英语语言学试题集锦.doc

试题（一）一、单项选择题(在每小题的四个备选答案中，选出一个正确答案，并将正确答案的序号填在题干的括号内。每小题2分，共20分) 1.The pair of words “lend” and “borrow” are ___.(????? ) ? A. gradable opposites????? B. relational opposites C. co-hyponyms??D. synonyms 2.The discovery of Indo-European language family began with the work of the British scholar??? .(????? ) ? A. Jacob Grimm????? B. Rasmus Rask C. Franz Bopp????? D. Sir William Jones 3.A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as __.(????? ) ? A. unusual????????? B. something to be feared C. abnormal??????? D. natural 4.__produce fast and fluent speech with good intonation and pronunciation but the content of their speech ranges from mildly inappropriate to complete nonsense, often as unintelligible.(????? ) ? A. Brocas aphasic????? B. The linguistic deprivation ? C. The damage on the angular gyrus????? D. Wernickes aphasic 5. Some Southern learners of English in China tend to say “night” as “light”. This shows:??? .(????? ) ? A. They cannot pronounce/n/????? ? B. Interlangue interference because there is not the sound /n/in their mother tongue ? C. The teachers do not have a good teaching method ? D. They do not like to pronounce nasal sounds 6.A word with several meanings is called __word.(????? ) ? A. a polysemous??? B. a synonymous??? C. an abnormal??? D. a multiple 7.The function of the sentence “A nice day, isnt it?” is __.(????? ) ? A. informative??? B. phatic??? C. directive??? D. performative 8.The most recognizable differences between American English and British English are in __ and vocabulary.(????? ) ? A. usage????????? B. grammar????? C. pronunciation????? D. structure 9.__deals with the way in which a language varies through geographical space.(????? ) A. Linguistic geography????? B. Lexicology C. Lexicography??? D. Sociolinguistics 10.The semantic components of the word “gentleman” can be expressed as __.(????? ) ? A. +animate, +male, +human, -adult B. +animate, +male, +human, +adult ? C. +animate, -male, +human, -adult D. +animate,