1、 安徽大学外语学院 2009 2010学年第 1 学期及答案 英语语言学 考试试卷 A卷 （闭卷 时间 120 分钟） 院 /系 年级 专业 姓名 学号 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 总分 得 分 第一部分 选择题 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%X10=20%
2、) 1.Saussures distinction and Chomskys are very similar, but they differ in that _. A. Saussure took a sociological view of language while Chomsky took a psychological point of view B. Saussure took a psychological view of language while Chomsky took a sociological point of view C. Saussure took a p
3、ragmatic view of language while Chomsky took a semantic point of view D. Saussure took a structural view of language while Chomsky took a pragmatic point of view 2. Language is a system of _ vocal symbols used for human communication. A. unnatural B. artificial C. superficial D. arbitrary 3. We are
4、born with the ability to acquire language, _. A. and the details of any language system are genetically transmitte B. therefore, we neednt learn the details of our mother tongue C. but the details of language have to be learnt. D. and the details are acquired by instinct 4. A(n)_ is a phonological u
5、nit of distinctive value. It is a collection of distinctive phonetic features. A. phone B. allophone C. phoneme D. sound 5. The morpheme ed in the word “worked” is a(n) _ morpheme. A. derivational B. inflectional C. free D. word-forming 6. WH-movement is _ in English which changes a sentence from af
6、firmative to interrogative. A. obligatory B. optional C. selectional D. arbitrary 7. Naming theory, one of the oldest notions concerning meaning, was proposed by _. A. Grice B. Plato C. Saussure D. Ogden and Richards 8. “John married a blond heiress.”_ “John married a blond.” A. is synonymous with B
7、. is inconsistent with C. entails D. presupposes 9. In semantic analysis of a sentence, the basic unit is called _, which is the abstraction of the meaning of a sentence. A. utterance B. reference C. predication D. morpheme 10. In Austins speech act theory, _ is the act of expressing the speakers in
8、tention; it is the act performed in saying something. A. a perlocutionary act B. a locutionary act C. a constative act D. an illocutionary act 第二部分 非选择题 II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note tha
9、t you are to fill in One word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (1%X10=10%) 11. P_ relates the study of language to psychology. It aims to answer such questions as how the human mind works when people use language. 12. A d_ study of language is a historical study; it studies
10、the historical development of language over a period of time. 13. Language is a system, which consists of two sets of structures, or two levels. At the lower level, there is a structure of meaningless sounds, which can be combined into a large number of meaningful units at the higher level. This des
11、ign feature is called d_. 14. The articulatory apparatus of a human being is contained in three important areas: the pharyngeal cavity, the o_ cavity and the nasal cavity. 15. The localization of cognitive and perceptual functions in a particular hemisphere of the brain is called l_. 16. S_ features
12、 such as stress, tone and intonation can influence the interpretation of meaning. 17. Phrase structure rules can generate an infinite number of sentences, and sentences with infinite length, due to their r_ properties. 18. H_ refers to the phenomenon that words having different meanings are identica
13、l in sound or spelling, or in both. 19. Some important missions of historical linguists are to identify and classify families of related languages in a genealogical family tree, and to reconstruct the p_, the original form of a language family that has ceased to exist. 20. In Sociolinguistics, speak
14、ers are treated as members of social groups. The social group isolated for any given study is called the speech c_. III. Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. (2%X10=20%) ( ) 21. Lingui
15、sts believe that whatever occurs in the language people use should be described and analyzed in their investigation. ( ) 22. Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no intrinsic connection between words and what these words actually refer to. ( ) 23. The conclusions we reach about the phono
16、logy of one language can be generalized into the study of another language. ( ) 24. The meaning-distinctive function of the tone is especially important in English because English, unlike Chinese, is a typical tone language. ( ) 25. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, and yet t
17、here is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend. ( ) 26. When we think of a concept, we actually try to see the image of something in our minds eye every time we come across a linguistic symbol. ( ) 27. All utterances can be restored to
18、 complete sentences. For example, “Good morning!” can be restored to “I wish you a good morning.” ( ) 28. Two people who are born and brought up in the same town and speak the same regional dialect may speak differently because of a number of social factors. ( ) 29. Black English is linguistically i
19、nferior to standard English because Black English is not as systematic as standard English. ( ) 30. Any child who is capable of acquiring some particular human language is capable of acquiring any human language spontaneously and effortlessly. IV. Directions: Explain the following terms. (3%X10=30%)
20、 31. parole: 32. broad transcription: 33. allophones: 34. phrase structure rules: 35. context 36. Historical Linguistics: 37. standard language: 38. linguistic taboo: 39. acculturation: 40. care-taker speech: V. Answer the following questions. (10%X2=20%) 41. Enumerate three causes that lead to the
21、systematic occurrence of errors in second language acquisition and give your examples. 42. English has undergone tremendous changes since its Anglo-Saxon days. Identify the major periods in its historical development and name major historical events that led to the transition from one period to the
22、next. 安徽大学外语学院 2009 2010学年第 1 学期 英语语言学 考试试卷 A卷答案 第一部分 选择题 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%X10=20%) 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5.B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D 第
23、二部分 非选择题 II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in One word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (1%X10=10%) 11. Psycholinguistics 12. diachronic 13. dua
24、lity 14. oral 15. lateralization 16. Suprasegmental 17. recursive 18. Homonymy 19. protolanguage 20. community III. Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. (2%X10=20%) ( T ) 21. Linguists
25、 believe that whatever occurs in the language people use should be described and analyzed in their investigation. ( T ) 22. Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no intrinsic connection between words and what these words actually refer to. ( F ) 23. The conclusions we reach about the phon
26、ology of one language can be generalized into the study of another language. ( F ) 24. The meaning-distinctive function of the tone is especially important in English because English, unlike Chinese, is a typical tone language. ( T ) 25. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, and
27、yet there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend. ( F ) 26. When we think of a concept, we actually try to see the image of something in our minds eye every time we come across a linguistic symbol. ( F ) 27. All utterances can be re
28、stored to complete sentences. For example, “Good morning!” can be restored to “I wish you a good morning.” ( T ) 28. Two people who are born and brought up in the same town and speak the same regional dialect may speak differently because of a number of social factors. ( F ) 29. Black English is lin
29、guistically inferior to standard English because Black English is not as systematic as standard English. ( T ) 30. Any child who is capable of acquiring some particular human language is capable of acquiring any human language spontaneously and effortlessly. IV. Directions: Explain the following ter
30、ms. (3%X10=30%) 31. parole: It refers to the realization of langue in actual use. It is concrete and varies with context. 32. Broad transcription is the transcription with letter symbols only. It is the transcription normally used in dictionaries and teaching textbooks. 33. Allophones are the differ
31、ent phones that represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments. 34. Phrase structure rules are the rewrite rules which allow for the possible combination of words to form phrases and sentences. 35. Context is generally considered as constituted by the knowledge shared by the speaker and the
32、hearer. 36. Historical linguistics studies language change ( or historical development of language). 37. Standard language is a superposed, socially prestigious dialect of language. It is the language employed by the government and the judiciary system, used by the mass media and taught in education
33、al institutions. 38. Linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use. 39. Acculturation is a process of adapting to the culture and value system of the second language community. 40. It is simple and modified speech used by parents, baby-si
34、tter, etc. when they talk to young children who are acquiring their native language. V. Answer the following questions. (10%X2=20%) 41. Enumerate three causes that lead to the systematic occurrence of errors in second language acquisition and give your examples. 1) Mother tongue interference 2) inte
35、rlingual interference 3) Overgeneralization 42. English has undergone tremendous changes since its Anglo-Saxon days. Identify the major periods in its historical development and name major historical events that led to the transition from one period to the next. Major periods: Old English (449-1100)
36、; Middle Eng Middle English (1100-1500); Modern English (1500-present) Historical events: The old English period began with the invasion of the British Isles by English-speaking Anglo-Saxons from Europe, and ended with the arrival of Norman French invaders historically known as the Norman Conquest. The Middle English period is distinguished from the Old English period by the Norman Conquest. The European renaissance movement marked the beginning of the Modern English period.
