英语语言学试题(2)

英语语言学试题（2）

一、单项选择题(在每小题的四个备选答案中，选出一个正确答案，并将正确答案的序号填在题干的括号内。每小题2分，共20分)

1.B 2.D 3.D 4.D 5.B

6.A 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.B

1.The pair of words “lend” and “borrow” are ___.( )

A. gradable opposites B. relational opposites

C. co-hyponyms D. synonyms

2.The discovery of Indo-European language family began with the work of the British scholar .( )

A. Jacob Grimm B. Rasmus Rask

C. Franz Bopp D. Sir William Jones

3.A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as __.( )

A. unusual B. something to be feared

C. abnormal D. natural

4.__produce fast and fluent speech with good intonation and pronunciation but the content of their speech ranges from mildly inappropriate to complete nonsense, often as unintelligible.( )

A. Broca's aphasic B. The linguistic deprivation

C. The damage on the angular gyrus D. Wernicke's aphasic

5.Some Southern learners of English in China tend to say “night” as “light”. This shows: .( )

A. They cannot pronounce/n/

B. Interlangue interference because there is not the sound /n/in their mother tongue

C. The teachers do not have a good teaching method

D. They do not like to pronounce nasal sounds

6.A word with several meanings is called __word.( )

A. a polysemous B. a synonymous C. an abnormal D. a multiple

7.The function of the sentence “A nice day, isn't it?” is __.( )

A. informative B. phatic C. directive D. performative

8.The most recognizable differences between American English and British English are in __ and vocabulary.( )

A. usage B. grammar C. pronunciation D. structure

9.__deals with the way in which a language varies through geographical space.( )

A. Linguistic geography B. Lexicology

C. Lexicography D. Sociolinguistics

10.The semantic components of the word “gentleman” can be expressed as __.( )

A. +animate, +male, +human, -adult

B. +animate, +male, +human, +adult

C. +animate, -male, +human, -adult

D. +animate, -male, +human, +adult

二、填空题(每空1分，共10分)