[考研类试卷]2010年南开大学英语专业（语言学）真题试卷
一、名词解释
1 historical linguistics
2 coarticulation
3 complementary distribution
4 inflectional affix
5 semantic broadening
6 logical form
7 psycholinguistics
8 syllabus
9 performative act
10 interlanguage
二、音标题
11 The typical format of a phonological rule is given as A→B/X______Y
You are required to write out the structural description(SD)and the structural change(SC)of the rule.
12 Linking-r in British RPThe phenomenon of linking-r in British RP is illustrated by the data given below:
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You are required
to develop an analysis into the phenomenon of linking-r, based on the data given above. Illustrate your analysis with the words bar and barring.(Hint: underlying representation and phonological rules are relevant to your analysis.)
13 Each of the following columns illustrates a different morphological process in English:
You
are required to name the type of morphological process at work in Column 1, Column 2, Column 3 and Column 4, respectively.
14 State the most obvious differences between compounds and verb phrases in English. Compounds Verb Phrases foot-warmers [I]warmed my feet man-eating [She]eats an apple
brainwash [He was]washing dishes haircut [The boy]cuts a piece of paper
三、简答题
15 The following phrases include a head, a complement and(in some cases)a specifier. Draw the appropriate tree diagram with labels indicating these categories for each phrase. (1)[into the house]PP(3)[perhaps earned the money]VP (2)[full of mistakes]AP(4)[that argument with Owen]NP
16 Give the deep structure of the sentence What can the boy sit on?, and transform the deep structure of the sentence into its surface structure, using two diagrams to demonstrate the process of transformation.
17 The following sentences are semantically ambiguous:
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(A)Peter saw the lady when she was near the bank. (B)The captain met wealthy men and women.
You are required to point out the source of semantic ambiguity for each sentence.
18 If you ask somebody \actually do it, what would be your reaction? Why? Try to explain it in the light of Speech Act Theory.
19 How do you understand the cancellability of conversational implicature?
20 In what ways can linguistics contribute to language learning research?
21 In your understanding what roles do corpus data play in language studies? Part V
22 State about ONE of the two topics given below(minimally 200 words). The main features of generative linguistics.
23 Linguistics ideas of special importance developed in the Prague School.
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