2011年南京大学英语专业（语言学）真题试卷(总分：54.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、名词解释(总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.Define the following terms. Support your definition with one or two appropriate examples.Ambiguity（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.metalanguage（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.minimal pair（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.neologism（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.euphemism（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________二、单项选择题(总题数：10，分数：20.00)6.The word "edit" is formed through the process of______.（分数：2.00）A.blendingB.back-formationpoundingD.derivation7.By______, it is sometimes meant that the form of a word or sign partially or fully conveys the meaning of the word or sign.（分数：2.00）A.arbitrarinessB.creativityC.duality of structureD.iconicity8.Assimilation occurs in the articulation of the word "______".（分数：2.00）A.invincibleB.inconvenienceC.inherentD.inadequate9.Deletion occurs in the articulation of all the words below except "______".（分数：2.00）A.debtB.rhetoricC.styleD.flight10.The primary stress of the word "______" falls on the first syllable.（分数：2.00）parableB.resistibleC.considerableD.negotiable11.All the following words except "______" are dynamic verbs.（分数：2.00）A.boostB.discourageC.unpackD.concern12.The proverb "Modest dogs miss much meat" exemplifies the use of______.（分数：2.00）A.alliterationB.consonanceC.assonanceD.rhyming13.As a presupposition trigger, "continue" belongs to the category of______.（分数：2.00）A.factive verbsB.iterative verbsC.implicative verbsD.change-of-state verbs14.The expression "first priority" is generally considered to be a case of______.（分数：2.00）A.redundancyB.tautologyC.contradictionD.inconsistency15.All the following words except "______" are performative verbs.（分数：2.00）A.warnB.adviseC.understandD.remind三、分析题(总题数：12，分数：24.00)16.Analyze the structure of the following by means of binarycutting.(12/150)deinstitutionalization（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 17.The person I met yesterday is my boss.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 18.In most cases, a sentence with a prepositional phrase indicating transfer can be naturally transformed into a double-object construction, as in:He gave a book to Mary. →He gave Mary a book.However, when the following three sentences undergo the same transformation, they sound rather unnatural(possibly for different reasons), as marked by the question mark. Explain why.(15/ 150)(1)He sent a book to London. →? He sent London a book.(2)He sang a song to his dead lover. →? He sang his dead lover a song.(3)He gave a book to the fans who followed him around the world for over three months. →? He gave the fans who followed him around the world for over three months a book.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 19.Study the following collection of words carefully. Point out what types of semantic relations are involved among these words. Put the words into different groups according to the different semantic relations involved(Note that some words can be found in more than one group). Add ONE word of your own to each semantic group, wherever possible.(18/ 150)vessel van deck boat wing subway engine truck metro jet sail vehicle（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 20.Study the following headlines carefully. Specify the type of rhetorical device used in each and the presupposed information in(1)and(3).(20/150)Mercury. Once Coveted, Now Orphaned（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 21.U. S. and South Korea Begin Joint Naval Exercises（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 22.Fashion Goes, Keds Stay.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________23.Digital Domain: When the Software Is the Sportswriter（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 24.In China, Cultivating the Urge to Splurge（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 25.Domestic Lives; An Empty House Where Time Stands Still（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 26.Read the following two pairs of sentences. Compare Sentences A and B and answer the following two questions: 1)How are Sentences A and Sentences B different? and 2)Which sentence(Sentence A or Sentence B)in each pair do you prefer to use in academic writing? Why?(15/150)(1)A. It may be said that the commitment to some of the social and economic concepts was less strong than it is now. B. The commitment to some of the social and economic concepts was less strong than it is now.(2)A. Recent work on the religious demography of Northern Ireland seems to show a separating out of protestant and catholic, with the catholic population drifting westwards and vice versa.B. Recent work on the religious demography of Northern Ireland shows a separating out of protestant and catholic, with the catholic population drifting westwards and vice versa.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 27.Below is a questionnaire aimed at investigating the learner autonomy among college EFL learners(i. e. , to what extent can college students take an autonomus role in their English learning). Go over the items in the questionnaire and try to categorize them in the following table. Do you think these categories(or aspects of the learner autonomy)are adequate? If not,add TWO more categories together with specific items.(20/150) 英语学习情况问卷调查请根据下面每个数字所代表的含义，选出其中一个数字填在句子开头的括号里。