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Chapter 1
Introductions to Linguistics
I.
Choose
the best answer. (20%)
1.
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal
symbols used for human
__________
A. contact
B.
communication
C. relation
D. community
2.
Which of the following
words is entirely arbitrary?
A. tree
B. typewriter
C. crash
D. bang
3.
The function of the
sentence
“
Water boils at 100
degrees Centigrade.
”
is
__________.
A.
interrogative
B. directive
C. informative
D. performative
4.
In Chinese when
someone breaks a bowl or a plate the host or the
people present are likely to
say
“
碎碎
（岁岁）
平安”
as a means of controlling the forces which
they believes feel might affect their
lives. Which functions does it perform?
A. Interpersonal
B. Emotive
C. Performative
D. Recreational
5. Which of
the following property of language enables
language users to overcome the barriers
caused by time and place, due to this
feature of language, speakers of a language are
free to talk
about anything in any
situation?
A.
Transferability
B.
Duality
C. Displacement
D. Arbitrariness
6. Study the following dialogue. What
function does it play according to the functions
of language?
—
A
nice day, isn
’
t it?
—
Right! I really
enjoy the sunlight.
A. Emotive
B. Phatic
C. Performative
D. Interpersonal
7. __________ refers to the actual
realization of the ideal language
user
’
s knowledge of the
rules
of his language in utterances.
A.
Performance
B. Competence
C. Langue
D. Parole
8.
When a dog is barking, you assume it
is barking for something or at someone that exists
hear and now. It
couldn
’
t be sorrowful for
some lost love or lost bone. This indicates the
design
feature of __________.
A. cultural transmission
B. productivity
C.
displacement
D. duality
9.
__________ answers such questions as
how we as infants acquire our first language.
A.
Psycholinguistics pological linguistics
C. Sociolinguistics
D. Applied linguistics
10.
__________ deals with language application to
other fields, particularly education.
A. Linguistic theory
B. Practical
linguistics
C. Applied linguistics
D. Comparative
linguistics
II.
Decide whether the
following statements are true or false. (10%)
11.
Language is a means of verbal
communication. Therefore, the communication way
used
by the deaf-mute is not language.
12.
Language change is universal, ongoing and
arbitrary.
13.
Speaking is the quickest and most
efficient way of the human communication systems.
14.
Language is written because writing is the primary
medium for all languages.
15.
We
were
all
born
with
the
ability
to
acquire
language,
which
means
the
details
of
any
.