语言学考试范围.doc

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I. Term definition (5*3’=15)

Arbitrariness: There is no inherent connection between meaning and form.
a subject. ( )
8. Every English paragraph contains a topic sentence, supporting details and a summary sentence. ( )
9. In order for two neighboring sentences to be cohesive, one must use some explicit device to conjoin them. ( )
syllables must contain at least one vowel. ( )
11. Not all English phonemes have allophones. ( )
12. Word order plays an important role in the organization of English sentences. ( )
creativity we mean the creative use of language as often practiced by poets. ( )
14. With different cultures there will be different languages. ( )
15. Clipping is one of the three most important devices of word-formation in English. ( )
All human infants can speak some language. ( )
Pet dogs can speak human language. ( )
3. With different cultures there will be different languages. ( )
4. Not all English phonemes have allophones. ( )
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5. English is a tone language. ( )
6. The marking of word stress is arbitrary for the most part in English. ( )
7. Idioms in English are modifiable in some grammatical ways. ( )
8. All ambiguous sentences result from our failure to use proper organization. ( )
9. Every English paragraph contains a topic sentence, supporting details and a