语言学题库--择题.doc

语言学题库----选择题 II. Multiple Choice Which of the following statements about language is NOT True? A. Language is a system. B. Language is symbolic. C. Animals also have languages. D. Language is arbitrary. A word is a symbol that _____________. is used by the same speech community represents something else in the world is both simple and complex in nature shows different ideas in different sounds Of the following sound combinations, only_______ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English. A. kibl B.bkil C. ilkb D.ilbk American English began with _________. A. Old English B.Victorian English C. Middle English D.Elizabethan English The sentence that has a NP and a VP can be shown in a ___________ formula “S→NP + VP”. A. hierarchical B. linear C. tree diagram D.vertical 6. “Big” and “small” are a pair of ____________ opposites. A. complementary B. gradable C. complete D.converse 7. Predication analysis is a way to analyze _____________ meaning. A.phoneme B.word C.phrase D.sentence 8.Which of the following is NOT a factor that may influence second language acquisition ? A. Age. B.word C.Motivation. D.Personality. 9.Which pair of words is NOT a minimal pair? A.cat / bat B. put / but C. jig / pig D.sit / bit 10. According toSearle, those illocutionary acts whose point is to commit the speaker to some future course of action are called ___________ . A. commisives B. directives C. expressives D. declaratives 11.If two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are ________ of the same phoneme. A.sym