2024年5月18日发(作者：司空乐咏)
C 5
Test-2
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best
complete the statement.
1. A word is the combination of and .
A. spelling, sound B. form, meaning
C. spelling, meaning D. sound, meaning
2. By form we refer to .
A. its symbols B. its spelling
C. its pronunciation D. both its pronunciation and spelling
3. Reference is the relationship between language and .
A. the world B. the concept
C. the sense D. the motivation
4. A word has meaning only when a connection has been established between the linguistic sign and
a .
A. reference B. referent
C. concept D. sense
5. The connection between the reference of a word and the thing outside the language is the result of
and .
A. generalization, specification B. generalization, abstraction
C. abstraction, specification D. generalization, convention
6. Although reference is a kind of abstraction, yet with the help of , it can refer to something
specific.
A. concept B. sense
C. motivation D. context
7. Concept which reflects the objective world in the human mind is the result of human .
A. acquisition B. recognition
C. cognition D. abstraction
8. Concept is beyond language, while sense denotes the relationships .
A. outside the language B. with the language
C. inside the language D. with the meaning
9. is universal to all men alike.
A. Sense B. Concept
C. Motivation D. Reference
10. Motivation explains the connection between the linguistic symbol and its .
A. reference B. referent
C. concept D. meaning
11. The words like “bow-wow”, “bang”, “tick-tuck” are motivated.
A. morphologically B semantically
C. etymologically D. onomatopoeically
12. “ ” is not a morphologically motivated word.
A. Laconic B. Airmail
C. Miniskirt D. Hopeful
13. Of the four types of motivation, ________ motivation is supposed to be the oldest, and motivation
is the most productive.
A. onomatopoeic, etymological B. semantic, morphological
C. onomatopoeic, morphological D. etymological, morphological
14. The word meaning can be divided into two types, they are .
A. conceptual meaning and associative meaning
B. grammatical meaning and associative meaning
C. grammatical meaning and lexical meaning
D. connotative meaning and affective meaning
15. Lexical meaning comprises _______ meaning and _______ meaning.
A. conceptual, associative B. conceptual, grammatical
C. connotative, stylistic D. affective, collocative
16. meaning surfaces only in use, but________ meaning is constant in all the content words within
or without context.
A. Grammatical, lexical B. Associative, conceptual
C. Conceptual, associative D. Lexical, grammatical
17. Conceptual meaning, also known as meaning, is the meaning given in the dictionary and
forms the core of word meaning.
A. designative B. cognitive
C. denotative D. all above
2024年5月18日发(作者：司空乐咏)
C 5
Test-2
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best
complete the statement.
1. A word is the combination of and .
A. spelling, sound B. form, meaning
C. spelling, meaning D. sound, meaning
2. By form we refer to .
A. its symbols B. its spelling
C. its pronunciation D. both its pronunciation and spelling
3. Reference is the relationship between language and .
A. the world B. the concept
C. the sense D. the motivation
4. A word has meaning only when a connection has been established between the linguistic sign and
a .
A. reference B. referent
C. concept D. sense
5. The connection between the reference of a word and the thing outside the language is the result of
and .
A. generalization, specification B. generalization, abstraction
C. abstraction, specification D. generalization, convention
6. Although reference is a kind of abstraction, yet with the help of , it can refer to something
specific.
A. concept B. sense
C. motivation D. context
7. Concept which reflects the objective world in the human mind is the result of human .
A. acquisition B. recognition
C. cognition D. abstraction
8. Concept is beyond language, while sense denotes the relationships .
A. outside the language B. with the language
C. inside the language D. with the meaning
9. is universal to all men alike.
A. Sense B. Concept
C. Motivation D. Reference
10. Motivation explains the connection between the linguistic symbol and its .
A. reference B. referent
C. concept D. meaning
11. The words like “bow-wow”, “bang”, “tick-tuck” are motivated.
A. morphologically B semantically
C. etymologically D. onomatopoeically
12. “ ” is not a morphologically motivated word.
A. Laconic B. Airmail
C. Miniskirt D. Hopeful
13. Of the four types of motivation, ________ motivation is supposed to be the oldest, and motivation
is the most productive.
A. onomatopoeic, etymological B. semantic, morphological
C. onomatopoeic, morphological D. etymological, morphological
14. The word meaning can be divided into two types, they are .
A. conceptual meaning and associative meaning
B. grammatical meaning and associative meaning
C. grammatical meaning and lexical meaning
D. connotative meaning and affective meaning
15. Lexical meaning comprises _______ meaning and _______ meaning.
A. conceptual, associative B. conceptual, grammatical
C. connotative, stylistic D. affective, collocative
16. meaning surfaces only in use, but________ meaning is constant in all the content words within
or without context.
A. Grammatical, lexical B. Associative, conceptual
C. Conceptual, associative D. Lexical, grammatical
17. Conceptual meaning, also known as meaning, is the meaning given in the dictionary and
forms the core of word meaning.
A. designative B. cognitive
C. denotative D. all above