterns taken from another language.1). Word translated according to the meaninge.g. mother tough from lingua maternal(L)black humor from humor noirlong time no see,surplus value,master piece2). Words translated according to the sounde.g. kulak from kyrak(Russ)lama from lama(Tib)ketchuptea4. Semantic loans –their meaning are borrowed from another languagee.g. stupid old dumpnew sassydream old joy and peacepioneer old explorer/person doing pioneering worknew a member of the young pioneerfresh old impertinent,sassy,cheeky。

4月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案解析

4月全国高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题及答案解析

全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题课程代码:00832I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)1. Extension can be illustrated by the following example: _________.()A. butcher →one who kills goatsB. journal →periodicalC. companion →one who shares breadD. allergic →too sensitive to medicine2. The differences between synonyms boil down to three areas, namely, _________.()A. extension, increase and expansionB. denotation, connotation and applicationC. comprehension, understanding and knowingD. polysemy, homograph and homophone3. Affixes attached to other morphemes to create new words are known as _________.()A. inflectional affixesB. derivational affixesC. bound rootsD. free morphemes4. Ambiguity often arises due to polysemy and _________.()A. synonymyB. antonymyC. homonymyD. hyponymy5. The semantic unity of idioms is reflected in the _________ relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom as in “rain cats and dogs”.()A. illogicalB. logicalC. mutualD. natural6. Idioms verbal in nature are _________.()A. verb phrasesB. phrasal verbsC. verb idiomsD. all the above7. The idiom “new brooms sweep clean” was created probably by _________.()A. seamenB. housewivesC. farmersD. hunters8. The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _________.()A. –fulB. –wiseC. –lessD. –ike9. Both English and _________ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.()A. CelticB. DansihC. FrenchD. Scottish10. Chiefly found in derived words, bound morphemes include _________.()A. bound rootsB. inflectional affixesC. derivational affixesD. all the above11. Motivation accounts for the connection between the word-form and _________.()A. its referentB. its referring expressionsC. its meaningD. its concept12. Words can be classified according to the following criteria EXCEPT _________.()A. notionB. use frequencyC. foundationD. origin13. Which of the following is NOT correct? _________()A. A word is a meaningful group of letters.B. A word is a unit of meaning.C. A word is a sound or combination of sounds.D. A word is a form that cannot function alone in a sentence.14. If one wants to find out the minute difference between shades of meaning, the best source is _________.()A. a thesaurusB. a synonym finderC. an encyclopediaD. an encyclopedic dictionary15. Which of the following can be said about a British Dictionary?()A. It is always better than an American dictionary.B. One can always expect to find American usages in it.C. One can never expect to find American usages in it.D. It tends to include more grammatical information.II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (10%)16.The Norman Conquest in 1066 started a continual flow of ___________ words into English.17. The attitudes of classes have made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of elevation or ___________.18. Context can help eliminate ambiguity, provide clues for inferring word-meaning and give ___________ of referents.19. Compounds are different from free phrases in ___________ unit.20. Content words have both meanings, and ___________ meaning in particular.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of figures of speech; 2) types of motivation; 3) types of changes in word meaning. (10%)A B( )21. senior citizen A. metonymy( )22. the pot calls the cattle black B. narrowing( )23. earn one’s bread C. euphemism( )24. from cradle to grave D. synecdoche( )25. sit on the fence E. hiss( )26. constable (a policeman) F. personification( )27. criticize(find fault with) G. morphologically motivated( )28. liquor(alcoholic drink) H. degradation( )29. snakes I. metaphor( )30. hopeless J. elevationIV. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of affixes; 2) types of word formation; 3) types of meaning. (10%)31. harder ( )32. Fridge ( )33. autocide ( )34. tremble with fear ( )35. notorious, skinny ( )36. two-layer ( )37. UNESCO ( )38. cloudy ( )39. subway ( )40. police, money ( )V. Define the following terms.(10%)41. extra-linguistic context42. prefixation43. semantic change44. conceptual meaning45. specializationVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. (12%)46. What is semantic unity of idioms?47. What are the three areas to account for the difference between synonyms? Illustrate your points.48. What are the major differences between basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary?VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.(18%) 49. Analyse the morphological structures of the following words and point out the types of the morphemes. dishearten, idealistic, unfriendly50. Collocation can affect the meaning of words.Comment on the statement with your own example.。

月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学真题及答案

月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学真题及答案

2016年10月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学真题I、Each of the statement below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.(30%)1、Semantics is the study of different linguistic level: lexis syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.( D )A、relationsB、originsC、formsD、meanings2、The relationship between sound and meaning is because people of the same speech.( B )A、arbitraryB、conventionalC、symbolicD、fixed3、Which of the following belongs to the common core of the English language?( A )A、PolysemyB、TerminologyC、JargonD、Slang4、At the end of the 6th century Latin-speaking Roman missionaries spread Christianity and brought many terms such as abbot, candle, alter.( D )A、geographicalB、medicalC、artisticD、religious5、In the mid-seventeenth century, enabled English to absorb words from all major languages of the world.( B )A、the RenaissanceB、the growth of colonizationC、advances in science and technologyD、a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek classics6、New words like Mao jacket, kungfu, blank belt come into present-day English vocabulary due to .( C )A、social, economic and political and political changesB、an upsurge of learning ancient Roman classicsC、the influence of other cultures and languagesD、the rapid development of modern science and technology7、For the word idealistic, prisoner, individualist, only ideal, prison, individual are .( A )A、free morphemesB、bound morphemesC、functional wordsD、grammatical words8、For the word antecedent, -ced- is called a(n) .( B )A、free morphemeB、bound rootC、free rootD、affix9、There are inflectional affixes in the following words EXCEPT.( C )A、likesB、hardestC、hatredD、going10、Which of the following prefixes is a pejorative prefix?( C )A、a-(asleep)B、de-(de-compose)C、mal-(mal-practice)D、extra-(extra-strong)11、The prefixes bi-, multi-, semi- are prefixes.( B )A、miscellaneousB、numberC、locativeD、reversative12、Words like nylon, orlon are words from proper names, which were originally .( D )A、names of peopleB、names of placesC、names of booksD、trade names13、is the result of human recognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.( B )A、ReferenceB、ConceptC、SenseD、Motivation14、The meaning given in the dictionary and forming the core of word-meaning ismeaning.( B )A、grammaticalB、conceptualC、associativeD、affective15、The following are words of appreciative meanings EXCEPT.( C )A、famousB、determinedC、associativeD、affective16、Which of the following statements is true?( A )A、Perfect homonyms share the same spelling and pronounciation.B、Homonyms mainly come from borrowing, changes in sound and spelling, and dialects.C、Homonyms are words whose meanings are closely related.D、Most homonyms are words that are the same in spelling, but differ in sound and meaning.17、Horse, dog, pig are subordinates in relation to animal, which shows the sense relation of .( D )A、antoymyB、synonymyC、homonymyD、hyponymy18、Which of the following expressions does NOT use antonyms?( C )A、Easy come, easy go.B、More haste, less speed.C、Feed a cold and starve a fever.D、United we stand, divided we fall19、The word picture originally denoted mere “painting”, but now has come to include “drawing”and even “photograph”. This example shows of meaning.( A )A、extensionB、narrowingC、degradationD、transfer20、which of the following words has undergone elevation of meaning?( B )A、busybody: busy person – officious and meddlesome personB、naughty: wicked, bad, evil-not behaving properlyC、notorious: well-known-unfavorable well-knownD、voyage: journey-journey by water21、The meaning of clean-sounding has changed from “sight”to”hearing”. This example shows .( B )A、associated transferB、transfer of sensationsC、transfer between abstract and concrete meaningsD、transfer between subject and objective meanings22、Many familiar words have different meanings when they are used in different contexts.Study the following sentences carefully and decide in which sentence stage means “the theatre or acting as a profession”.( C )A、The union kept plans alive to stage new strikes.B、The scientists have added another stage to the rocket.C、Michael Jackson is a star of the stage, screen, and television.D、I believe in the national independence as the first stage of responsible self-government.23、I like Mary better than Jean.The above sentence has ambiguity due to .( D )A、polysemyB、homonymyC、antonymyD、grammatical structure24、is used as context clues in the flowing sentence:“Do get me a clop,”she said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a scornful glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet.( B )A、HyponymyB、ExampleC、Word structureD、Definition25、When in a brown study is used as an idiom, brown cannot rereplaced by red, green, etc. This shows that .( C )A、many idioms are grammatically unanalysableB、the word order of idioms cannot be inverted or changedC、the structure of an idiom is a large extent unchangeableD、the consitituents of an idiom cannot be delete or added to26、The English idiom means “something that spoils the perfections of something”.( D )A、white elephantB、flesh and bloodC、an apple of discordD、fly in the ointment27、Which of the following idioms is NOT a phrasal verb?( B )A、look intoB、fall flatC、get away withD、put off28、Which of the following statements is NOT true?( A )A、Monolingual dictionaries are written in two languages.B、An unabridged dictionary is an unshortened one.C、Linguistic dictionaries aim at defining words and explaining their usages in the languageD、Special dictionaries concentrate on a particular area of language or knowledge29、The grammatical code [+obj v-ed] means .( C )A、verb+infinitiveB、verb+object+infinitiveC、verb+object+past+participleD、verb+object+clause with wh-30、Which of the following is NOT the proper Chinese equivalent for its English item?( C )A、吃软不吃硬——open to persuasion, but not to coercionB、布衣素食——coarse clothes and simple fareC、打小报告——be a reporterD、没词儿——be suck for an answerII、Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. (15%)31、Newly-created words or expressions in English vocabulary, such as AIDS and E-mail are called neologisms.323334353637383940proverbsincluding colloquialisms and catchphrases.III. Define the following terms. (15%)41、semantic change(referring to modes of vocabulary development)Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new meaning to meet the new need.42、compoundingCompounding is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems.43、synonymsSynonyms can be defines as words different in sound and spelling but most nearly alike or exactly the same in meaning.44、grammatical contextIn some cases, the meanings of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. This is what we call grammatical context.45、phrasal verbsPhrasal verbs are idioms which are composed of a verb plus a prep. And/or a particle.IV. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)46、Give the definition of a stem and point out the stem(s) in the word “internationalist”.A stem can be defined as a form to which affixes of any kind can be added. “nation, national, international, internationalist” are all stems.47、Explain the difference between initialisms and acronyms with the example words VOA, AIDS, N-bomb, UFO, CORE, ID.Initialisms are words pronounced letter by letter, e.g. VOA, ID, UFO.A cronyms are words formed from initial letters but pronounced as a normal word, or formed with the initial letter of the first word plus the whole of the second, e.g. AIDS, CORE,N-bomb.48、Arrange each of the following groups of synonyms according to their degree of intensity, from the weakest to the strongest.1) astonish, amaze, surprise2) pardon, forgive, excuse3) genius, ability, talent4) sadness, grief, sorrow5) pleasure, rapture, delight1) surprise, amaze, astonish2) excuse, pardon, forgive3) ability, talent, genius4) sadness, sorrow, grief5) pleasure, delight, rapture49. What are the three major functions of context?1) elimination of ambiguity2) indication of referents3) provision of clues for inferring word-meaningV. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. (20%)50、Comment on the following two sentences to illustrate the two sub-categories of affective meaning.A)Knowledge of inequality has stimulated envy, ambition and greed.B)One who is filled with ambition usually works hard.Words that have emotive values may fall into two categories: appreciative or pejorative. Word of positive overtones are used to show appreciation or the attitude of approval, while those of negative connotations imply disapproval, contempt or criticism.The appreciative or pejorative meanings of the words are usually brought out in context.In sentence A, ambition undoubtedly conveys a pejorative overtone, along with the other two words envy and greed, while in sentence B, the same word ambition is obviously used in good sense, showing approval on the part of the speaker, together with the words work hard.51、What characteristic of antonyms does the following pair of sentences demonstrate?A)How tall is his brother?B)How short is his brother?Antonyms differ in semantic inclusion, pairs of antonyms are seen as marked and unmarked terms respectively. In many pairs we find one member is more specific than the other and the meaning of the specific is included in that of the general, so far as the meaning is concerned, sentence A includes the meaning of sentence B. the use of tall does not exclude the possibility of his brother being short. But sentence B is much more restricted in sense and is considered semantically abnormal unless the speaker is particularly interested in the shortness of his brother.。

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7.1.4 Degradation词义旳降格
Degradation or pejoration of meaning is the opposite of semantic elevation. It is a process whereby words of good origin fall into ill reputation or non-affective words come to be used in derogatory sense. 词义旳降格与语义旳升格相反,这是 词从表达表扬或中性旳意义向表达贬义旳意 义旳演变旳过程。
7.2.2 Linguistic Factors语言原因
❖ The change of meaning may be caused by internal factors within the language system.语 言系统旳内部原因也能够引起语义旳变化。
❖ The influx of borrowings has caused some words to change in meaning. 大量借词旳涌入 也引起了某些词旳意义变化。
Transfer 词义旳转移
❖ Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic transfer. 词义旳转移是指原先指称某一事物旳词 后来转而指称另一事物旳演变过程。
7.1.2 Narrowing 词义旳缩小
❖ Narrowing of meaning, also called specialization, is the opposite of widening meaning. It is a process by which a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower or specialized sense. 词义旳缩 小也称为词义旳专业化,与词义旳扩大相反。 这是意义范围较大旳词向意义较小旳旳方向 演变旳过程 。
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英语词汇学自考题-19(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、{{B}}Ⅰ.{{/B}}(总题数:39,分数:39.00)1.The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and ______.• A. India• B. the Far East• C. the West Asia• D. America(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] 印欧语系由欧洲、近东和印度的大多数语言组成。

答案为A。

2.It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly ______ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.• A. 500• B. 4000• C. 300• D. 2000(分数:1.00)A.B.C. √D.解析:[解析] It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000(some put it 5000)languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. 据估计,世界上约有3000多种(有人认为有5000种)语言。

这些语言可以根据他们的基本词汇和语法的相似性大致划为300个谱系。

答案为C。

3.The surviving languages fall into eight principal groups. Balto-Slavic, In-do-Iranian, Armenian and Albanian belong to the ______ set.• A. Eastern• B. Southern• C. Western• D. Northern(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] 现存的语言主要分成8组,其中Balto-Slavic波罗的斯拉夫语系,Indo-Iranian印度伊朗语系,Armenian and Albanian亚美尼亚和阿尔巴尼亚语系为东部分支;Celtic凯尔特语系、Italic意大利语系、Hellenic希腊语系、Germanic日耳曼语系为西部分支。

答案为A。

4.The following words are derived from the dead language Sanskrit except ______.• A. Persian• B. Bengali• C. Hindi• D. Romany(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian, Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from the dead language Sanskrit. 印度-伊朗语包括波斯语、孟加拉语、印地语和吉普赛语,后3门语言来源于已经消亡的古梵语。

答案为A。

5.All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has ______ the English vocabulary.• A. borrowed words from• B. enlarged words to• C. decreased words to• D. lent words into(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D. √解析:[解析] All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has lent words into the English vocabulary. 所有这些语言都在不同程度上影响了英语,向英语输入过词汇。

答案为D。

6.We find the following languages in the Celtic except ______.• A. Scottish• B. Irish• C. Danish• D. Breton(分数:1.00)A.B.C. √D.解析:[解析] In the Celtic, we find Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Breton, etc.凯尔特语族中有苏格兰语、爱尔兰语、威尔士语和布列坦尼语等。

答案为C。

7.The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and ______.• A. Greek• B. Roman• C. Indian• D. Russian(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D. √解析:[解析] The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and Russian. 波罗的海-斯拉夫语族包括普鲁士语、立陶宛语、波兰语、捷克语、保加利亚语、斯洛文尼亚语和俄语等现代语言。

答案为D。

8.Both English and ______ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.• A. Celtic• B. Danish• C. French• D. Scottish(分数:1.00)A.B. √C.D.解析:[解析] 题干译文:哪两种语言属于印欧语系中的日耳曼语族?日耳曼语族包括4门北欧语言:挪威语、冰岛语、丹麦语和瑞典语,此外,还有德语、荷兰语、佛兰芒语和英语。

答案为B。

9.Indo-Iranian comprises the modern language except ______.• A. Persian• B. Bengali• C. Hindi• D. Polish(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D. √解析:[解析] In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian, Bengali, Hindi, Romany. 印度-伊朗语族包括波斯语、孟加拉语、印地语和吉普赛语。

答案为D。

10.The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called ______.• A. Sanskrit• B. Latin• C. Celtic• D. Anglo-Saxon(分数:1.00)A.B. √C.D.解析:[解析] The five Romance languages, namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to the Italic through an intermediate language called Latin. 五个诺曼语族即葡萄牙语、西班牙语、法语、意大利语和罗马尼亚语,都以拉丁语为中介从属于意大利语族。

答案为B。

11.The development of English vocabulary can be divided into the following particular historical period except ______.• A. Old English• B. Middle English• C. New English• D. Modern English(分数:1.00)A.B.C. √D.解析:[解析] 英语词汇学的发展可以依次分为古英语、中古英语和现代英语共三个特殊阶段,不包含C选项。

答案为C。

12.The first peoples known to inhabit England were ______.• A. Celts• B. Romans• C. Anglo-Saxons• D. Jutes(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] The first peoples known to inhabit the land were Celts. 英国最早的居民是凯尔特人。

答案为A。

13.Which of the following is not included in the Germanic tribes?______• A. Angles.• B. Celtic.• C. Saxons.• D. Jutes.(分数:1.00)A.B. √C.D.解析:[解析] After the Romans, the Germanic tribes called Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came in great numbers. 继古罗马人之后,盎格鲁、撒克逊和朱特3个日耳曼部落大批入侵英伦三岛。

答案为B。

14.Some foreign languages have impact on old English except ______.• A. French• B. Latin• C. Norwegian• D. Danish(分数:1.00)A. √B.C.D.解析:[解析] 由英国历史可知,公元6世纪讲拉丁语的罗马传教士将基督教传至英国,给英语词汇带来很大影响。

9世纪挪威和丹麦等斯堪的纳维亚人入侵英国,许多斯堪的纳语的词汇进入英语,因此拉丁语、挪威语和丹麦语对古英语都有影响。

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