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华南理工大学

2014年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷

（试卷上做答无效，请在答题纸上做答，试后本卷必须与答题纸一同交回）科目名称：语言学和英美文学基础知识

适用专业：英语语言文学，外国语言学及应用语言学共4页

Part One

Fundamentals of Linguistics and Literature

（英语语言文学和外国语言学及应用语言学考生共答部分）

I. Define the following terms in your own words (每题必答，共20分)

1. argument

2. consonant

3. sense

4. minimal pair

5. foregrounding

6. the gilded age

7. individualism

8. cavalier poets

9. naturalism

10. point of view

II. Answer four of the following questions (请选答其中的4道题。请勿多答，只评前4题。共40分)

1. What is language aptitude? Please give three examples to illustrate this concept.

2. What is the difference between a proficiency test and an achievement test?

3. There are many ways of word formation in English lexicology. Can you define back

formation and give two examples?

4. What does “TheLost Generation”refer to?

5. What does “TheBeat Generation”refer to?

6. Who is Jane Austen (1775—1817)?

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