第一章 语言和语言学试题

1．The study of__does NOT form core of linguistics.

A. syntax

B. pragmatics

C. morphology

D. sociolinguistics

2. If the study of meaning is conducted in the context of language use, a

branch of linguistic study called__comes into being.

A. syntax

B. semantics

C. pragmatics

D. morphology

3. Which of the following statements is not the concern of

psycholinguistics?

A. It aims to answer such questions as how the human mind works

when we use language.

B. It focuses on the way of processing the information we receive in

the course of communication.

C. It pays more attention to the study of language acquisition in

children.

D. It relates the social norms that determine the type of language to

be used in a certain occasion.

4. Which of the following words is the entire arbitrary one?

A. Crash

B. Book

C. Newspaper

D. Beautiful

5. Which of the following items is not design feature of human

language?

A. Competence

B. Arbitrariness

C. Displacement

D. Productivity

6. The differences between Traditional Grammar and Modern

Linguistics are all of the following EXCEPT__.

A. descriptive vs. prescriptive

B. spoken vs. written

C. non-Latin-based framework vs. Latin-based framework

D. competence vs. performance

7. The term__ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the

approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.

A. synchronic

B. diachronic

C. comparative

D. historical comparative

8. Which word is the absolute arbitrary one?

A. careful

B. crack

C. handbag

D. table

9. The application of linguistics principles and theories to language

teaching and learning is called__.

A. Sociolinguistics

B. Psycholinguistics

C. Computational linguistics

D. Applied linguistics

10. __is regarded as the “father of modern linguistics”?

A. Chomsky

B. Saussure

C. Halliday

D. Whorf

11. Competence refers to__.

A. knowledge of meaning of words and sentences

B. the actual realization of the language user’s knowledge of the

rules in utterances

C. the ideal language user’s knowledge of the rules of his language

D. what speakers can actually do with language

12. The subject area on the borders of linguistics and literature has

become known as__.

A. linguistics stylistics

B. anthropological linguistics

C. neurolinguistics

D. mathematical linguistics

13. The distinction between competence and performance is similar to

the distinction between__.

A. prescriptive and descriptive

B. synchronic and diachronic

C. speech and writing

D. langue and parole

14.__ answers such questions as how we as infants acquire our first

language.

A. Psycholinguistics

B. Applied linguistics

C. Sociolinguistics

D. Anthropological linguistics

15. Children can speak before they can read or write shows that__.

A. language is basically vocal

B. language is arbitrary