中学英语教师招聘考试中学英语专业知识：英语语言学基础章节练习(2019.05.10)

单项选择题
A historical study of language is a （）study of language.
A.synchronic
B.diachronic
C.prescriptive
D.comparative
填空题
D（）is one of the design features of human language which refers to the phenomenon that language consists of two levels: a lower level of meaningless individual sounds and a higher level of meaningful units.
答案：Duality
判断题
Both semantics and pragmatics study meanings.
答案：正确
判断题
Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.
答案：正确
单项选择题
The details of any language system is passed on from one generation to the next through （）, rather than by instinct.
A.learning
B.teaching
C.books
D.both A and B
判断题
A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.
答案：错误
问答题
Pragmatics
答案：Pragmatics: The study of meaning in context of use is called...
填空题
Language is a system of a（）vocal symbols used for human communication.
答案：arbitrary
判断题
Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences.
答案：错误
判断题
Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the written language.
答案：错误