语言学平时作业-.doc

语言学平时作业1 Section I Checking content awareness of the course I. Items 1--10. Choose the best answer to complete each statement. Use your knowledge of the course to help you. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (20 points, 2 points for each item. ) 1. In Unit 1 of the course book, traditional and popular views of language are discussed. Traditionally people believe that words have A. power B. conceptual meaning C. magic D. affective meaning 2. In unit 2 of the course book, the physical aspects of language are discussed. According to the author, speech and writing are called A. the two of the common ways of communication B. the two basic language skills C. the two abstract aspects of language D. the lwo media of language 3. According to what has been discussed in unit 3, peoples attitudes belongs to the subjective world because A. they are living in our mind B. they are material C. no one else can verify them D. they represent something material 4. In the process of abstracting, sometimes we need to classify an animal into a certain class meanwhile ignoring some differences. We call this step as A. bracketing B. achieving abstraction C. capturing immediate experience D. further abstracting 5. Speech Act theory was firstly put forward by A.J.L. Austin B. Leech C. Noam Chomsky D. Clark Clark 6. In Unit 6, the course book maintains that we can use language to manage interpersonal relations. Which one of the following is the evidence of the concept? A. making a request B. using abstract language C. face work D. classroom talk 7. Among the following, what is NOT discussed in Unit 7? A. given information and given-off information