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南京师范大学2006年英语语言学考研复试试题

一、单选题。

1.Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?

A) Language is a system. B) Language is symbol

C) Animals also have language. D) Language is arbitrary.

2.The word “partner reduction” is an example of _______ in word formation or use.

A) acronym B) blending C) euphemism D) back formation

3.All words contain a _______.

A) root B) bound morpheme C) prefix D) suffix

4.When we say that we can change the second word in the sentence “He is waiting outside” with another word or phrase, we are talking about ________ inside the sentence.

A) syntactic relations B) paradigmatic relations

C) linear relations D) government

5.Chomsky holds that the major task of linguists is to _______.

A) tell people how to speak appropriately.

B) study real “ facts” in daily settings.

C) look for “the universal grammar”.

D) tell people what is right in language use.

6._______ is a phrase which can only be understood as a unit, not as a summation of the meaning of each constituent word.

A) Collocation B) Idiom C) Semantic component D) synonym

7.“We can do things with words”‐‐‐‐ this is the main idea of ______.

A) the Speech Act Theory B) the Cooperative Principle

C) the Politeness Principle D) semantics

8.Which of the following words is a derivational one ________?

A) black board B) teaches C) consideration D) books

9.The function of the sentence “A nice day, isn’t it?” is _________.

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

10.________ is not a suprasegmental feature.

A) Aspiration B) Intonation C) Stress D) Tone

二、定义

1.formality: 2.constatives:

3.illocutionary act: 4.phoneme:

5.resultative motivation: 6.cognitive strategies:

7.critical Period Hypothesis: 8.positive transfer:

9.comprehensible input: 10.priming effect:

三、判断

1.Simplification of grammar occurs, so does elaboration or complication.

2.Five general types of speech acts share the same illocutionary point, but differ in strength.

3.Speakers of all languages are capable of producing and comprehending an infinite set of sentences.

4.Phonology is concerned with the abstract set if sounds in a language which allows us to distinguish meaning in the actual physical sounds we say and hear.