英语语言学--单元练习VIP专享

第二部分 单元练习Chapter One Language1. Define the following terms1) discreteness2) design features3) arbitrariness 4) duality5) displacement 6) cultural transmission 7) the imaginative function of language8) the personal function of language9) the heuristic function of language10) language2. Multiple ChoiceDirections: In each question there are four choices. Decide which one would be the best answer to the question or to complete the sentence best.1) Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?A. tree B. crash C. typewriter D. bang 2)The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade” is ________.A. interrogative B. directive C. informative D. performative3) In Chinese when someone breaks a bowl or a plate the host or the people present are likely to say sui sui ping an (every year be safe and happy) as a means of controlling the forces which the believers feel might affect their lives. Which function does it perform?A. Interpersonal. B. Emotive. C Performative. D. Recreational.4)Which of the following properties of language enables language users to overcome the barriers causedby time and place, due to this feature of language, speakers of a language are free to talk about anything in any situation? A. interchangeability. B. Duality. C. Displacement. D. Arbitrariness.5)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. Peformative. D. Interpersonal.6)Unlike animal communication systems, human language is . A. stimulus freeB. stimulus boundC. under immediate stimulus controlD. stimulated by some occurrence of communal interest.7)Which of the following is...