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英语专业语言学考试试题

Information for the examinees:

This examination consists of Four sections. They are:

Section I: Content Awareness of the Course (30 points, 20 minutes)

Section II: General Principles of Language and Linguistics (30 points, 25 minutes)

Section III: Some Specific Aspects of Language and Linguistics (20 points, 35 minutes)

Section IV: Analysis and Application (20 points, 40 minutes)

The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this

examination is 2 hours.

You must write all your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Section I: Content Awareness of the Course 30 points

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following statements. Write your answers on the

Answer Sheet. (10 points, 1 point for each item)

1. "Historical linguistics" seeks to provide scientific evidence ( )

A. of the reasons for human speech

B. of human habitation in Africa

C. why there are many world languages

D. concerning the origins of speech

2. Which of the following does NOT have something to do with the production of speech

sounds? ( )

A. Organic analysis

B. Linguistic analysis

C. Acoustic analysis

D. Phonetic analysis

3. In determining the symbolic nature of language humans( )

A. examine Braille and signs

B. examine the media and signs

C. examine the language of the media

D. examine the language itself

4. The aims of Unit 4 are to understand that language functions in the world ( )

A. through the use of naming devices and education

B. by people experiencing abstractions in education

C. based on experience, abstraction and symbolism

D. through symbolic and abstract experiences

5. The aim of Unit 5 is for students to understand that speech acts( )

A. need to be defined precisely through oral actions

B. need to be terminated under appropriate circumstances

C. need to be defined, analysed and comprehended

D. need to be analysed by definition and example:

6. Generally speaking, 脸and 面子is: ( )

A. more important for teenage girls than boys

B. something teenagers don"t worry about

C. not the same for adults as for teenagers

D. the same for adults as for teenagers

7. In face to face talk people"s interactive behaviour is based upon( )

A. Principles of Desire and Decisions

B. The Principle of Mutual Desirability

C. Principles of Decision Making

D. The Principle of Mutuality

8. If an 9verseas Chinese is called monolingual this means ( )

A. the person speaks primarily English but also speaks Chinese at home

B. the person has had to choose between speaking another language or Chinese

C. the choice of speaking a language has been limited to one of two languages

D. the person has chosen to speak Chinese in public and at home

9. According to the course our brain is divided into two hemispheres. Language functions are

mainly located in the ( )

A. left hemisphere

B. lower hemisphere

C. right hemisphere

D. upper hemisphere

10. The story of Genie in Unit 9 seems to highlight the language hypothesis of~ ( )

A. Eric Lenneherg

B. Antonio Francs

C. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itar

D. Sigmund Freud

11. Choose those words or phrases that best complete the following sentences. Write your

answers on the Answer Sheet. Note that there are more words or phrases than necessary.

(20 points, 2 points for each item)

A. syntagmatic

B. Braille

C. self-oriented

D. language

E. homo sapiens

F. homo habilis

G. cognitive

H. ideographic

I. other-oriented J. paradigmatic K. classification L. pictographic

A. Professor Guide (in Unit 1) makes the major point that the possession

of 11 ~ by

12 bas contributed to civilized and meaningful living.

B. The British manual alphabet and 13 are mediums of

language representation .

C. Chinese writing is 14 , rather than 15

D. When we name things it involves an act of 16 . This act is not neutral therefore

there are social as well as 17 repercussions.

E. When asking the names of people, Chinese people appear to be more 18

compared to British people who seem to be very 19

F. When words enter into sequential relation, it is called 20 relation.

Section II: General Principles of Language and Linguistics 30 points

III. Decide if the following statements are True or False according to what you"ve learned from the course book. (10 points, 1 point for each item)

21. The linguistic theory called " transformational-generative grammar" focuses on the

relationship between the language and the brain.

22. The lips are a part of the vocal tract.

23. Signs and icons are, in reality, the same thing.

24. Humans are not good at abstraction.

25. Ill0cutionary acts can be performed both directly and indirectly.

26. Some dialects or accents are related to social or economic status in China.

27. The Chinese characters 1--~-,:~ and i are examples of written norms.

28. Non-verbal signals are, generally, easily interpreted.

29. Status and regional identity can be linked to dialect.

30. The "classical" view of the terms ,~,~, and .1~,~, was that because the radical ,I~" was used

it connected the heart to the concept of thinking.

IV. Read the questions in Column A and choose the right one from Column B to answer each of them. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. There is ONLY one answer for each question. (20 points, 2 points for each item)

Column A Column B

31. "Hi! I"m Irene."

What speech act is the speaker performing?

32. In Chinese, instead of saying "拉屎", we use "方便一下" or "去一号". What are these expressions known as?

33. The word "rose" is related to the thing it stands for by the mind that understands it. What is the name given to this relationship?

34. When words take place in sequence, what is this called?

35. [A] "You must come and have dinner with us. "

[B] "Sorry, I"ve got something to do."

In the above exchange; What maxim of English politeness does the speaker observe or violate?

36. What name do we give to the process -- from an immediate experience of a real thing to naming it and categorizing it? 37. What is the term used hy Hayakawa that denies or ignores the existence of any A. the modesty maxim

B. the locutionary act.

C. the generosity maxim

D. euphemism

E. bilingualism

F. skipant(s)

G. speech therapy

H. abstraction

I. the tact maxim

J. the critical period

K. semiotic relations

L. schema

M. triadic relation

N. script

O. syntagmatie relation P. the illocutionary act

Q. parameter settings

R. the theory of speech act S. two valued orientation

middle ground between two opposing

forces?

38. "Coo-..coo.."could ""you "" you ""

te...tell me the--, way to the p--.p ."-post

of{ice p ." p[ "" please?": What type of

program me might be able to correct this

person" s language problem?

39. (A Chinese student at a bus stop in

London for the first time

--"Do you mind! Please join the queue like

the rest of us."

-- "Must I?"

The student did not know he has to queue

for the bus. tie did not have any prior

knowledge. Linguistically, what is this sort

of knowledge called?

40. A visiting Chinese scholar at

Nottingham University in the U.K.

remarked: 请我到office 来找我。His

Hong Kong colleague was offended by the

use of the word " office" in the sentence

because he thought he should have used

its Chinese equivalent. What is the

technical term used for the ad hoe use

of English words in Chinese sentences?

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英语专业语言学试题答案

I. (Questions 1--10:10 points, 1 point for each item)

1. C

2. B

3. D

4. C

5. C

6. D

7. D

8. B

9. A 10. A

II. (Questions 11--20:20 points, 2 points for each item)

11. D 12. E 13. B 14. H 15. L 16. K 17. G 18. I 19. C 20. A

III. (Questions 21-30:10 points, 1 point for each item)

21. F 22. T 23. F 24. F 25. T 26. T 27. F 28. F 29. T 30. T

IV. (Questions 31-40:20 points, 2 points for each item)

31. P 32. D 33. M 34. O 35. C

36. H 37. S 38. G 39. L 40. F