I.Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets on the answer sheet. (2%×10=20%)
1. The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degree Centigrade” is _______.
A. informative B. interrogative
C. directive D. performative
2. Of the following sound combinations, only _______ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English.
A. kibl B. bkil C. ilkb D. ilbk
3、The morpheme "vision" in the common word "television" is a(n) ___.
A、bound morpheme B、bound form
C、inflectional morpheme D、free morpheme
4、 has been widely accepted as the forefather of modern linguistics.
A、John Lyons B、Chomsky C、Bloomfield D、Saussure
5、"Can I borrow your bike?" ___ "You have a bike."
A、is synonymous with B、is inconsistent with
C、entails D、presupposes
6、The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called ___.
A、semantics B、pragmatics
C、sociolinguistics D、psycholinguistics
7、______ is one of the suprasegmental features.
A、Stop B、Tone C、Voicing D、Deletion
8、Narrow transcription is the phonetic transcription with _____.
A、distinctive features B、voicing C、articulation D、diaritics
9、____ is made up from the first letters of the name of an organization, which has a heavily modified head word. For example, WTO, FBI, OPEC,etc.
A. Blending B. Acronym
C. Abbreviation D. Invention
10、The relation between words “rose” and “flower” is that of _____.
A. synonymy B. antonymy
C. homonymy D. hyponymy
II.Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word on the answer sheet, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in one word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (2%×15=30%)
11、Chomsky defines "competence" as the ideal user'sk of the rules of his language.
12、The four sounds /p/,/b/,/m/ and /w/ have one feature in common, i.e. they are allb .
13、M is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.
14、The sense relation between “A lent a book to B” and “B borrowed a book from A” iss .
15、An illocutionary act is identical with the speaker’ i_______.
16、The Indirect Speech Act was developed by John S_____.
17、The words “take” and “table” are called f____ morphemes because they can occur unattached.
18、The basic essentials of the first language are acquired in the short period from about age two to puberty, which is called thec period for first language acquisition.
19、The speech act theory explains the nature of linguistic communication. It says that a speaker, while making an utterance, is performing three acts simultaneously: a locutionary act, an i_______ act, and a perlocutionary act.
20. In the light of the cooperative principle, four maxims are specified. They are the maxim of quality, maxim of q______, maxim of r_____ and the maxim of m_____.
21. Consonant sounds can be either v ________or v__ , while all vowel sounds are v________.
III.Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement on the answer sheet. (2%×10=20%)
( )22、The writing system of English is known as the sound writing system while that of Japanese as syllabic writing system.
( )23、Voicing is a phonological feature that distinguishes meaning in both Chinese and English.
( )24、The compound word "bookstore" is the place where books are sold. This indicates that the meaning of a compound is the sum total of the meanings
of its components.
( )25、The distinction between langue and parole is made by the Swiss linguist F. de Saussure. The distinction between competence and performance is made by the American linguist Noam Chomsky.
( )26、All normal children have equal ability to acquire their first language.
( )27、Pitch, as a principal suprasegmental feature, can be defined as the relative intensity of loudness with which a syllable is uttered.
( )28、The smallest meaningful unit of language is allomorph.
( )29、Semantics is the main part of linguistics.
( )30、Morphology is translated as形态学.
( )31、The concept competence originally refers to the grammatical knowledge of the ideal language user and has nothing to do with the actual use of language in concrete situation.
IV.Answer the following questions on the answer sheet. (20%)
32. Give the phonetic symbol for the following phonetic features. (5pts)
1. alveolar nasal [ ] 2. voiceless labiodental [ ] 3. bilabial approximant [ ]
4. voiced alveolar fricative [ ] 5. voiced velar stop [ ]
33. Provide minimal pairs exhibiting the following sounds in word initial and word final positions. Give the spelling and transcription of your answers. (4pts)
Examples: Initial Final
[ s ][ z ] sue/zoo bus/buzz
[su: ]/[zu:] [bʌs]/[bʌz]
1. [f]/[v]
2. [t]/[d]
34. Using affixes.Rewriteeach of the following sentences by replacing the awkward underlined phrase or clause with a single word that uses a prefix or a word with a suffix. Make sure the new word is placed so that your revision reads smoothly. (5pts)
e.g. Sample: Mark Twain often expressedviews characteristic of a pessimist.
Revision:Mark Twain often expressedpessimistic views.
1. Many hunting injures are caused by rifles that arefired wrongly.
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2. Newspapers often are thicker because ofwhat they advertise.
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3. In the most gymnastic compositions ten points indicate a performancewithout flaw.
4. Many of the vitamins are lost if vegetables arecooked too much.
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5. Scientistsmake classesof rocks according to their hardness.
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35. Providea tree diagramfor each of the sentences given below. (6pts)
1. He lights a person on his way.
2. Mary promised Kate to see the doctor.
3. What did you eat for lunch?
V.Answer the following questions on the answer sheet. (5%×2=10%)
36. Paraphrase each of the following sentences in two different ways to show the syntactic rules account for the ambiguity of sentences.
(1)He saw young men and women present.
a.
b.
(2)I saw him at the bank yesterday.
a.
b.
37. Identify the semantic role of each underlined element in the following sentences.
a.Davidsmelledthe freshly baked bread.
b.Katedonatedsome bookstothe library.
IV. Answer the following questions on the answer sheet. (20%)
32.Give the phonetic symbol for the following phonetic features. (5pts)
1. alveolar nasal [ ] 2. voiceless labiodental [ ] 3. bilabial approximant [ ]
4. voiced alveolar fricative [ ] 5. voiced velar stop [ ]
33.Provide minimal pairs exhibiting the following sounds in word initial and word final positions. Give the spelling and transcription of your answers. (4pts)
Examples: Initial Final
[ s ][ z ] sue/zoo bus/buzz
[su: ]/[zu:] [bʌs]/[bʌz]
1. [f]/[v] ___________ ____________
___________ ____________
2. [t]/[d] ___________ _____________
___________ _____________
34. Using affixes.Rewriteeach of the following sentences by replacing the awkward underlined phrase or clause with a single word that uses a prefix or a word with a suffix. Make sure the new word is placed so that your revision reads smoothly. (5pts)
e.g. Sample: Mark Twain often expressedviews characteristic of a pessimist.
Revision:Mark Twain often expressedpessimistic views.
1. Many hunting injures are caused by rifles that arefired wrongly.
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2. Newspapers often are thicker because ofwhat they advertise.
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3. In the most gymnastic compositions ten points indicate a performancewithout flaw.
4. Many of the vitamins are lost if vegetables arecooked too much.
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5. Scientistsmake classesof rocks according to their hardness.
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35.Provide atree diagramfor each of the sentences given below. (6pts)
1. He lights a person on his way.
2. John advised Kate to see the doctor.
3. Does she believe that ghost exists?
V. Answer the following questions on the answer sheet. (5%×2=10%)
36.Paraphrase each of the following sentences in two different ways to show the syntactic rules account for the ambiguity of sentences.
(1)He saw young men and women present.
a.
b.
(2)I saw him at the bank yesterday.
a.
b.
37.Identify thesemantic roleof each underlined element in the following sentences.
a.Davidsmelledthe freshly baked bread.
b.Katedonatedsome bookstothe library.
