英语语言学概论试卷

2013-2014 学年第 2 学期期末考试（ B）卷课程名称《 英语语言学概论》任课教师签名程建山出题教师签名程建山审题教师签名王婉华考试方式（闭）卷适用专业2011 级英语专业考试时间（120）分钟题号I II III IV V 总分得分评卷人I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (2%×10=20%) 1. According to Saussure, _______ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community, the set of conventions and rules which language users all have to abide by. A. language B. langue C. parole D. competence 2. Vowels can be classified in terms of each of the following ways EXCEPT _______. A. position of the tongue B. openness of the mouth C. manner of articulation D. shape of the lips 3. In terms of manner of articulation, the English consonants ［s］ and ［z］ are classified as ______. A. liquidsB. affricates C. stopsD. fricatives 4. There are _______ morphemes in the word “frightening.”A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 5. Semantically, the sentence “I regret stepping on your book” ______ the sentence “I stepped on your book.”A. presupposes B. entails C. contradicts D. is synonymous with 6. According to John Austin’s speech act theory, a(n) ______ act is the act performed by saying something. A. prelocutionary B. locutionary C. illocutionary D. perlocutionary 7. All the following words EXCEPT ______ are the examples which can be used to illustrate semantic narrowing. A. auntB. wife C. houndD. fowl8. In many cultures, words relating to sex, sex organs, and natural bodily functions make up a larger part of ______ vocabulary. A. gender B. euphemism C. slang ...