英语语言学试题-.docVIP

英语语言学试题 ? ? I. Directions : Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. (2%×10=20%)? ? 1. Linguistics is the scientific study of __________.? ? A. a particular language? ? B. the English language? ? C. human languages in general ? ? D. the system of a particular language ? ? 2. The consonant [f] in English can be correctly described as having the following phonetic features: __________.? ? A. voiceless, bilabial, stop? ? B. voiceless, labiodental, fricative? ? C. voiced, bilabial, stop? ?? ???D. voiced, labiodental, fricative? ? 3. There are different types of affixes or morphemes. The affix ed in the word learned is known as a(n) __________.? ? A. derivational morpheme ? ? B. free morpheme? ? C. inflectional morpheme? ? D. free form? ? 4. In the phrase structure rule S→NP VP, the arrow can be read as __________.? ? A. is equal to??B. consists of ? ? C. has??D. generates? ? 5. I bought some roses __________ I bought some flowers.? ? A. entails B. presupposes? ? C. is inconsistent with? ? D. is synonymous with? ? 6. Ys utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxim of __________.? ? X: Who was that you were with last night?? ? Y: Did you know that you were wearing odd socks?? ? A. quality? ? B. quantityC. relation? ? D. manner? ? 7. Changes in a language are changes in the grammar of the speakers of the language. This means that phonemes, __________, words and grammatical rules may be borrowed, added, lost or altered.? ? A. phrases? ?? ?B. sentences? ? C. morphemes D. utterances ? ? 8. In a speech community people have something in common __________a language or a particular variety of language and rules for using it.? ? A. socially? ?? ?B. linguistically? ? C. culturally??D. pragmatically 9. Which of the major mental functions listed below is not under the control of the left hemispher