广州大学综合英语

Ⅰ.Define the following terms (4 points each, 20%)

1. functional linguistics

2. minimal pair

3. consonant

4. syntax

5. synonymy

Ⅱ. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false (1 point each, 10%)

1. In modern linguistic studies, the written form of language is given more emphasis than the spoken form for a number of reasons.

2. Voicing is a phonological feature that distinguishes meaning in both Chinese and English.

3. The part of a sentence which comprises an infinite verb or a verb phrase is grammatically called predicate.

4. The smallest meaningful unit of language is allomorph.

5. Human language is arbitrary.

6. All normal children have equal ability to acquire their first language.

7. In most cases, the illocutionary force of “freeze!” is a warning.

8. Linguistics is the course of language.

9. In English, pitch and length constitute intensity which seems to determine stress.

10. Tense and reference are two terms often encountered in the study of meaning.

Ⅲ.each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives is the most suitable to complete the statement. (1 point each, 20%)

1. The tone, defined as pitch variation, is an important suprasegmental feature of tone languages such as _.

A. Chinese

B. English

C. Chinese and English

D. English and French

2. voicing as a quality of speech sounds is caused by the vibration of _.

A.the velum

B.the vocal cords

C.the glottis

D.the uvula

3.speech act theory was first proposed by _.

A.John Austin

B.John Searle

C. Noam Chomsky

D.John Firth

4. _ is the study of language in relation to the mind.

A.Psycholinguistics

B.Sociolinguistics

C.Linguistics

D.Semantic s

5.in English-ise and –tion are called_.

A. prefixes

B. suffixes

C. infixes

D. free morphemes

6.cold and hot are pair of_antonyms.

A. gradable

plementary

C. reversal

D. converseness

7. Which description of the meaning component s of the word “mother” is correct?

A. +human, +adult, -male

B. +human, -adult, +male

C. –human, +adult, -male

D. +human, +adult, +male

8. most of the violations of the maxims of the cooperative principle give rise to_.

A. breakdown of conversation

B. con fusion of one’s intention

C. hostility between speakers and listeners

D. conversational implicatures

9.according to sequential rules in English, which of the following combinations of sounds in NOT possible in Englsih?