Test 2
I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.
1. Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the
use of _________construct.
A. word
B. form
C. morpheme
D. root
2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.
A. Semantics
B. Linguistics
C. Etymology
D. Stylistics
3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Italian
D. Germanic
4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.
A. linguistic
B. grammatical
C. arbitrary
D. semantic
5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user‘s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects
A. situation
B. context
C. time
D. place
6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _______ difference.
A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic
7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines 词汇学题目_文库下载/doc/26fe481ca300a6c30c229f93.html and academic areas.
A. technical
B. artistic
C. different
D. academic
8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves.
A. Slang
B. Jargon
C. Dialectal words
D. Argot
