江苏省自考英语语言学概论27037填空题与选择题题库及中文中英文翻译.doc

第一章绪论填空题或选择题 1. A symbol consists of two parts : a concrete form and the meaning which it conveys.　一个符号由两个部分组成：一个具体的形式和它所表达的意思。 2.By saying language is arbitrary ,we mean we can’t give a sound reason why such a form is pronounced in this way rather than in that way, and why a particular meaning should be indicated by this form rather than by that form..　当说语言是任意的，我们指我们不能合理地解释为什么这个音以这种形式而不是以那种形式发音。并且为什么以这种形式而不是以那种形式来表明某种特殊的意义。 3. Language has two levels .They are grammatically meaningful level and sound meaningless level.　语言有两个层次：语法上有意义的层次和声音上无意义的层次。 4.Human languages have such design features as productivity ,discreteness ,displacement ,arbitrariness ,cultural transmission ,duality and interchangeability . 人类语言具有以下的甄别性特征：能产性，离散性，不受时空限制的特性，任意性，文化传递性，双重性和互换性。 5.Language is a system because every language consists of a set of rules which underlie people’s actual speech or writing .　语言是一种体系，因为每种语言都是由一套规则组成的，这些规则表明了人们的真正语言或书面形式。（2009年10月考题） 6. By saying language is creative ,we mean that every language contains an infinite number of sentences ,which ,however are generated by a small set of rules and a finite set of words .当说语言具有创造性的时候，我们指每种语言都包括无数的句子，而这些句子由有限的规则和有限的单词所构造的。 第二章语言学填空题或选择题 According to John Lyons , general linguistics deals with language in general and descriptive linguistics（描写语言学）2009年10月考题） In de Saussure’s term, langue refers to the system of language and parole refers to the speaker’s speech . 根据索绪尔的定义，语言指的是语言的体系，而言语指的是说话者的语言。（2009年10月考题） Phonology is the science that deals with the sound system.　音位学是研究语音系统的科学。 Syntax studies two kinds of rules : phrase structure rules and transformational rules .　句法学研究两种规则：短语结构规则和转换规则。 According to Chomsky ,competence is “the speaker-hearer’s knowledge of his language ”.while performance is “the actual use of language in concrete situations”.　根据乔姆斯基，语言能力是语言使用者所具有的知识，而语言运用是这种知识在具体情况下的实际运用。 Langue or competence is abstract and not directly observed ,while parole or performance is concrete and directly observable . 语言或