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语言学考研真题和答案第一章语言学Fill in the blanks1. Human language is arbitrary. This refers to the fact that there is no logical or intrinsic connection between a particular sound and the _______it is associated with. （人大2007研）meaning 语言有任意性，其所指与形式没有逻辑或内在联系2. Human languages enable their users to symbolize objects, events and concepts which are not present (in time and space) at the moment of communication. This quality is labeled as _______. （北二外2003研）displacement 移位性指人类语言可以让使用者在交际时用语言符号代表时间和空间上不可及的物体、事件和观点3. By duality is meant the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the _______ level are composed of elements of the __________ level and each of the two levels has its own principles of organization. （北二外2006研）primary, secondary 双重性指拥有两层结构的这种属性，底层结构是上层结构的组成成分，每层都有自身的组合规则4. The features that define our human languages can be called _______ features. （北二外2006）design人类语言区别于其他动物交流系统的特点是语言的区别特征，是人类语言特有的特征。

9.1. Displcement means that human languages enable their users to _____ .A. symbolize objects, events and concepts that are presentB. communicate in an arbitrary mannerB. SociolinguisticsD. Pragmatics3. A language user’s underlying knowledge about the system of rules is called his _____ . And _____ refers to the actual use of language in concrete situation.A. intercultural communicative comp etence ….. performance4. All monomophemic words are ______ . And polymorphemic words are called _____.pounds …… free compoundsC. stems and prefixesD. words formation and backformation6. The idea that the meaning of a sentence depends on the meaning of the constituent words andB. propositionD. configuration7. Which of the following pairs is NOT an example of converse antonymy?A. buy, sellC. uncle, nephew-formation”.B. edit →editorD. possible →impossible9. /p/ and /b/ can occur in the same environments and they distinguish meaning. Therefore they are ___ .B. in complementary distributionD. allophonesB. IntonationC. StressD. ToneA. become, run, feelC. clever, green, beautiful12. The word “politician” differs from the word “statesman” in its _______ .A. conceptual meaningC. referential meaningB. The Philosophy of GrammarD. Language----- this is the main idea of _____ .C. the Politeness PrincipleD. semantics15. In order to red uce the ambiguity of the term “word”, the term _____ is postulated as the ____ unit underlying the smallest unit in the lexical system of a language.。

戴炜栋新编英语语言学判断正误题集Chapter I IntroductionT 1. Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.F 2.Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general.F 3. A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.T 4. In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts.T 5. General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole.T 6. General linguistics, which relates itself to(in contrast to) the research of other areas, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and methods applicable in any linguistic study.T 7. Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication.F 8. Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences.T 9. The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to form words is called morphology.F 10. Syntax(rules that govern the combination of words to form grammatically permissible sentences in L) is different from morphology in that the former not only studies the morphemes, but also the combination of morphemes into words and words into sentences.T 11. The study of meaning in language is known as semantics.F12. Both semantics(L is used to convey meaning- the study of meaning) and pragmatics( the study of meaning is conducted in the context of language use) study meanings.T 13. Pragmatics is different from semantics in that pragmatics studies meaning not in isolation, but in context.T 14.Social changes can often bring about language changes.T 15. Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to society.F 16. Modern linguistics is mostly prescriptive, but sometimes descriptive.T 17. Modern linguistics is different from traditional grammar.F 18. A diachronic历时（it changes through time）study of language is the description of language at some point in time. Synchronic 共时F 19 Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the spoken language.F 20. The distinction between competence语言能力and performance语言运用was proposed by F. de Saussure. N. ChomskyChapter 2：Phonology1. Voicing is a phonological feature that distinguishes meaning in both Chinese and English. (T)2. If two phonetically similar sounds occur in the same environments and they distinguish meaning, they are said to be in complementary distribution. （F）3. A phone is a phonetic unit that distinguishes meaning. （F）4. English is a tone language while Chinese is not. （F）5. In linguistic evolution, speech is prior to writing. （T）6. In everyday communication, speech plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount of information conveyed. （T）7. Articulatory phonetics tries to describe the physical properties of the stream of sounds which a speaker issues with the help of a machine called spectrograph. （F）8. The articulatory apparatus of a human being are contained in three important areas: the throat, the mouth and the chest. （F）9. Vibration of the vocal cords results in a quality of speech sounds called voicing. （T）10. English consonants can be classified in terms of place of articulation and the part of the tongue that is raised the highest. （F）11. According to the manner of articulation, some of the types into which the consonants can be classified are stops, fricatives, bilabial and alveolar. （F）12. Vowel sounds can be differentiated by a number of factors: the position of tongue in the mouth, the openness of the mouth, the shape of the lips, and the length of the vowels. （T）13. According to the shape of the lips, vowels can be classified into close vowels, semi-close vowels, semi-open vowels and open vowels. （F）14. Any sound produced by a human being is a phoneme. （F）15. Phones are the sounds that can distinguish meaning. （F）16. Phonology is concerned with how the sounds can be classified into different categories. （F）17. A basic way to determine the phonemes of a language is to see if substituting one sound for another results in a change of meaning. （T）18. When two different forms are identical in every way except for one sound segment which occurs in the same place in the strings, the two words are said to form a phonemic contrast. （F）19. The rules governing the phonological patterning are language specific. （T）20. Distinctive features of sound segments can be found running over a sequence of two or more phonemic segments.（T）Chapter 3：Morphology1. Morphology studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.（T）2.Words are the smallest meaningful units of language. （F）3. Just as a phoneme is the basic unit in the study of phonology, so is a morpheme the basic unit in the study of morphology.（T）4. The smallest meaningful units that can be used freely all by themselves are free morphemes.（T）5. Bound morphemes include two types: roots and affixes.（T）6. Inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories such as number, tense, degree, and case.（T）7. The existing form to which a derivational affix can be added is called a stem, which can be a bound root, a free morpheme, or a derived form itself.（T）8. Prefixes usually modify the part of speech of the original word, not the meaning of it.（F）9. There are rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word. Therefore, words formed according to the morphological rules are acceptable words.（F）10. Phonetically, the stress of a compound always falls on the first element, while the second element receives secondary stress.（T）Chapter 4： 1. Syntax is a subfied of linguistics that studies the sentence structure of language, including the combination of morphemes into words. （F）2.Grammatical sentences are formed following a set of syntactic rules.（T）3. Sentences are composed of sequence of words arranged in a simple linear order, with one adding onto another following a simple arithmetic logic.（F）4.Universally found in the grammars of all human languages, syntactic rules that comprise the system of internalized linguistic knowledge of a language speaker are known as linguistic competence. （T）5. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, but there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend. （T）6. In a complex sentence, the two clauses hold unequal status, one subordinating the other. （T）7. Constituents that can be substituted for one another without loss of grammaticality belong to the same syntactic category.（T）8. Minor lexical categories are open because these categories are not fixed and new members are allowed for.（F）9. In English syntactic analysis, four phrasal categories are commonly recognized and discussed, namely, noun phrase, verb phrase, infinitive phrase, and auxiliary phrase. （F）10. In English the subject usually precedes the verb and the direct object usually follows the verb.（T）11.What is actually internalized in the mind of a native speaker is a complete list of words and phrases rather than grammatical knowledge.（F）12. A noun phrase must contain a noun, but other elements are optional.（T）13. It is believed that phrase structure rules, with the insertion of the lexicon, generate sentences at the level of D-structure.（T）14. WH-movement is obligatory in English which changes a sentence from affirmative to interrogative.（T）Chapter 5 Semantics1. Dialectal synonyms can often be found in different regional dialects such as British English and American English but cannot be found within the variety itself, for example, within British English or American English. （F）2. Sense is concerned with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience, while the reference deals with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form. （F）3. Linguistic forms having the same sense may have different references in different situations. （T）4. In semantics, meaning of language is considered as the intrinsic and inherent relation to the physical world of experience. （F）5. Contextualism is based on the presumption that one can derive meaning from or reduce meaning to observable contexts. （T）6. Behaviourists attempted to define the meaning of a language form as the situation in which the speaker utters it and the response it calls forth in the hearer. （T）7. The meaning of a sentence is the sum total of the meanings of all its components. （F）8. Most languages have sets of lexical items similar in meaning but ranked differently according to their degree of formality. （T）9. “it is hot.” is a no-place predication because it contains no argument. （T）10. In grammatical analysis, the sentence is taken to be the basic unit, but in semantic analysis of a sentence, the basic unit is predication, which is the abstraction of the meaning of a sentence. （T）Chapter 6：Pragmatics1.Both semantics and pragmatics study how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication（F）2.Pragmatics treats the meaning of language as something intrinsic and inherent. （F）3.It would be impossible to give an adequate description of meaning if the context of language use was left unconsidered. （T）4.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaning the context of use is considered. （T）5.The major difference between a sentence and an utterance is that a sentence is not uttered while an utterance is. （F）6.The meaning of a sentence is abstract, but context-dependent. （F）7.The meaning of an utterance is decontexualized, therefore stable. （F）8.Utterances always take the form of complete sentences （F）9.Speech act theory was originated with the British philosopher John Searle. （F）10.Speech act theory started in the late 50’s of the 20th century.（T）11.Austin made the distinction between a constative and a performative. （T）12.Perlocutionary act is the act of expressing the speaker’s intention.（F）Chapter 10&11：（Second）Language Acquisition1.L1 development and L2 development seem to involve the same processes. （F）2.The capacity to acquire one's first language is a fundamental human trait that all human beings are equally well possessed with. （T）3.All normal children have equal ability to acquire their first language. （T）4.Children follow a similar acquisition schedule of predictable stages along the route of language development across cultures, though there is an idiosyncratic variation in the amount of time that takes individuals to master different aspects of the grammar. （T）5.Humans can be said to be predisposed and biologically programmed to acquire at least one language.6.Some languages are inferior, or superior, to other languages. (T)nguage acquisition is primarily the acquisition of the vocabulary and the meaning of language. (F)8.Human beings are genetically predetermined to acquire language, this genetic predisposition is a sufficient condition for language development. (F)9.Children who grow up in culture where caretaker speech is absent acquire their native language more slowly than children who are exposed to caretaker speech. (F)10.In mother tongue acquisition, normal children are not necessarily equally successful. (F)11.For the vast majority of children, language development occurs spontaneously and require little conscious instruction on the part of adults. (T)12.The available evidence to date indicates that an explicit teaching of correct forms to young children plays a minor role at best. (T)13.Correction and reinforcement are not key factors in child language development as they were claimed to be. (T)14.Imitation, plays at best a very minor role in the child's mastery of language. (T)15.Observations of children in different language areas of the world reveal that the developmental stages are similar, possibly universal, whatever the nature of the input. (T)16.A child's babbling seems to depend on the presence of acoustic, auditory input. (F)17.In general, the two-word stage begins roughly in the second half of the child's first year. (F)18.Children's two-word expressions are absent of syntactic or morphological markers. (T)19.Children first acquire the sounds in all languages of the world, no matter what language they are exposed to, and in late stages acquire the more difficult sounds. (T)20. Language acquisition begins at about the same time as lateralization does and is normally complete, as far as the essentials are concerned, by the time that the process of lateralization comes to an end. (T)Chapter12：language & brain (Psycholinguistics)1.The linguistic ability of human beings depends primarily on the structure of the vocal cords. （F）2.Human beings are the only organisms in which one particular part of the left half of the brain is larger than the corresponding part of the right half. （T）3.The case of Phineas Gage suggests that if our language ability is located in the brain, it is clear that it is not situated right at the front. （T）4.In general, the right side of the brain controls voluntary movements of, and responds to signals from, the left side of the body, whereas the left side controls voluntary movements of, and responds to signals from, the right side of the body. （T）nguage functions are believed to be lateralized primarily in the left hemisphere of the brain. （T）6. The language we speak determines the way we perceive the world and therefore the nature of thought. （F）7. Human beings can not think without language, just as they can not speak without thinking. （F）8.If a language lacks a word, its speakers will not be able to grasp its concept. （F）9. Generally speaking, left hemisphere is responsible for language and speech, analytic reasoning, associative thought, etc., while the right hemisphere is responsible for perception of nonlinguistic sounds, holistic reasoning, recognition of musical melodies, etc. （T）10. Language by no means determines the ways we perceive the objective world, but by its convenience, availability, and habitual use, does influence the perceptions of human being. （T）Chapter 7：Language Change（Historical Linguistics）1.One of the tasks of the historical linguists is to explore methods to reconstruct linguistic history and establish the relationship between languages. （T）nguage change is a gradual and constant process, therefore often indiscernible to speakers of the same generation. （T）3.The history of the English language is divided into the periods of Old English, Middle English and Modern English. （T）4.Middle English began with the arrival of Anglo-Saxons, who invaded the British Isles from northern Europe. （F）5.In Old English, all the nouns are inflected to mark nominative, genitive, dative and accusative cases. （F）6.In Old English, the verb of a sentence often precedes the subject rather than follows it. （T）7.A direct consequence of the Renaissance Movement was the revival of French as a literary language. （F）8.In general, linguistic change in grammar is more noticeable than that in the sound system and the vocabulary of a language. （F）9.The sound changes include changes in vowel sounds, and in the loss, gain and movement of sounds. （T）10.The least widely-spread morphological changes in the historical development of English are the loss and addition of affixes. （F）11.In Old English, the morphosyntactic rule of adjective agreement stipulated that the endings of adjective must agree with the head noun in case, number and gender. （T）12.The word order of Modern English is more variable than that of Old English.（F）13.Derivation refers to the process by which new words are formed by the addition of affixes to the roots, stems, or words. （T）14.“Smog” is a word formed by the word-forming process called acronymy. （F）15.“fridge” is a word formed by abbreviation. （F）16.Modern linguists are able to provide a consistent account for the exact causes of all types of language change.（F）17.Sound assimilation may bring about the loss of one of two phonetically similar syllables in sequence, as in the case of change of “Engla-land” to “England”. （T）18.Rule elaboration occurs when there is a need to reduce ambiguity and increase communicative clarity or expressiveness. （T）nguage change is always a change towards the simplification of language rules （F）20.The way children acquire the language is one of the causes for language change.（T）Chapter 8：Language and Society (Sociolinguistics)1. Sociolinguistics is the sub-discipline of linguistics that studies social contexts. （F）2. Language as a means of social communication is a homogeneous system with a homogeneous group of speakers.（F）3. Language use varies from one speech community to another, from one regional group to another, from one social group to another, and even from one individual to another. （T）4. The goal of sociolinguistics is to explore the nature of language variation and language use amonga variety of speech communities and in different social situations. （T）5.The linguistic markers that characterize individual social groups may serve as social markers of group membership. （T）6. From the sociolinguistic perspective, the term “speech variety ” can not be used to refer to standard language, vernacular language, dialect or pidgin. （F）7.Functional speech varieties are known as regional dialects. （F）8. The most distinguishable linguistic feature of a regional dialect is its grammar and uses of vocabulary. （F）9.Geographical barriers are the only source of regional variation of language. （F）10. A person's social backgrounds do not exert a shaping influence on his choice of linguistic features. （F）11.Two speakers of the same language or dialect use their language or dialect in the same way. (F)12. Every speaker of a language is, in a stricter sense, a speaker of a distinct idiolect. (T)13. The standard language is a better language than nonstandard languages. (F)14. A lingua franca can only be used within a particular country for communication among groups of people with different linguistic backgrounds. (F)15.Pidgins are linguistically inferior to standard languages. （F）16. A pidgin usually reflects the influence of the higher, or dominant, language in its lexicon and that of the lower language in their phonology and occasionally syntax. （T）17.The major difference between a pidgin and a creole is that the former usually has its native speakers while the latter doesn't. （F）18.Bilingualism and diglossia mean the same thing. （F）19.The kind of name or term speakers use to call or refer to someone may indicate something of their social relationship to or personal feelings about that individual. （T）20.The use of euphemisms has the effect of removing derogatory overtones and the disassociative effect as such is usually long-lasting. （F）。

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个⼈信息：[矩阵⽂本题] *I. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False.1. Morphology studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错2.Words are the smallest meaningful units of language. [判断题] *对错(正确答案)3. Just as a phoneme is the basic unit in the study of phonology, so is a morpheme the basic unit in the study of morphology. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错4. The smallest meaningful units that can be used freely all by themselves are free morphemes. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错5. Bound morphemes include two types: roots and affixes. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错6. Inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories such as number, tense, degree, and case. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错7. The existing form to which a derivational affix can be added is called a stem, which can be a bound root, a free morpheme, or a derived form itself. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错8. Prefixes usually modify the part of speech of the original word, not the meaning of it. [判断题] *对错(正确答案)9. There are rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word. Therefore, words formed according to the morphological rules are acceptable words. [判断题] *对错(正确答案)10. Phonetically, the stress of a compound always falls on the first element, while the second element receives secondary stress. [判断题] *对(正确答案)错II. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the first letter given.11. M ____ is the smallest meaningful unit of language. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Morpheme)12. The affix “-ish” in the word boyish conveys a g____ meaning. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：grammatical)13. B________ morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Bound)14. Affixes are of two types: inflectional affixes and d______ affixes. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：derivative)15. D________ affixes are added to an existing form to create words. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Derivative)16. A s______ is added to the end of stems to modify the meaning of the original word and it may case change its part of speech. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：suffix)17. C________ is the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Compounding)18. The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word are called m______ rules. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：morphological)19. In terms of morphemic analysis, d_______ can be viewed as the addition of affixes to stems to form new words. [填空题] * _________________________________(答案：derivation)20. A s______ can be a bound root, a free morpheme, or a derived form itself to which a derivational affix can be added. [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：stem)III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement.21. The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a(n) （） [单选题] *A. bound morphemeB. bound formC. inflectional morphemeD. free morpheme(正确答案)22. The compound word “bookstore” is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound （）. [单选题] *A. is the sum total of the meaning of its componentsB. can always be worked out by looking at the meanings of morphemesC. is the same as the meaning of a free phrase.D. None of the above.(正确答案)23. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of （）. [单选题] *A. the first elementB. the second element(正确答案)C. either the first or the second elementD. both the first and the second elements.24. （） are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word. [单选题] *A. Free morphemesB. Bound morpheme(正确答案)C. Bound wordsD. Words25. （） is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. [单选题] *A. SyntaxB. GrammarC. Morphology(正确答案)D. Morpheme26. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is （）. [单选题] *A. lexicalB. morphemicC. grammatical(正确答案)D. semantic27. Bound morphemes are those that （）. [单选题] *A. have to be used independentlyB. cannot be combined with other morphemesC. can either be free or boundD. have to be combined with other morphemes.(正确答案)28. （） modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part of speech of the original word. [单选题] *A. Prefixes(正确答案)B. SuffixesC. RootsD. Affixes29. （） are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by the linguists. [单选题] *A. WordsB. Morphemes(正确答案)C. PhonemesD. Sentences30. “-s” in the word “books” is （）. [单选题] *A. a derivative affixB. a stemC. an inflectional affix(正确答案)D. a rootIV. Define the following terms.31. Morpheme [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：It is the smallest meaningful unit of language.)32. Free morpheme [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Free morphemes are the morphemes which are independent units of meaning and can be used freely all by themselves or in combination with oth?er morphemes.)33. Bound morpheme [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Bound morphemes are the morphemes which cannot be used indepen? dently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.)34. Suffix [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Suffixes are added to the end of the stems; they modify the meaning of the original word and in many cases change its part of speech.)35. Derivation [填空题] *_________________________________(答案：Derivation is a process of word formation by which derivative affixes are added to an existing form to create a word.)。

语言学练习Chapter 1 & 2I. Multiple Choices1. The study of language development at some point in time is generally termed as ___________linguistics.A. comparativeB. appliedC. synchronicD. diachronic2. N. Chomsky is a famous _____________ linguist.A. AmericanB. BritishC. GreekD. Swiss3. Modern linguistics differs from traditional grammar for it is mostly _________.A.prescriptiveB.descriptiveC. subjectiveD. Latin-based4. In the following sounds ___________ is a voiceless frictive.A. [d]B.[l]C. [f]D. [w]5. Which of the following sounds is a voiced bilabial stop?A. [p]B. [m]C. [b]D. [t]6.Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?A. bangB. photoC. typewriterD. rumble7. In English, “pill” and “bill” are ___________.A. a phonemic contrastB. complementary distributionC. assimilation D a minimal pair8. Which of the following is a minimal pair? ( )A./\'\'aiiSo/ /\'\'i:iSo/B. /pen/ /hen/C. /pet/ /bit/D./fi:l/ /li:v/II. Fill in the blanks1. If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to bed__________.2. The description of a language as it changes through time is a d_________ study.3. Similar to Saussure’s distinc tion between langue and parole is the distinction betweenc________ and performance by the linguist N. Chomsky.4. Language is c________ in that it makes possible the construction and interpretation of newsignals by its uses.5. The English sounds [m],[n] and [N] are called n_______ consonants.6. Language is a system of a ____________ vocal symbols used for human communication.7. According to the Swiss linguist F. de Saussure, p___________ refers to the realization oflanguage in actual use.8. The three branches of phonetics are labelled a____________ phonetics, auditory phoneticsand acoustic phonetics respectively.III. True or false1. Competence and performance mean, to N. Chomsky, much the same thing.2. The basic difference between a vowel and a consonant is that in the pronunciation of theformer it is characterized by the absence of obstruction of the airstream and it does not have a place of articulation in the same sense as a consonant.3. Phonology is a branch of linguistics which studies the sentence patterns of a language.4. The transcription of speech sounds with letter-symbols together with the diacritics is calledbroad transcription.5. All the phones in complementary distribution are considered to be allophones of the samephoneme.6. Assimilation is often used synonymously with coarticulaton.7. The principal suprasegmental features are stress, tone, and intonation.Chapter 3：MorphologyI. Decide whether each of the following statements is True orFalse:1. Morphology studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.2. Words are the smallest meaningful units of language.3. Just as a phoneme is the basic unit in the study of phonology, so is a morpheme the basic unit in the study of morphology.4. The smallest meaningful units that can be used freely all by themselves are free morphemes.5. Bound morphemes include two types: roots and affixes.6. Inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories such as number, tense, degree, and case.7. Prefixes usually modify the part of speech of the original word, not the meaning of it.8. Phonetically, the stress of a compound always falls on the first element, while the second element receives secondary stress.II. Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given:1. M ____ is the smallest meaningful unit of language in grammar.2. The affix “-ish” in the word boyish conveys a l____ meaning.3. B___________ morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.4. Affixes are of two types: inflectional affixes and d__________ affixes.5. D________ affixes are added to an existing form to create words.6. A s______ is added to the end of stems to modify the meaning of the original word and it may case change its part of speech.7. C__________ is the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words.8. The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word are called m___________ rules.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:1. The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a(n) ______.A. bound morphemeB. bound formC. inflectional morphemeD. free morpheme2. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of__________.A. the first elementB. the second elementC. either the first or the second elementD. both the first and the second elements.3. _______ are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with othermorphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.A. Free morphemesB. Bound morphemesC. Bound wordsD. Words4. _________ is a branch of grammar which studies the internalstructure of words and the rules by which words are formed.A. SyntaxB.GrammarC. MorphologyD. Morpheme5. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is _______.A. lexicalB. morphemicC. grammaticalD. semantic6. Bound morphemes are those that ___________.A. have to be used independentlyB. can not be combined with other morphemesC. can either be free or boundD. have to be combined with other morphemes.7. ____ modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part of speech of theoriginal word.A. PrefixesB. SuffixesC. RootsD. Affixes8. _________ are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by thelinguists.A. WordsB. MorphemesC. PhonemesD. Sentences9. “-s” in the word “books” is _______.A. a derivative affixB. a stemC. an inflectional affixD. a rootChapter 4：SyntaxI. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False:1. Syntax is a sub-field of linguistics that studies the sentence structure of language, including thecombination of morphemes into words.2. Grammatical sentences are formed following a set of syntactic rules.3. Sentences are composed of sequence of words arranged in a simple linear order, with one adding onto another followinga simple arithmetic logic.4. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, but there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend.5. Constituents that can be substituted for one another without loss of grammaticality belong to thesame syntactic category.6. In English the subject usually precedes the verb and the direct object usually follows the verb.7. What is actually internalized in the mind of a native speaker is a complete list of words and phrases rather than grammatical knowledge.8. There are three tenses in English, i. e. present tense, past tense and future tense.9. The class of signs which are in paradigmatic relation aresometimes called structure.II. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the letter given:1. A s______ is a structurally independent unit that usually comprises a number of words to forma complete statement, question or command.2. A s______ may be a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence that usually precedes the predicate.3. The relation between a sentence and its component elements, is generally referred to as the relation between a c________ and its c________, in which a very important notion is immediate constituent analysis.III. There are four given choices for each statement below. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:1. A sentence is considered ____ when it does not conform to the grammatical knowledge in themind of native speakers.A. rightB. wrongC. grammaticalD. ungrammatical2. Phrase structure rules have ____ properties.A. recursiveB. grammaticalC. socialD. functional3. Phrase structure rules allow us to better understand _____________.A. how words and phrases form sentences.B. what constitutes the grammaticality of strings of wordsC. how people produce and recognize possible sentencesD. All of the above.4. The sentence structure is ________.A. only linearB. Only hierarchicalC. complexD. both linear and hierarchical5. The syntactic rules of any language are ____ in number.A. largeB. smallC. finiteD. infiniteChapter 5 SemanticsI. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. The relationship between “human/body” and “face/nose” is hyponymy.2. One merit of componential analysis is that by specifying the semantic features of certain words,it will be possible to show how these words are related in meaning.3. The British English word “autumn” and the American English word “fall” are called stylisticsynonyms.4. Conceptualists maintain that there is no direct link between linguistic form and what it refers to.This view can be seen by the Semantic triangle.5. The relation between the words “male” and “female” is gradable antonyms.6. Sense and reference are two terms often encountered in the study of meaning. They are tworelated but different aspects of meaning.II. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the letter given:1. S________ can be defined as the study of meaning.2. The conceptualist view holds that there is no d______ link between a linguistic form and what itrefers to.3. R______ means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world; it deals with therelationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience.4. Words that are close in meaning are called s________.5. C_________ opposites are pairs of words that exhibit the reversal of a relationship between thetwo items.6. C ____ analysis is based upon the belief that the meaning of a word can be divided intomeaning components.7. Whether a sentence is semantically meaningful is governed by rules called s________restrictions, which are constraints on what lexical items can go with what others.8. The term a__________ is used for oppositeness of meaning.9. Sentence meaning is the combination of the meanings of the component words and the meaningof its s________.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:1. ___________ is a way in which the meaning of a word can be dissected into meaningcomponents, called semantic features.A. Predication analysisB. Componential analysisC. Phonemic analysisD. Grammatical analysis2. “alive” and “dead” are ______________.A. gradable antonymsB. relational oppositesC. complementary antonymsD. None of the above3. The grammaticality of a sentence is governed by _______.A. grammatical rulesB. selectional restrictionsC. semantic rulesD. semantic features4. The pair of words “let’ and “rent” is called ___________.A. relational oppositesB. gradable antonymsC. complementary antonymsD. co-hyponyms5. Which description of the meaning components of the word “woman” is right.A. [+human, +adult, +male]B. [-human, +adult, +male]C. [+human, +adult, -male]D. [+human, -adult,-male]6. The semantic relationship between carnation and rose is _______.A. hyponymsB. hyponymyC. co-hyponymsD. superordinate7. “John killed Bill but Bill didn’t die” is a (n) _______.A. entailmentB. presuppositionC. anomalyD. contradiction8. Which of the following two-term sets shows the feature of complementarity?A. hot/coldB. doctor/patientC. single/marriedD. husband /wifeChapter 6：PragmaticsI. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False:1. Both semantics and pragmatics study how speakers of a language use sentences to effectsuccessful communication2. Pragmatics treats the meaning of language as something intrinsic and inherent.3. It would be impossible to give an adequate description of meaning if the context of languageuse was left unconsidered.4. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaningthe context of use is considered.5. The meaning of a sentence is abstract, but context-dependent.6. The meaning of an utterance is de-contexualized,therefore stable.7. Austin made the distinction between a constative and a performative.8. Perlocutio nary act is the act of expressing the speaker’s intention.II. Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given:1. P_________ is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successfulcommunication.2. What essentially distinguishes s_______ and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaningthe context of use is considered.3. The notion of c_________ is essential to the pragmatic study of language.4. If we think of a sentence as what people actually utter in the course of communication, itbecomes an u___________.5. The meaning of a sentence is a_______, and decontexualized.6. C________ were statements that either state or describe, and were thus verifiable.7. P________ were sentences that did not state a fact or describe a state, and were notverifiable.8. A l_________ act is the act of uttering words, phrases, clauses. It is the act of conveying literalmeaning by means of syntax, lexicon and phonology.9. An i__________ act is the act of expressing the speaker’s intention; it is the act performed insaying something.10. There are four maxims under the cooperative principle: the maxim of q_______, the maximof quality, the maxim of relation and the maxim of manner.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can bestcomplete the statement:1. _________ does not study meaning in isolation, but in context.A. PragmaticsB. SemanticsC. Sense relationD. Concept2. The meaning of language was considered as something _______ in traditional semantics.A. contextualB. behaviouristicC. intrinsicD. logical3. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is whether in the study of meaning _________ is considered.A. referenceB. speech actC. practical usageD. context4. A sentence is a _________ concept, and the meaning of a sentence is often studied in isolation.A. pragmaticB. grammaticalC. mentalD. conceptual5. If we think of a sentence as what people actually utter in the course of communication, it becomes a(n) _________.A. constativeB. directiveC. utteranceD. expressive6. Which of the following is true?A. Utterances usually do not take the form of sentences.B. Some utterances cannot be restored to complete sentences.C. No utterances can take the form of sentences.D. All utterances can be restored to complete sentences.7. __________ is the act performed by or resulting from saying something; it is the consequence of, or the change brought about by the utterance.A. A locutionary actB. An illocutionary actC. A perlocutionary actD. A performative act8. __________ is advanced by Paul GriceA. Cooperative PrincipleB. Politeness PrincipleC. The General Principle of Universal GrammarD. Adjacency Principle9. When any of the maxims under the cooperative principle is flouted, _______ might arise.A. impolitenessB. contradictionsC. mutual understandingD. conversational implicaturesKeysChapter 1 &2I. C A B C C B D BII. 1.descriptive 2. dychronic 3. competence 4. creativity 5. nasal6.arbitrary7. parole8. articulatoryIII. F T F F F T FChapter 3I.T F T T T T F TII. 1. morpheme 2. lexical 3. bound 4.derivational 5. derivational6. compound7. morphologicalIII. D B B D C D A B CChapter 4I. F T F T T T F F FII. 1. sentence 2. subject 3. construction, constituentsIII. D A D D CChapter 5I.T T T T F TII. 1.Semantics 2. direct 3.Reference 4. synonyms 5. converse6. componential7. selection8. antonymy9. structureIII. B C A A C B D CChapter 8I. F F T T F F T FII. 1. Pragmatics 2. semantics 3. context 4. utterance 5. abstract6. Constatives7. Performativs8. locutionary9. illocutionary 10. quantity III. A C D B C B D A D。

Chapter 1 A general survey of English vocabularyLexicology: the study of words/ to study the science of words.a word is the smallest significant unit of a speech.词是语言的最小的有意义结构单位。

the smallest significant unit of a speech is morpheme(词素/语素/形位)Word defined: a fundamental（基本的）unit of speech and a minimum free form; with a unity of sound and meaning (both lexical and grammatical meaning) capable of performing a given syntactic function.Sound the naturalists 自然派Meaning the conventionalists 习惯派Three periods of EV1.Old English/Anglo-Saxon Period(449-1100AD)2.Middle English Period (1150-1500)3.Modern English Period (1500-present)Some characteristics of Old English1、The vocabulary is of Germanic characteristic, an exclusively Germanic vocabulary (few borrowings from non-Germanic languages), distinguished by compounding.（复合词）2、An ability to develop new words out of the existing Germanic word-stock instead of borrowing foreign words.3、Old English was an inflected language. It had a complete system of declension with five cases and conjugations.Middle English periodSome features of this period:1)Much borrowed French words;2)The inflectional system of OE decayed rapidly during the ME period and hadvanished almost entirely by the end of this period.3)The appearance of natural gender.Some characteristics of Modern English1、It was divided into two parts: early modern English(1500-1700) and latemodern English(1700--present)2、Expansion3、New words*Newest Development of EV（the rapid growth of present-day English vocabulary and its causes）1、Marked progress of science and technology;cybernetics, bionics, chain reaction, radioactivity, neutron bomb, medium-range ballistic missile, cosmonaut中程导弹, countdown倒数, space shuttle, launching pad, maglev train…2、Socio-Economic, political and cultural changes;Credit card; fringe benefit 额外福利pension 退休金Teach-in 宣讲游说roller-hockey 曲棍球surf-riding 冲浪3. The influence of other cultures and languagesombudsman: 调查官员舞弊情况的官员apartheid: 种族隔离制sputnik: 人造地球卫星autostrada: 高速公路(Italian）autopista: 高速公路（Spanish）Classification of EV1.By origin2.By level of usage:3.By notion4.By time1、By origin:native and loan words 本族语和外来语Fundamental features of basic word stock:1.National character;2.Stability3.Word-forming ability;4.Ability to form collocations.2. By level of usage 使用的程度来分类Common words (standard word) 普通词汇literary words Archaic words 古体语书面语Obsolete wordsPoetical words: traditionally used in poetry. E.g. the deep (the sea), steed (horse), thou, thee (you, sing.), ye (you, plur.), thy (your), thine (yours), yon (over there), aught (anything), naught (nothing).Colloquial words 口语词汇are described as everyday words which have been around for a long time and are often used in informal speeches.Slang words 俚语are ever-changing set of colloquial words generally considered distinct from and socially lower than the standard to describe language that is new and fresh, including argot/cant (secret vocabulary of underworld groups). Technical words 术语include formal specialized language (terminologies) and informal specialized language (jargon) to a trade, job, or group.3. By notionFunction words功能词：determiners, conjunctions, prepositions, auxiliaries（助词），and so forthContent words 实意词: diagnosis 诊断prescription 处方injection 注射space walk ; space opera 太空剧apartheid 种族隔离Chapter 2 Morphological structure of English wordsMorpheme(语素，词素): the morpheme is the smallest meaningful linguistic unit of language, not divisible or analyzable into smaller forms.one morpheme：nationtwo morphemes: nationalthree: morphemes: nation +al +izeAllomorphemes :语素变体，形位变体：Some morphemes are realized by more than one morph according to their position. Such alternative morphs are allomorphemes. E.g. the morpheme of plurality (-s) has a number if allomorphemes in different sound context, e.g. in cats/s/, in bags/z/, in matches/iz/.有些词素根据其在词中的特殊位置而产生的变体叫词素变体。

Chapter 3 Morphology 形态学1.Definition 定义Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.形态学是语法学的一个分支，它研究的是单词的内在结构及单词的构成规则。

The aim of morphology is to find out these rules。

形态学的任务就是要找出这些规则（单词构成的规则）。

Morphology is divided into two sub-branches：inflectional morphology and lexical or derivational morphology. The former studies the inflections and the latter the study of word-formation.形态学可以划分两个分支：屈折形态学和词汇形态学（也叫派生形态学).前者研究的是单词的屈折变化，后者研究的是构词法。

2.Morpheme 词素2.1Morpheme： the smallest meaningful unit of language词素:语言中最小的意义单位Just as a phoneme is the basic unit in the study of phonology, so is a morpheme the basic unit in the study of morphology。

正如音位是音系学研究中的基本单位一样,词素是形态学研究中的基本单位。

Monomorphemic words 单词素单词2.2Types of morphemes 词素的类型2.2.1Free morphemes 自由词素The morphemes that are independent units of meaning and can be used freely all by themselves are called free morphemes。

Chapter 5 Morphology(形态学,词法学)5.1 what is morphology？什么是形态学？Morphology is one of subbranches of linguistics，and also a branch of grammar.形态学即使语言学的分支，也是语法的分支。

Morphology studies the internal structure of words，and the rules by which words are formed.形态学研究词的内部结构和构词规则。

可分为两个分支：inflectional morphology and lexical/derivational morphology屈折形态学和词汇或派生形态学5.2 morphemes (词素,语素)最简单的定义Morpheme is a minimal meaningful grammatical unit.语素是最小的有意义的语法单位。

Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units in the grammatical system of a language.语素是在语音的语法系统中最小的意义单位。

1 minimal: smallest,it can not further be divided.2 meaningful: can not be further divided without destroying its meaning3 grammatical: not only lexical morphemes like ,but also grammatical ones,5.3 Classification of morphemes 语素的分类Semantically：morphemes ：root morphemes and affixational morphemes根据语义，语素可分为词根和词缀Structurally：morphemes ：free morphemes and bound morphemes根据结构，语素可分为自由语素和粘着语素5.3.1 interrelations between free morphemes，bound morphemes，roots and affixes自由语素、粘着语素、词根和词缀的相互关系1）Free morphemes are those which can exist as individual words.eg.book，store.自由语素是那些独立存在的单词。

第三章MorphologyI. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False：1.Morphology studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.2.Words are the smallest meaningful units of language.3.Just as a phoneme is the basic unit in the study of phonology，so is a morpheme the basic unit in the study of morphology.4.The smallest meaningful units that can be used freely all by themselves are free morphemes.5.Bound morphemes include two types：roots and affixes.6.Inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories such as number，tense，degree，and case.7.The existing form to which a derivational affix can be added is called a stem，which can be a bound root，a free morpheme，or a derived form itself.8.Prefixes usually modify the part of speech of the original word，not the meaning of it.9.There are rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word. Therefore，words formed according to the morphological rules are acceptable words.10.Phonetically，the stress of a compound always falls on the first element，while the second element receives secondary stress.II. Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given：11.M ____ is the smallest meaningful unit of language.12.The affix “-ish” in the word ‘boyish’ conveys a g____ meaning.13.B___________ morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes，either free or bound，to form a word.14.Affixes are of two types：inflectional affixes and d__________ affixes.15.D________ affixes are added to an existing form to create words.16.A s______ is added to the end of stems to modify the meaning of the original word and it may case change its part of speech.17.C__________ is the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words.18.The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word are called m___________ rules.19.In terms of morphemic analysis，d_______________ can be viewed as the addition of affixes to stems to form new words.20.A s______ can be a bound root，a free morpheme，or a derived form itself to whicha derivational affix can be added.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement：21The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a（n）______.A. bound morphemeB. bound formC. inflectional morphemeD. free morpheme22. The compound word “bookstore” is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound __________.A. is the sum total of the meaning of its componentsB. can always be worked out by looking at the meanings of morphemesC. is the same as the meaning of a free phraseD. None of the above23. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of __________.A. the first elementB. the second elementC. either the first or the second elementD. both the first and the second elements24. _______ are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes，either free or bound，to form a word.A. Free morphemesB. Bound morphemesC. Bound wordsD. Words25. _________ is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.A. SyntaxB. GrammarC. MorphologyD. Morpheme26. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is _______.A. lexicalB. morphemicC. grammaticalD. semantic27. Bound morphemes are those that ___________.A. have to be used independentlyB. can not be combined with other morphemesC. can either be free or boundD. have to be combined with other morphemes28. ____ modify the meaning of the stem，but usually do not change the part of speech of the original word.A. PrefixesB. SuffixesC. RootsD. Affixes29. _________ are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by the linguists.A. WordsB. MorphemesC. PhonemesD. Sentences30. “-s” in the word “books” is_______.A. a derivative affixB. a stemC. an inflectional affixD. a root IV. Define the following terms：31.morphology 32.inflectional morphology 33.derivational morphology34.morpheme 35.freemorpheme 36.bound morpheme37.root 38.affix 39.prefix40.suffix 41.derivation poundingV. Answer the following questions：43.What are the main features of the English compounds？44.Discuss the types of morphemes with examples.Suggested AnswersI. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False.l.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.T 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.TII. Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given.11.Morpheme 12.grammatical13.Bound 14.derivative15.Derivative 16.suffix pounding 18.morphological19.derivation 20.stemIII. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement.2l.D 22.D 23.B 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.CIV. Define the following terms.31.Morphology：Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.32.Inflectional morphology：The inflectional morphology studies the inflections33.Derivational morphology：Derivational morphology is the study of word- formation.34.Morpheme：It is the smallest meaningful unit of language.35.Free morpheme：Free morphemes are the morphemes which are independent units of meaning and can be used freely all by themselves or in combination with oth­er morphemes.36.Bound morpheme：Bound morphemes are the morphemes which cannot be used indepen­dently but have to be combined with other morphemes，either free or bound，to form a word.37.Root：A root is often seen as part of a word；it can never stand by itself al­though it bears clear，definite meaning；it must be combined with another root or an affix to form a word.38.Affix：Affixes are of two types：inflectional and derivational. Inflectional affixes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories，while derivational affixes are added to an existing form to create a word.39.Prefix：Prefixes occur at the begin­ning of a word. Prefixes modify the meaning of the stem，but they usually do not change the part of speech of the original word.40.Suffix：Suffixes are added to the end of the stems；they modify the meaning of the original word and in many cases change its part of speech.41.Derivation：Derivation is a process of word formation by which derivative affixes are added to an existing form to create a word.pounding：Compounding can be viewed as the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words.V. Answer the following questions.43.What are the main features of the English compounds？Orthographically a compound can be written as one word，two separate words with or without a hyphen in between. Syntactically，the part of speech of a compound is determined by the last element. Semantically，the meaning of a compound is idiomatic，not calcu­lable from the meanings of all its components. Phonetically，the word stress of a compound usually falls on the first element.44.Discuss the types of morphemes with examples.Free morphemes：They are the independent units of meaning and can be used freely all by themselves，for example，“book-” in the word “bookish”.Bound morphemes：They are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes，either free or bound，to form a word such as “-ish” in “bookish”. Bound morphemes can be subdivided into roots and affixes. A root is seen as part of a word；it can never stand by itself although it has a clear and definite meaning，such as “gene-” in the word “generate”. Affixes are of two types：inflectional and derivational. Inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories such as “-s” in the word “books” to indicate plurality of nouns. Derivational affixes are added to an existing form to create a word such as “mis-”in the word “misinform”. Derivational affixes can also be divided into prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes occur at the beginning of a word such as “dis- ” in the word “dislike”，while suffixes occur at the end of a word such as “-less” in the word “friendless”.Unit I Some Preliminaries about LanguageI. Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false:1. Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.2. A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.3. General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole4. Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies thecombinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication.5. The study of the ways in which morphemes can be combined to formwords is called morphology.6. Applied linguistics is the application of linguistic principles and theories tolanguage teaching and learning7 Competence and performance refer respectively to a language user’sunderlying knowledge about the system of rules and the actual use of language in concrete8 Language is a means of verbal communication. Therefore, thecommunication way used by the deaf-mute is not language9 By diachronic study we mean to study the changes and development of language10 language change is universal, ongoing and arbitrary11. There is universal agreement about the origin of language.12. Pet dogs can speak human languages.13. All human infants can speak some language.14. By creativity we mean the creative use of language as often practiced by poets.15. With different cultures there will be different languages.16. Not all uses of language are meant to convey new information.II. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the letter given:1. Chomsky defines “competence” as the ideal user’s k__________ ofthe rules of his language.2. Langue refers to the a__________ linguistic system shared by all themembers of a speech community while the parole is the concrete use of the conventions and application of the rules.3 The description of a language as it change through time is a ________study4 .Language is a system of a_________ vocal symbols used for human communication.5 .The discipline that studies the rules governing the formation of wordsinto permissible sentences in languages is called s________.6 Language ,broadly speaking, is a means of _________communication7 language has many functions. we can use language to talk about itself. This function is________8 Theory that primitive man made involuntary vocal noises whileperforming heavy work has been called the ___________theory9 One general principle of linguistic analysis is the primacy of ___________over writing10 D_________ is one of the design features of human language whichrefers to the phenomenon that language consists of two levels: a lowerlevel of meaningless individual sounds and a higher level of meaningfulunits.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement.1. If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actuallyuse, it is said to be ______________.A. prescriptiveB. analyticC. descriptiveD. linguistic2 .Which of the following is not a design feature of human language?A. ArbitrarinessB. DisplacementC. DualityD. Meaningfulness3. Modern linguistics regards the written language as ____________.A. primaryB. correctC. secondaryD. stable4 The function of the sentence“water boil at 100 degrees centigrade”A interrogativeB directiveC informativeD performative5. A historical study of language is a ____ study of language.A. synchronicB. diachronicC. prescriptiveD. comparative6 language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols for human __________.A contactB communicationC relationD community7 languages is _______A instinctiveB non-instinctiveC staticD geneticallytransmitted8 A linguist regards the change in language and language use as _______A unnaturalB something to be fearedC naturalD abnormal9 which of the following words is entirely arbitraryA treeB crashC typewriterD bang10. In modern linguistics, speech is regarded as more basic than writing,because ___________.A. in linguistic evolution, speech is prior to writingB. speech plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount ofinformation conveyed.C. speech is always the way in which every native speaker acquires his mothertongueD. All of the aboveIV. Define the following terms:1. Linguistics2. Phonology3. Syntax4 Design features 5. Psycholinguistics 6. Language 7. Phonetics 8. Morphology 9.paroleV. Answer the following questions as comprehensively as possible. Give examples for illustration if necessary:1. Language is generally defined as a system of arbitrary vocal symbolsused for human communication. Explain it in detail.2. What are the design features of human language? Illustrate them withexamples.3. How do you understand the distinction between a synchronic studyand a diachronic study?4. Why does modern linguistics regard the spoken form of language asprimary, not the written?5. What are the major distinctions between langue and parole?6. There is a well-known story in the Bible that reflects the importance oflanguage in human society. According to the Old Testament, mankindspoke only one language until Nimrod began to build a tower that was to reach heaven. The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand each other’s speech.”ASK:(1) What if there were no language?(2) What if there were only one language the world over?(3) What can we learn from this Bible story?7. Not only are many languages dying today, many dialects are alsodisappearing from the planet. For example, according to a report once circulated on the Internet, many parents discourage their children from speaking their local dialect. They would rather their children took hold of every chance to learn English, because the latter will give them an edge in future competition.ASK:(1) What measures do you suggest for protecting dialects as well aslanguages?(2) Do you think that someday people all over the world will speak only onelanguage, or someday no dialect will exist?8. Can our pets learn human languages? Why or why not?9. What role does body language play in language communication?Unit I Some Preliminaries aboutLanguageAnswer:I.Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false:l. T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6T 7 T 8F 9 T 10F 11. F 12.F 13.F 14. F 15. F 16. TII. Fill in each of the following blanks with one word which begins with the letter given:1. Knowledge2. Abstract3. Diachronic linguistics4. Arbitrary5. Syntax 6 verbal7 metalingual function 8 yo-he ho 9 speech10 DualityIII. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement.l. C 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.DI V. Define the following terms:1. Linguistics: Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study oflanguage.2. Phonology: The study of how sounds are put together and used incommunication is called phonology.3. Syntax: The study of how morphemes and words are combined to formsentences is called syntax. .4 Design features: it referred to the defining properties of human languagethat tell the difference between human language that tell the difference between human language and any system of animal communication. 5. Psycholinguistics: The study of language with reference to the workings ofmind is called psycholinguistics.6. Language: Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used forhuman communication.7. Phonetics: The study of sounds which are used in linguisticcommunication is called phonetics.8. Morphology: The study of the way in which morphemes are arranged toform words is called morphology.9. Parole: it referred to the actual phenomena or data of linguistics.V. Answer the following questions as comprehensively as possible.Give examples for illustration if necessary:1. Language is generally defined as a system of arbitrary vocalsymbols used for human communication. Explain it in detail.First of all, language is a system, becauseElements of language are com­ bined according to rules. Secondly, language is arbitrary because there is no intrinsic connection between form and meaning, or between the sign and what it stands for. Different languages have different words for the same ob­ject in the world.This fact is a good illustration of the arbitrary nature of language. This also explains the symbolic nature of language: words are justSymbols; they are associated with objects, actions, ideas, etc. by conven­ tion. Thirdly, language is vocal because the primary medium is sound for all languages, no matter how well developed their writing systems are. The term "human" in the definition indicates that language is possessed by human beings only and is very different from the communication systems of other living creatures. The term “communication" means that language makes it possible for its users to talk to each other and fulfill their commu­ nicative needs.2. What are the design features of human language? Illustratethem with examples.1) ArbitrarinessAs mentioned earlier, the arbitrary property of language means that there is no logical connection between meanings and sounds. For instance, there is no nec­ essary relationship between the word elephant and the animal it symbolizes. In addition, different sounds are used to refer tothe same object in different languages, and even within the same language, the same sound does not refer to the same thing. However, language is not entirely arbitrary. There are words which are created in the imitation of sounds by sounds, such as crash, bang in English. Besides, some compound words are also not entirely arbitrary. But the non-arbitrary words are quite limited in number. The arbitrary nature of language makes it possible for language to have an unlimited source of expressions.2) ProductivityLanguage is productive or creative in that it makes possible the con­struction and interpretation of new signals by its users. This is why they can produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentences, including sentences that they have never said or heard before. They can send messages which no one else has ever sent before. Productivity is unique to human language. Most animal communication systems appear to be highly restricted with respect to the number of different signals that their users can send and receive.3) DualityThe duality nature of language means that language is a system, which consists of two sets of structure, or two levels, one of sounds and the other of meanings. At the lower or the basic level, there is the structure of sounds, which are meaningless, discrete, individual sounds. But the sounds of language can be combined according to rules into units of meaning such as morphemes and words, which, at the higher level, can be arranged into sentences. This duality of structure or dou­ ble articulation of language enables its users to talk about anything within their knowledge. No animal communication system has duality or even comes near to possessing it.4) DisplacementDisplacement means that language can be used to refer to things which are present or not present, real or imagined matters in the past, present, or future, or in far-away places. In other words, language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the immediate situations of the speaker. Animal calls are mainly uttered in response to immediate changes of situation.5) Cultural transmissionHuman beings were born with the ability to acquire language, but thedetails of any language are not genetically transmitted or passed down by instinct. They have to be taught and learned, but animal call systems are genetically trans­ mitted.3. How do you understand the distinction between a synchronic study and a diachronic study?The description of a language at some point in time is a Synchronic study;the de­ scription of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study. A synchronic study of language describes a language as it is at some particular point in time, while a diachronic study of language is the study of the historical development of language over a period of time.4. Why does modern linguistics regard the spoken form of languageas primary, not the written?First, the spoken form is prior to the writ­ ten form and most writing systems are derived fromThe spoken form of lan­ guage. Second, the spoken form plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount of information conveyed and it serves a wider range of purposes finally, the spoken form is the medium through which we acquire our mother tongue.5. What are the major distinctions between langue and parole?The distinct, ion between langue, and parole was made by the famous Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure early this century. Langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community, and parole refers to the realization of langue in actual use. Langue is the set of conventions and rules which language users all have to follow while parole is the concrete use of the conventions and the application of the rules.Langue is abstract; it is not the language people actually use, but parole is concrete; it refers to the naturally occurring language events. Langue is relatively stable, it does not change frequently; while parole varies from person to person, and from situation to situation.6.(1) What if there were no language?Omit.(2) What if there were only one language the world over?Omit.(3) What can we learn from this Bible story?Language is powerful as a tool of human communication.7.(1) What measures do you suggest for protecting dialects as well as languages?Omit.(2) Do you think that someday people all over the world will speak only one language, or someday nodialect will exist?Omit.8. Can our pets learn human languages? Why or why not?No. They are genetically not endowed with the capacity.9. What role does body language play in language communication?Omit.。

HOAE-Root / prefixes / suffixes词根词根解释例词1.ache=ache 痛earache 耳痛2.ag=do, act 做，动agent 代理人3.agri, agro=agriculture 田地，农田agriculture 农业，农艺4.ann, enn=year 年annual 每年的，年度的5.astro, aster=star 星astronomy 天文学6.audi, audit=hear 听audible 听得见的7.bell=war 战争rebellion 反叛，反抗8.bio, bi=life 生命，生物biology 生物学9.brev=short 短abbreviate 缩短，节略10.ced, ceed=go 行走precedent 先行的，在前11.cept=take 拿，取exception 例外，除外12.circ=ring 环，,圆circle 圆，圈，环状物13.cid, cis=cut, kill 切，杀suicide 自杀14.claim, clam=cry, shout 喊叫exclaim 呼喊，惊叫15.clar=clear 清楚的，明白的clarify 澄清；使清楚16.clud, clus=close, shut 关闭exclude 排除，排斥，拒绝接纳17.cogn=know 知道cognition 认知18.cord=heart 心cordial 衷心的，诚心的19.corpor, cor=body 体corporation 团体，社团20.cred=believe, trust 相信，信任credibility 可信，可靠，21.cruc=cross 十字crucify把……钉在十字桇上；折磨22.cur=care 关心，挂念，注意security 安全23.cru, curs, cour, cours=run 跑cruise巡航舰24.di=day 日diary 日记25.dit=give 给edit 编辑26.dict,dic=say 言，说dictator 独裁者，口授者27.duc, duct=lead 引导conduct 引导，指导，经营28.ed=eat 吃edible 可以吃的，食用的29.ev=age 年龄，时代longevity 长寿，长命30.fact, fac=do, make 做，作factory 工厂31.fer=bring, carry 带，拿different 不同的，相异的32.flor, olour=flower 花florid 如花的，华丽的33.flu=flow 流fluency 流利，流畅34.fus=pour 灌，流，倾泻refuse 拒绝，拒受35.geo=earth 地geography 地理学36.gon=angle角trigon 三角形37.grad=step, go, grade 步，走，级gradual 逐步的38.gram=write 写telegram 电报39.graph=write, writing 写，画photograph 照相，拍照40.gress=go, walk 行走progress 进步41.hap=chance,luck,accident 机会，偶发happen 发生，巧遇42.hibit=hold 拿，持exhibit 展出，展览43.hospit, hosp=guest 客人hospitable 好客的44.idio=particular, own, private, proper 特殊的，个人的，专有的idiom 惯用语，方言45.insul=island 岛insular 岛的，偏狭的46.it=go 行走exit 出口，退出47.ject=throw 投掷projection 投掷，发射48.lect, leg, lig=choose, gather 选，收elect 选举49.lev=raise 举、升elevate 抬起，使升高50.liber=liberty 自由liberation 解放51.lingu=language 语言linguist 语言专家52.liter=letter 文字，字母literate 识字的，有文化的53.loc=place 地方local 当地的54.log=speak 言，说dialogue 对话55.loqu=speak 言说eloquent 有口才的，雄辩的56.lun=moon 月亮lunar 月亮的，似月的57.manu, man=hand 手manuscript 手稿58.mar=sea 海marine 海上的，航海的59.medi=middle 中间mediate 居中调解，调停60.memor=memory,mindful 记忆，记住的memory 记忆，记忆力it=soldier 兵military 军事的，军队的62.mini=small,less 小minimum 最小数63.mir=wonder 惊奇，惊异admire 赞赏，钦佩64.mort=death 死mortal 终有一死的65.mot=move 移动motion 运动，动66.nomin=name 名nominal 名义上的，有名无实的67.nov=new 新novel 新的，新奇的68.numer=number 数numeral 数字，[语]数词69.oper=work 工作operation 手术，工作，操作70.ori=rise 升起orient 东方，东方的71.paci=peace 和平pacify 使和平，抚慰72.past=feed 喂，食pasture 放牧、牧场，吃草73.pel=push, drive 推，逐，驱propel 推动74.pend, pens=hang 悬挂pendent 悬空的，悬而未决的75.pet=seek 追求compete 竞争，比赛（pet：走impetus 推动，促进）76.phon=sound 声音phone 电话77.plen=full 满，全plenty 大量，丰富78.pone=put 放置postpone 推后，推迟79.popul=people 人民population 人口，全体居民80.port=carry 拿，带，运import 输入，进口81.pos=put 放置expose 揭露，揭发82.preci=price 价值precious 宝贵的，珍贵的83.pur=pure 清，纯purify 使纯净84.rect=right, straight 正，直correct 改正，纠正85.rupt=break 破rupture 破裂，使裂开86.sal=salt 盐salary 薪水87.sci=know 知science 科学88.sec, sequ=follow 跟随sequence 继续，连续89.sect=cut 切割section 切开，一部分90.sent, sens=feel 感觉sentiment 感情，思想感情91.son=sound 声音sonic 声音的，音速的92.spect=look 看spectate 出席，观看93.spir=breathe 呼吸inspire 鼓舞，吸入94.tail=cut 切，割tailor 裁缝，成衣商95.tain, ten=hold 握，持，守contain 容纳，包含，内装96.tect=cover 掩盖detect 侦查，发觉97.tempor=time 时temporary 暂时的，临时的98.tend, tens=draw 拉tension 拉紧，引力99.tent, tract=draw 拉，抽，引tractor 拖拉机100.urb=city 城市suburb 郊区，近郊101.ut=use 用utility 效用, 有用102.vac, vacu=empty 空vacancy 空白，空虚103.vad, vas=walk, go 行走invasion 入侵，侵略104.vari=change 变化variable 可变的，反复的105.ven=come 来convene 召集（会议），集会106.vert, vers=turn 转subvert 推翻，颠覆107.vi, via=way 路via 取道，经由108.vis, vid=see 看visible 可见的，看得见的109.vit=life 生命vital 充满活力的110.viv=live 活vivid 活泼的，有生气的前缀有如下几类：第一类：表示正负（或增减）的，如：un-in-im-il-ir-non-mis-mal-dis-anti-de-under-re-over-等；第二类表示尺寸的，如：semi-equi-mini-micro-macro-mega-等；第三类表示位置关系，如：inter-super-trans-ex-extra-sub-infra-peri-等；第四类表示时间和次序，如：ante-pre-prime-post-retro-等；第五类表示数字，如：semi-mono-bi-tri-quad-penta-hex-sept(em)-oct-dec-multi-等；其它类别，如：pro-auto-co-con-等表示否定的前缀1．dis－加在名词、形容词，动词之前。

Chapter3Ⅱ.Fill in each blank below with one word which begins with the letter given:11. M is the smallest meaningful unit of language. (Morpheme)12. The affix “-ish” in the word boyish conveys a g meaning.13. B morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.14. Affixes are of two types: inflectional affixes and d affixes.15. D affixes are added to an existing form to create words.16. A s is added to the end of stems to modify the meaning of the original word and it may case change its part of speech.17. C is the combination of two or sometimes more than two words to create new words.18. The rules that govern which affix can be added to what type of stem to form a new word are called m rules.19. In terms of morphemic analysis, d can be viewed as the addition of affixes to stems to form new words.20. As can be a bound root, a free morpheme, or a derived form itself to which a derivational affix can be added.21. Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the of words and the by which words are formed.22. Morphology can be subdivided into two branches: morphology andor morphology.23. The phonological and orthographical realizations of a morpheme are termed .24. [-t]、[-d]、[-id] are of the morpheme {-ed}.25. “Careless” is the of the word “carelessness”.26. “Gentle” is the of the word “gentlemanliness”.27. A morpheme can convey two kinds of meanings: meaning andmeaning.28. affixes, ffixes, and roots are all bound morphemes.29. Compared with a free phrase, a compound has differentfeatures.30. The allomorphs [-s] and [-iz] of the morpheme {plural} indicates the applications of therule and rule.III. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement:21. The morpheme “vision” in the common word “television” is a(n) ______.A. bound morphemeB. bound formC. inflectional morphemeD. free morpheme22. The compound word “bookstore” is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound__________.A. is the sum total of the meaning of its componentsB. can always be worked out by looking at the meanings of morphemesC. is the same as the meaning of a free phrase.D. None of the above.23. The part of speech of the compounds is generally determined by the part of speech of__________.A. the first elementB. the second elementC. either the first or the second elementD. both the first and the second elements24. _______ are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.A. Free morphemesB. Bound morphemesC. Bound wordsD. Words25. _________ is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.A. SyntaxB. GrammarC. MorphologyD. Morpheme26. The meaning carried by the inflectional morpheme is _______.A. lexicalB. morphemicC. grammaticalD. semantic27. Bound morphemes are those that___________.A. have to be used independentlyB. can not be combined with other morphemesC. can either be free or boundD. have to be combined with other morphemes28. _______ modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part of speech of the original word.A. PrefixesB. SuffixesC. RootsD. Affixes29. _________ are often thought to be the smallest meaningful units of language by the linguists.A. WordsB. MorphemesC. PhonemesD. Sentences30. “-s” in the word “books” is _______.A. a derivative affixB. a stemC. an inflectional affixD. a root31. Morphology is the study of _______.A. the internal structure of words and the rules that govern their formationB. the uses of different types of utterances in different contextsC. the differences between sounds used inhuman languages and sounds in natureD. the rules that pertain to all languages throughout the world32. Which of the following does NOT belong to “open class words”?A. NounsB. AdjectivesC. ConjunctionsD. Adverbs33. What is the minimal unit of meaning?A. PhonemeB. MorphemeC. AllophoneD. Allomorph34. There are ______ morphemes in the word “undesirableity”.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six35. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A. RainbowB. InactionC. Icy-coldD. Unpleasant36. ______ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used a separate words.A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds37. Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they ______.A. are complex wordsB. are technical wordsC. refer to the commonest things in lifeD. denote the most important concepts38. All the following words contain the inflectional affixes except _______.A. caresB. carefulC. fasterD. books39. The word “irresistible” is _______.A. a compound oneB. a clipped oneC. a blended oneD. a derived one40. Which of the following is not a free morpheme?A. bedB. treeC. danceD. children41. Which of the following affix differs from others?A. –lyB. –nessC. –ingD. –ful42. Of the following word-formation processes,_______ is the most productive.A. clippingB. blendingC. initialismD. derivation43. Morpheme that can occur “unattached” are called ______.A. inflectionalB. boundC. freeD. derivational morphemes44. The word “motherboard” is _______.A. a clipped oneB. a blended oneC. a compound oneD. an acronym45. The word “kung-fu” is _______.A. a clipped oneB. a blended oneC. a compound oneD. a borrowed one。

Chapter 3 Morphology形态学一、本章纲要二、本章重点1.DefinitionsIt is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. Two sub-branches: inflectional morphology / lexical or derivational morphology. The former studies inflection and the latter word-formation. 形态学研究单词的内部结构和构词规则，有屈折形态学和词汇形态学两大分支，前者研究语法屈折和语法意义的表达，后者研究单词的构成和同义的表达。

2.Morpheme语素2.1 Morpheme: the smallest meaningful unit of language语素：语言最小的意义单位。

（2004填空）The meaning morphemes convey may be of two kinds: lexical meaning and grammatical meaning. 单词不是语义的最小单位，因为单词可以解析为在意义上更小的意义成分。

语义的最小单位是语素。

语素表达的意义有两种：语法意义和词汇意义。

2.2 Types of morphemes语素的类型2.2.1 Free morphemes自由语素（2005，选择；2006，填空；2007选择）Morphemes, which are independent units of meaning and can be used freely all by themselves or in combination with other morphemes. 自由语素有着完整的语义，它们被称为自由语素是因为它们可以作为单词独立使用，如helpful中的help就是自由词素，因为help可以作为独立的单词来使用。

patriotic词根词缀Patriotic: Exploring the Roots and AffixesIntroductionLanguage is a powerful tool that helps us understand the world, express our thoughts, and connect with others. English, like many languages, is rich with roots and affixes that give words their meaning. In this article, we will delve into the patriotic word root and its associated affixes, exploring the depth of its impact on the English language.I. Understanding the Patriotic Word RootThe word root "patriotic" is derived from the Latin word "patria," which means "one's country" or "fatherland." This root forms the foundation for a variety of English words that express love, loyalty, or devotion towards one's country. Let us now examine several common words that incorporate the patriotic root.1. "Patriot"A patriot is an individual who displays a deep sense of love and loyalty towards their country. True patriots actively work towards the betterment of their nation and its people. They have a strong sense of national pride and strive to safeguard the ideals and values cherished by their homeland.2. "Patriarchy"While the term "patriarchy" might not immediately convey a connection to love for one's country, it derives from the same root. Patriarchy refers to a social system in which men hold primary power and dominate in roles ofpolitical leadership, moral authority, and social privilege. The use of the patriotic root in this context reflects the historical association of the father figure with authority.II. Exploring Patriotic AffixesThe patriotic root can also be combined with different affixes to create words that further enhance its meaning. Let us now explore some affixes commonly used with the patriotic root and the words they form.1. "Expatriate"The prefix "ex-" combined with the root "patri-" creates the word "expatriate." An expatriate refers to someone who has chosen to live outside of their native country. This group of individuals often maintains strong ties to their home country, yet, for various reasons, they have decided to establish themselves elsewhere.2. "Repatriation"The prefix "re-" combined with the root "patri-" results in the word "repatriation." This word signifies the act of returning someone or something back to their home country. Repatriation can refer to the return of citizens, prisoners of war, or artifacts of cultural significance, aiming to restore a sense of belonging and national identity.III. The Significance of the Patriotic LexiconThe patriotic lexicon plays a vital role in shaping the cultural and historical narrative of a nation. These words not only reflect a sense of belonging and loyalty but also help define societal structures and values. Byunderstanding the roots and affixes associated with patriotism, we can gain a deeper appreciation for the impact that language has on our collective identity.ConclusionThe patriotic word root, stemming from the Latin "patria," empowers the English language with words that evoke love, loyalty, and devotion towards one's country. By exploring the roots and affixes associated with patriotism, we gain a deeper understanding of the significance and power of language in shaping our collective identity. As we continue to use and appreciate these words, we honor the ideals and values cherished by our respective homelands.。