00830现代语言学全国13年10月自考试题

全国2013年10月高等教育自学考试

现代语言学试题

课程代码:00830

I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.

(2%×10=20%)

1. According to Saussure, _______ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community, the set of conventions and rules which language users all have to abide by.

A. language

B. langue

C. parole

D. competence

2. V owels can be classified in terms of each of the following ways except _______.

A. position of the tongue

B. openness of the mouth

C. manner of articulation

D. shape of the lips

3. There are _______ morphemes in the word “frightening.”

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

4. A s peaker’s knowledge of his/her native language which is internalized in the mind of the speaker is not a complete list of words and phrases, but _______ of grammatical knowledge.

A. a rule system

B. phrase structure rules

C. movement rules

D. transformational rules

5. Predication analysis is a way to analyze _______ meaning.

A. word

B. utterance

C. phrase

D. sentence

6. Speaker A: I’m out of petrol.

Speaker B: There’s a garage round the corner.

Speaker B is violating the maxim of _______.

A. quantity

B. quality

C. relation

D. manner

7. _______, vowels tend to be nasalized before nasal consonants because it is difficult to time the lowering of the velum to produce nasality with the consonant articulation.

A. Psychologically

B. Sociologically

C. Culturally

D. Physiologically

8. A typical example of a _______ community is an ethnic ghetto where most, if not all, of its inhabitants are either immigrants or children of immigrants.

A. diglossic

B. bilingual

C. pidginized

D. creolized

9. Which of the following mental functions is NOT under the control of the right hemisphere in most people?

A. Holistic reasoning.

B. Temporal ordering.

C. Visual and spatial skills.

D. Recognition of patterns.

10. Which of the following choices CANNOT be considered as individual learner factors affecting the acquisition of a second language?

A. Aptitude.

B. Motivation.

C. Interference.

D. Personality.

II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as