
重庆大学2000年硕士研究生入学考试外语系语言学概论 重庆大学外国语学院研究生考试试题(语言学概论)-2000年 (第一、 二部分试题做在试题册上,第二部分写在空白答题纸上。) Part I: Basic Concepts (20%) Briefly define the following terms in English. 1. morp
重庆大学2000年硕士研究生入学考试外语系语言学概论
重庆大学外国语学院研究生考试试题(语言学概论)-2000年
(第一、 二部分试题做在试题册上,第二部分写在空白答题纸上。)
Part I: Basic Concepts (20%)
Briefly define the following terms in English.
1. morphology
2. diphthon
3. compound sentence
4. deep structure
5. ellipsis
6. semantics
7. free variation
8. co-operative principles
9. prefix
10. hyponymy
Part II: Language Analysis (50%)
2.1. Give the phonetic symbol for each of the following sounds together with an illustration of the use of the sound in an English word. You are required to give no less than three words for the illustration of each symbol.
1) voiceless bilabial stop:______________________
2) high back tense rounded vowel:___________________________
3) voiced retroflex:___________________________-
4) voiceless interdental fricative:_________________________
5) high front tense unrounded vowel:_____________________________
2.2. Indicate the position of main stress in each of the following words by writing an accent mark ( ) over the appropriate vowel symbol or symbols.
1. apple 2. baboon 3. behest 4. decent 5. descent
6. executive 7. indiscriminate 8. massage 9. yesterday 10. zoological
11. sagacity 12. neurologist 13. facetious 14. caress 15. Washingtonian
2.3. Each of the following compounds is made up of two parts. How do the parts relate to each other? Two examples are given below:
e.g. fleabite (a bite from a flea)
bridcage (a cage for bird)
1. bedside_________ 2. mailbox____________
3. hardwood___________ 4. paintbrush________________
5. password____________ 6. windowpane_________________
7. outlaw____________ 8. nightfall_______________
9. rainbow________________ 10. sunshine_________________
2.4. There are ten sentences below, part of the sentence is underlined, read the underlined part carefully and identify its construction type and write the term (Modification, Predication, Complementation and Subordination) in the blank.
One example is given:
Example: John runs slowly. (Modification)
1. Mary stood at the back. ( )
2. Mary is a nurse. ( )
3. Mary sings. ( ![]()
4. The old man likes to come here everyday. ( )
5. I want to go. ( ![]()
6. Peter kissed Mary. ( ![]()
7. She cried when she fell down. ( ![]()
8. Jack sings but Mary dances. ( ![]()
9. I know where she is. ( )
10. John is clever. ( )
2.5. Choose from five diagrams, the one that illustrate the relationship among three given classes better than any other diagram offered. One example is given below:
A)
C) D) E)
e.g. animal, vegetable, tiger (C)
1. bachelors, men, tennis player ( )
2. sparrows, birds, cats ( )
3. people, scientists, Chinese ( ![]()
4. white-haired, doctor, woman ( )
5. furniture, bed, chair ( )
6. baseball fans, artists, painters ( ![]()
7. frogs, mosquitoes, insects ( ![]()
8. varsity athletes, seniors, members of student honor society ( )
9. octopi, porpoises, things live in the sea ( )
10. wood, stone, pine ( ![]()
2.6 Explain the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences. One example is given below:
e.g. The judge gave orders to clear the court. (order the members of the public to leave)
1. He did not know how to draw a cheque.___________________
2. It falls to you to reorganize the football team.____________________
3. The bill has twenty days to run.__________________
4. Colors run in washing._______________________
5. Where does the river take its rise?_____________________
6. He who cannot take a joke should not make one.______________________
7. The company cleared $5,000 on its cotton exports last season.__________________
8. The flap of the envelope has come unstuck._____________________
9. They gave their enemy a good beating.____________________
10. Where is this carpet to go?________________
2.7. State, by writing a, b, c,d, etc. where the preposition underlined indicates.
a. Position b. Destination
c. Passage d. Orientation
e. Resultative state f. Pervasive (static) state
g. Pervasive motion
1. The monkeys disappeared through the window. ( ![]()
2. I went into the bathroom to get a drink of water. ( ![]()
3. I looked in the mirror and thought I had a monkey’s face. ( ![]()
4. A monkey was sitting on the edge of the bath. ( ![]()
5. It was squeezing toothpaste all over its chest. ( ![]()
6. I rushed out of the house, shouting for help. ( ![]()
7. Out of the house, I felt calmer. ( ![]()
8. I sent for the monkey-catcher, who lived across the river. ( ![]()
9. We ran behind the house and watched. ( ![]()
10. Paper lay scattered all over the floor. ( ![]()
2.8. Indicate by a, b, c, whether the object underlined in the following sentences is:
a. affected
b. effected
c. locative
1. Has anyone touched the television today? ( ![]()
2. Who is making all that noise? ( ![]()
3. We are just passing the Eiffel Tower. ( ![]()
4. Take the deep breath. ( ![]()
5. Somebody took my coat by mistake. ( ![]()
6. I climbed the hill as light fell short. ( ![]()
7. A gas leak can cause a serious explosion. ( ![]()
8. We have fought a good fight – and lost. ( ![]()
9. Have you dropped your handkerchief, my dear? ( ![]()
10. After that I paid her a visit every evening. ( ![]()
2.9. Give at least three verbs to illustrate each of the following types of speech acts.
One example is given for each type.
1. Assertives: assert, _________________________________
2. Declarations: declare, ___________________________________
3. Directives: invite, _________________________________
4. Commissives: commit, ____________________________________
5. Expressives: apologize, _________________________________
Part III: Detailed Discussion (30%)
There are 4 given topics below. You may choose any three of them to give detailed discussion. (write your answer on the blank paper)
1. What is communicative competence?
2. What is indirect speech act?
3. Use your own experience in learning English to show culture is very important in language learning.
4. Can you give examples to illustrate the phenomena of the interlanguage in learning a foreign language?
重庆大学外国语学院研究生考试试题(英汉、汉英翻译)2000年