英语语言学试卷精粹（10套题）

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.Chomsky uses the term ( ) to refer to the actual realization of a language user‘s knowledge of the rules of his language in linguistic communication. A. langue B. competence C. parole D. performance

2.In terms of the place of articulation, the following sounds [t][d][s][z][n] share the feature of ( ). A. palatal B. alveolar C. bilabial D. dental

3.Transformational Generative Grammar was introduced by ( ) in 1957.

A. L. Bloomfield B. F. Saussure C. N. Chomsky D.M. A. K. Halliday

4.Natural languages are viewed to vary according to ( )

set on UG principles to particular values. A. Adjacent Condition B. parameters C. Case Condition D. Case requirement

5. Synonyms are classified into several kinds. The kind to which―girl‖and―lass‖ belong is called ( ) synonyms. A. stylistic B. dialectal C. emotive D. collocational

6. The illocutionary point of ( ) is to express the psychological state specified in the utterance. A. representatives B. commissives C. expressives D. declaratives

7. Modern English words man, woman, child, eat, fight, ect. originate from ( ).

A. Middle English B. Old English C. French D. Norman French

8. In a diglossic country, the two diglossic forms of a language are generally two varieties of the same language, but there are situations in which the H-variety may have no

( ) relationship with the L-variety. A. genetic B. social C. direct D. close

9.Many aphasics do not show total language loss. Rather, different aspects of language are impaired. Aphasics in ( ) area reveal word-finding difficulties and problems with syntax.

A. Werniker‘s B. visual C. motor D. Broca‘s

10. ( ) motivation occurs when the learner desires to learn a second language in order to communicate with native speakers of the target language. A. Instrumental B. Functional C. Integrative D. Social

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％×10=10％)

11. If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be d _____.

12. Stops, fricatives, affricates, liquids, and glides all have some degree of o ____ and are therefore consonants.

13. M ____ is the smallest meaningful unit of language.

14. A _____is the movement of an auxiliary verb to the sentence-initial position, such as ―be‖, ―have‖, ―do‖ etc.

15. R ____ is what a linguistic form refers to in the real world; it is a matter of the relationship between form and the reality.

16. In Austin‘s early speech act theory, c ____ were statements that either state or describe, and were thus verifiable.

17. In the process of first language acquisition, children