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ExercisesI.MultipleChoice1.__________studieslanguagechangeovertimeincontrasttolookingatlanguageasitisusedatagivenmoment.A.DiachroniclinguisticsB.SynchroniclinguisticsC.PrescriptivelinguisticsD.Comparativelinguistics2.Ofallthespeechorgans,the______is/arethemostflexible.A.mouthB.lipsC.tongueD.vocalcords3.Intermsofplaceofarticulation,thefollowingsounds[p],[b],[m]and[w]sharethefeatureof______.A.palatalB.alveolarC.bilabialD.dental4.A(n)______isaunitthatisofdistinctivevalue.Itisanabstractunit,acollectionofdistinctivephoneticfeatures.A.phoneB.soundC.allophoneD.phoneme5.Whichofthefollowingsounddescriptionisfor[d]?A.voicedlabiodentalfricativeB.voicedalveolarstopC.voicelesslabiodentalfricativeD.voicelessalveolarstop6.Whatisthephoneticfeatureofthesound[u]?A.closebackshortB.semi-closefrontshortC.semi-opencentralshortD.openfrontshort7.Whichofthefollowingsentencescontainaderivationalaffix?A.Thecowsescaped.B.Itwasraining.C.Thosesocksareinexpensive.D.Sheclosedthebook.8.Themorpheme“ed”intheword“worked”isknownasa(n)______.A.derivationalmorphemeB.lexicalmorphemeC.inflectionalmorphemeD.functionalmorpheme9.“en-”in“enlarge”isa(n)______.A.derivationalaffixB.inflectionalaffixC.freerootD.boundroot10.______isthesmallestunitoflanguagethatcarriesinformationaboutmeaningorfunction.A.SyntaxB.GrammarC.MorphologyD.Morpheme11.WhichofthefollowingformsispossiblewordofEnglish?A.sprokeB.bsarnC.mboodD.coofp12.Whichpairofwordsbelowshowstherelationofantonymy.______A.flourish—thriveB.intelligent—stupidC.casual—informalD.flog—whip13.Wecalltherelationbetween“furniture”and“wardrobe”as______.A.hyponymyB.meronymyC.homophonyD.homonymy14.MostoftheviolationsofthemaximsoftheCPgiveriseto______.A.breakdownofconversationB.confusionofone’sintentionC.hostilitybetweenspeakersandthelistenersD.conversationalimplicatures15.Inthephrasestructurerule“S——NPVP”,thearrowcanbereadas______.A.isequaltoB.consistsofC.hasD.generates16.Themeaningcarriedbytheinflectionalmorphemeis______.A.lexicalB.morphemeC.grammaticalD.semantic17.Thepairofwords“hot”and“cold”are______.A.gradableantonymsB.relationalantonymsC.complementaryantonymsD.co-hyponyms18.Whichpairofthefollowingarecomplementaryantonyms?A.alive/deadB.above/belowC.poor/richD.doctor/patient19.Whatistherelationbetweenthepairofsentences:Helikesseafood.HelikescrabsA.synonymyB.inconsistencyC.entailmentD.presupposition20.Whichpairofthefollowingarehomographs?A.piecen./peacen.B.tearv./tearn.C.fastadj./fastv.D.flowern./rosen.21.Whichpairofthefollowingaredialectalsynonyms?A.lorry,truckB.kid,childC.collaborator,accompliceD.amaze,astound22.“Lift”and“elevator”formapairof______synonyms.A.stylisticB.dialecticalC.collocationalD.connotative15.Allsyllablesmusthavea______.A.onsetB.codaC.nucleusD.consonant23.______studieslanguageandspeechastheyareusedatagivenmomentandnotintermsofhowtheyhaveevolvedovertime.A.DiachroniclinguisticsB.SynchroniclinguisticsC.PrescriptivelinguisticsD.Comparativelinguistics24.______dealswithlanguageapplicationtootherfields,particularlyeducation.A.PsycholinguisticsB.SociolinguisticsC.AppliedlinguisticsD.Comparativelinguistics25.Ofthefollowingsoundcombination,only______ispermissibleinEnglish.A.iblkB.ilbkC.ilkbD.blik26.Whichpairofwordsbelowshowstherelationofsynonymy.______A.drunk—soberB.uncle—auntC.young—oldD.casual—informal27.Thesenserelationshipbetween“HehasbeentoFrance”and“HehasbeentoEurope”is______.A.hyponymyB.antonymyC.presuppositionD.entailment28.Inthephrasestructurerule“NP—(Det)N(PP)…”,thearrowcanbereadas______.A.isequaltoB.branchesintoC.transformsD.generates29.Intermsoftheplaceofarticulation,thefollowingsounds[t][r][s][l][z][n]sharethefeatureof______.A.palatalB.alveolarC.bilabialD.dental30.Y’sutteranceinthefollowingconversationviolatesthemaximof______.X:WhenisSusan’sfarewellparty?Y:Sometimenextmonth.A.qualityB.quantityC.relationD.manner31.Ofthethreespeechacts,linguistsaremostinterestedinthe______becausethiskindofspeechactisidenticalwiththespeaker’sintention.A.locutionaryactB.constativeactC.perlocutionaryactD.illocutionaryact32.Wecalltherelationbetween“vehicle”and“car”as______.A.hyponymyB.synonymyC.polysemyD.homonymy33.Whichofthefollowingpairsdiffersfromtheothersinthesenserelation?______A.good,badB.long,shortC.big,smallD.innocent,guilty34.Asfarasmannersofarticulationareconcerned,whichofthefollowingdiffersfromtheothers?______A.[p]B.[b]C.[t]D.[f]35.Whichpairofthefollowingbelongtomeronymy?A.animal,tigerB.hand,fingerC.livestock,dogD.furniture,dresser36.“-En”in“blacken”isa(n)______.A.derivationalaffixB.inflectionalaffixC.freerootD.boundroot37.Transformationalrulesdonotchangethebasic______ofsentences.A.formB.structureC.meaningD.soundpattern38.AccordingtoSearle,thoseillocutionaryactswhosepointistocommitthespeakertosomefuturecourseofactionarecalled____.A.commissivesB.directivesB.expressivesD.declaratives39.Theillocutionarypointofthe____istoexpressthepsychologicalstatespecifiedintheutterance.A.declarationsB.expressivesB.commissivesD.directives40.Y’sutteranceinthefollowingconversationexchangeviolatesthemaximof______.X:Whowas