词汇学练习题.doc

词汇学 1 1. As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into ___ B __. A. content words and functional words B. native words and borrowed words C. basic words and borrowed words D. loan words and dialectal words word is __A ___ ofa language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function. minimal free form basic part minimal element free element 3. English lexicology embraces ___ A __, semantics, etymology, stylistics, and lexicography. A. morphology B. phonology C. syntax D. pragmatics 4. The internal reason for the difference between sound and form is_D ____. A. innovations made by linguists B. influence of the work of scribes C. stabilization of spelling by printing D. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English 5. The relationship between sound and meaning is ___ C __ and conventional. A. logical B. objective C. arbitrary D. consistent 6. Pronouns and __C ___ are semantically monosemous and have limited productivity and collocability. A. adverbs B. adjectives C. numerals D. prepositions 7. Which of the following is not a functional word? D A. through B. But C. they D. four 8. Listed in the course book are _C ____ features of native words. A. Five B. Six C. seven D. eight ____ are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. A. Aliens B. Denizens C. Semantic-loans D. Neologisms 10. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly _B ____. A. neutral B. formal C. colloquial D. informal 11. There was _A ___ agreement between sound and form in Old English than in Modern English. A. more B. little C. less bit more 12. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except __B ___. A. neologisms B. Anglo-Saxon words C. archaisms D. technical terms II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions given in the course book. 1. Etymology is traditionally used for the study of the _____ and history of the form and meaning of words. orig