[语言学]语言学教程 测试题及答案.doc

: We were all born with the ability to acquire language, which means the details of any language system can be ically transmitted.
正确错误参考答案: 错误
: __________ deals with language application to other fields, particularly education.
A. Linguistic theory
B. Practical linguistics
C. Comparative linguistics
D. Applied linguistics
参考答案: D
: Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human __________
A. contact
B. communication
C. relation
D. community
参考答案: B
: Only human beings are able municate.
正确错误
参考答案: 错误
: Saussure put forward two important concepts. _____refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all members of a munity.
参考答案: langue
: The conventional nature of language is illustrated by a famous quotation from Shakespear’s play Romeo and Juliet: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.
正确错误
参考答案: 正确
: Linguistic potential is similar to Saussure’s langue and Chomsky’s_______
参考答案: competence
: Speech and writing came into being at much the same time in human history.
正确错误
参考答案: 错误
: The description of a language as it changes through time is a _______ study.
参考答案: diachronic
: Linguistics is the______ study of language.
参考答案: scientific
: One general principle of linguistic analysis is the primacy of _______ over writing.
参考答案: spe