Chapter One Exercise 2

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1、ChapterOneExercise2I.Fillintheblanks.1.Languagehasmanyfunctions.Wecanuselanguagetotalkaboutitself.Thisfunctionis_____.2.Modernlinguisticis_____inthesensethatthelinguisttriestodiscoverwhatlanguageisratherthanlaydownsomerulesforpeopletoobserve.3.Thedescriptionofalanguageas

2、itchangesthroughtimeisa_____study.4.Saussureputforwardtwoimportantconcepts._____referstotheabstractlinguisticsystemsharedbyallmembersofaspeechcommunity.5.LinguisticpotentialissimilartoSaussure'slangueandChomsky's_____.6.Chomskydefines“competence”astheidealuser’s_____ofth

3、erulesofhislanguage.7.Thedisciplinethatstudiestherulesgoverningtheformationofwordsintopermissiblesentencesinlanguagesiscalled________.8._________referstoalanguageuser’sunderlyingknowledgeaboutthesystemofrules.9.InSaussure’sview,languageisasystemofsigns,eachofwhichconsist

4、softwoparts:________and_________10.Thedescriptionofalanguagebytakingafixedinstantasitspointofobservationisa______study.II.Choosethebestanswer.1.Alinguistregardsthechangesinlanguageandlanguagesuseas_____.A.unnaturalB.somethingtobefearedC.naturalD.abnormal2._____isagrammat

5、icaldescriptionofalanguagespeciallydesignedasanaidtoteachingthatlanguagetonativeorforeignlearners.A.DescriptivegrammarB.PrescriptivegrammarC.PedagogicalgrammarD.Universalgrammar3.InChinesewhensomeonebreaksabowloraplatethehostorthepeoplepresentarelikelytosaysuisuipingan(e

6、veryyearbesafeandhappy)asameansofcontrollingtheforceswhichthebelieversfeelmightaffecttheirlives.Whichfunctionsdoesitperform?A.Interpersonal.B.Emotive.C.Performative.D.Recreational.4.Thefunctionofthesentence"Waterboilsat100degreesCentigrade"is_____.A.interrogativeB.direct

7、iveC.informativeD.performative5.Studythefollowingdialogue.Whatfunctiondoesitplayaccordingtothefunctionsoflanguage?-Aniceday,isn'tit?-Right!Ireallyenjoythesunlight.A.Emotive.B.Phatic.C.Performative.D.Interpersonal6.Whichbranchoflinguisticsstudiesthesimilaritiesanddifferen

8、cesamonglanguages?A.Diachroniclinguistics.B.Synchroniclinguistics.C.Prescriptivelinguistics.D.Comparati