Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter1

1、单选题:
‌Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human               ​
选项:
A: contact
B: relation
C: communication
D: community
答案: 【 communication

2、单选题:
___________deals with language application to other fields, particularly education.‍
选项:
A: Linguistic geography
B: Sociolinguistics
C: Applied linguisics
D: Comparative linguistics
答案: 【 Applied linguisics

3、单选题:
The famous quotation from the play Romeo and Juliet "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet " well illustrates _________. 
选项:
A: the arbitrary nature of language
B: the creative nature of language
C: the universality of language
D: the big difference between human language and animal communication
答案: 【 the arbitrary nature of language

4、单选题:
The fact that different languages have different words for the same object is good proof that human language is ______________.‌
选项:
A: non-productive
B: arbitrary
C: non-arbitrary
D: logical
答案: 【 arbitrary

5、单选题:
_____ is the actual realization of a language user's knowledge of the rules of his language in linguistic communication.‍
选项:
A: Langue
B: Competence
C: Parole
D: Performance
答案: 【 Performance

6、单选题:
The description of a language as it changes through time is a _____ study.‌
选项:
A: comparative
B: diachronic
C: up-to-date
D: descriptive
答案: 【 diachronic

7、单选题:
The description of a language at some point of time is called a _______ study of language.‌
选项:
A: comparative
B: diachronic 
C: synchronic
D: up-to-date
答案: 【 synchronic

8、单选题:
If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actual use, it is said to be _____.‏
选项:
A:  prescriptive
B: descriptive
C:  diachronic
D: synchronic
答案: 【 descriptive

9、判断题:
In the history of any language, the writing system always came into being before the spoken form. 
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

10、判断题:
Modern linguistics is mainly diachronic.  
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

11、判断题:
Language is arbitrary by nature but it is not entirely arbitrary. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

12、判断题:
Linguistics studies one specific language. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

13、判断题:
Modern linguistics is mostly descriptive because it sets rules for language users to follow. 
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

14、填空题:
‌Modern linguistics is _____________ in the sense that the linguist tries to discover what language is rather than lay down some rules for people to observe.‏
答案: 【 descriptive

15、填空题:
​Saussure put forward two important concepts. ___________ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all members of a speech community.‏
答案: 【 langue

Chapter 2 Phonology

Phonetics & Phonology

1、单选题:
Of the consonants/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /m/, /z/ and /g/, which has the features of voiceless and velar?‍
选项:
A: /k/                  
B: /p/              
C:     /g/                  
D:  /t/
答案: 【 /k/                  

2、单选题:
‌The consonant /s/ in the word “smile" can be described as: ‍
选项:
A: voiceless      oral  alveolar    fricative
B: voiceless      nasal          bilabial      liquid
C: voicedoral   alveolar     plosive
D: voicedoral   bilabial      fricative
答案: 【 voiceless      oral  alveolar    fricative

3、单选题:
Of the three cavities, ___________ is the most variable and active in amplifying and modifying   speech sounds. ‏‏‌‏
选项:
A: nasal cavity
B: pharynx cavity
C:   oral cavity
D: pharyngeal cavity
答案: 【   oral cavity

4、单选题:
An aspirated p an unaspirated p  and an unreleased p are ________ of the p phoneme. ‌‌‌
选项:
A:  

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