第一章 单元测试

1、单选题:
It is generally agreed that linguistics should include at least five parameters, namely, phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and _____( )。
选项:
A:social
B:pragmatic
C:cultural
D:psychology
答案: 【pragmatic

2、单选题:
A language user’s underlying knowledge about the system of rules is called his linguistic_____ ( )。
选项:
A:comprehension
B:perception
C:performance
D:competence
答案: 【competence

3、单选题:
The distinction between competence and performance was put forward by_____ ( )。
选项:
A:Chomsky
B:Bloomfield
C:Saussure
D:Halliday
答案: 【Chomsky

4、单选题:
The description of a language as it changes through time is a_____ study( )。
选项:
A:comparative
B:up-to-date
C:diachronic
D:descriptive
答案: 【diachronic

5、单选题:
Which of the following is NOT a recognized function of language in linguistics?( )。
选项:
A:Interpersonal function
B:Assertive function
C:Performative function
D:Informative function
答案: 【Assertive function

第二章 单元测试

1、单选题:
Which is the description of the consonant [b]?( )。
选项:
A:voiced bilabial stop
B:voiceless bilabial stop
C:voiceless alveolar fricative
D:voiced alveolar fricative
答案: 【voiced bilabial stop

2、单选题:
Suprasegmental features are those aspects of speech that involve more than single sound segments. Theprinciple suprasegmentals are______.( )。
选项:
A:stressed and unstressed
B:syllable, stress, tone and intonation
C:monosyllabic and polysyllabic
D:rhyme, onset, outset and coda
答案: 【syllable, stress, tone and intonation

3、单选题:
_____is not the term used to classify the English consonants in terms of manner of articulation.( )。
选项:
A:Approximant
B:Lateral
C:Plosive
D:Bilabial
答案: 【Bilabial

4、单选题:
Broad transcription is the phonetic transcription without______.( )。
选项:
A:voicing
B:distinctive features
C:articulation
D:diacritics
答案: 【diacritics

5、单选题:
The open syllable refers to the syllable that has no______.( )。
选项:
A:rhyme
B:nucleus
C:onset
D:coda
答案: 【coda