2013年英语语言学概论试卷B.doc

2013-2014学年第2学期期末考试（B）卷 课程名称 《英语语言学概论》 任课教师签名 程建山 出题教师签名 程建山考试方式 （闭）卷 适用专业 2011级英语专业 考试时间 （120）分钟 题号 I II III IV V 总分 得分 评卷人 I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (2%×10=20%) 1. According to Saussure, _______ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community, the set of conventions and rules which language users all have to abide by. A. language B. langue C. parole D. competence 2. Vowels can be classified in terms of each of the following ways EXCEPT _______. A. position of the tongue B. openness of the mouth C. manner of articulation D. shape of the lips 3. In terms of manner of articulation, the English consonants ［s］ and ［z］ are classified as ______. A. liquids B. affricates C. stops D. fricatives 4. There are _______ morphemes in the word “frightening.” A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 5. Semantically, the sentence “I regret stepping on your book” ______ the sentence “I stepped on your book.” A. presupposes B. entails C. contradicts D. is synonymous with 6. According to John Austin’s speech act theory, a(n) ______ act is the act performed by saying something. A. prelocutionary B. locutionary C. illocutionary D. perlocutionary 7. All the following words EXCEPT ______ are the examples which can be used to illustrate semantic narrowing. A. aunt B. wife C. hound D. fowl 8. In many cultures, words relating to sex, sex organs, and natural bodily functions make up a larger part of ______ vocabulary. A. gender B. euphemism C. slang D. taboo 9. Speaker A: I’m out of petrol. Speaker B: There’s a garage round the corner. Speaker B is violating the maxim of _______. A. quantity B. quality C. relation D. manner 10. A typical example of a _______ community is an ethnic ghetto where