词汇学复习材料 2.doc

Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _________construct. A. sound B. form C. morpheme D. root 2. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals. A. functional B. notional C. empty D. formal The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _______. reversative prefixes B. negative prefixes C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________. A.names of books B. names of places C. names of people D. tradenames The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________. A.negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are ______. A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixes C. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes The suffixes in words heighten, symbolize are ________. A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixes C. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes A word is the combination of form and ________. A. spelling B. writing C. meaning D. denoting Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______. A. English only B. Chinese only C. all natural languages D. some natural languages From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word . A. linguistic B. diachronic C. synchronic D. traditional _______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes. A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection 12. One important criterion to differentiate homonyms f