10. Homonyms __C__. A. are words that share the same phonetic features and the same semantic features B. are words that share the same semantic features but have different sets of phonetic features
C. are words that share the same phonetic features but have different sets of semantic features
D. are two words that all but one of semantic features in common
1. The distinction between language and parole is proposed by __B__. A. Halliday B. Saussure C. Chomsky D. Firth 2. In the following dialogue, the maxim of __C__ is not observed. A. What time is it?
B. It‘s terribly cold in here. A. quality B. quantity C. relevance D. manner 3. __B__ are linguistic units larger than sentences. A. Moves B. Discourses C. Topics D. Tendencies
4. Which of the following two-term sets shows the feature of complementarity? _A_ A. single/married B. big/small C. hot / cold D. old /young
5. Usually __A__ refers to the use of linguistic research in language teaching, but linguistics is used in other areas, as well.
A. applied linguistics B. theoretical linguistics C. contextual linguistics D. general linguistics 6. Two words that are differentiated by one phoneme, such as ―cat‖ and ―rat‖, are known as a __D__. A. distinctive feature B. argument C. code D. minimal pair 7. __D__ is often regarded as the founder of the study of sociolinguistics. A. Saussure B. Halliday C. Chomsky D. Labov
8. __C__ is the academic discipline concerned with the study of the processes by which people learn languages in addition to their native tongue. A. IPA B. IC Analysis C. SLA D. TG
9. The __C__ is the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. A. bound morpheme B. affix C. root D. prefix
10. In terms of Searle‘s classification system of illocutionary acts, the sentence ―Ten bucks say that The Yankee will win the game.‖ used to bet belongs to __A__. A. representative B. commissive C. directive D. declaration
1. Three factors involved in describing vowels are __B__. A. place of articulation / part of the tongue raised / voicing B. tongue height / part of the tongue raised / lip rounding C. articulators / extreme vowel positions / tongue position D. teeth position / alveolar ridge position / voicing 2. In __C__ the structure of words is studied. A. phonetics B. phonology C. morphology D. syntax 3. Which one is not a source of error? __D__ A the native language B. the target language C. learner‘s style of thinking D. none 4. ―Love‖ and ―hate‖ are __C__.
A. binary antonyms B. complementary pairs C. gradable antonyms D. relational opposites
5. __A__ refers to sentences not only describe or report information, but also help speakers accomplish things.
A. Speech act B. Discourse C. Context D. Communication
6. The feature that distinguishes ―hotdog‖ and ―hot dog‖ is __B__. A. tone B. stress C. intonation D. aspiration 7. __A__ deals with how language is acquired, understood and produced. A. Psycholinguistics B. Sociolinguistics
C. Neurolinguistcs D. Anthropological linguistics
8. The study of language at some point of time is generally termed as __D__ linguistics.
A. applied B. diachronic C. comparative D. synchronic 9. Of the following linguists, __A__ should be grouped into London school. A. Firth B. Bloomfield C. Boas D. Trubetzkoy
10. London speech that was illustrated by Shakespeare‘s writing was generally termed __C__. A. Old English B. Middle English C. Early Modern English D. Late Modern
1. The basic essentials of the first language are acquired in the short period from about age two to puberty, which is called the __D__ period for the first language acquisition.
A. initial B. one-word stage C. puberty D. critical
2. The study of the linguistic meaning of words, phrases, and sentences is called __A__. A. semantics B. pragmatics C. syntax D. language change 3. In making conversation, the general principle that all participants are expected to observe is called the __D__ principle proposed by J. Grice. A. comprehensive B. generative C. discourse D. cooperative 4. __C__ is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form. A. reference B. lexical meaning C. sense D. word
