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Part I Linguistics (100 marks)I. Studying linguistics, we have come across a lot of technical terms, some of which are listed below. Please write out the most acceptable definitions for each of them. (10 %)
a)language; b) linguistics; c) morphology: d) duality; e) intercultural communication: f) sociolect;g) syntax; h) synonyms;i) pragmatics; j) speech community
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III. Linguistics as a specified discipline has its own technical ways of operation. Try to fill the blanks to demonstrate your technical sense of linguistics. (15%)Please give the corresponding sound segments according to the descriptions:voiceless labiodental fricative: a)________; voiced alveolar stop: b)_________front, close, short: c)__________ Prescriptive and descriptive represent two different types of linguistic study. If a linguistic study aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use, it is said to be d)____________; if the linguistic study aims to lay down rules for “correct and standard” behavior in using language, i.e. to tell people what they should say and what they should not say, it is said to be e)_________ . Modern linguistics is mostly f)__________. 3. What functions does language perform? Three main functions areoften recognized of language. The g)___________ function, also referred to differently as the cognitive, or referential, or propositional function, is assumed to be the primary function of language. The h)______________ function, also called theöλÔÓéÀֵǼÈë¿ÚÏÂÔØ£ºÍâ¹úÓïÑÔѧ¼°Ó¦ÓÃÓïÑÔѧ
IV. To be a student of linguistics, it is important to develop a sense of critical thinking. Please answer the following questions to demonstrate your critical potentials. (35%)Language exists in time and changes through time. The description of a language at some point of time in history is a synchronicstudy; the description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronicstudy. Which approach enjoys priority in modern linguistics? And why?The distinction between langue and parole was made in the early 20thcentury. Why was this distinction made? The classic semantic triangle was suggested by Ogden and Richards to explain the relationship between words and things. What is the shortcoming of this triangle? First consider the following sentence:Tom is rich but he is not greedy.Then answer the question: what conventional implicature can you get about rich people from this utterance? And which word (or words) helps you get such an implicature? öλÔÓéÀֵǼÈë¿ÚÏÂÔØ£ºÍâ¹úÓïÑÔѧ¼°Ó¦ÓÃÓïÑÔѧ
First read the following passage:Tianjin to start winter heating early as cold front continuesXinhua | Updated: ** 15:5TIANJIN -- North China's city of Tianjin turn on its central heating Wednesday, 15 days earlier than in previous years, to combat a cold front affecting the region.
The city government made the announcement Monday.Temperatures in Tianjin have dropped nearly 20¡ædue to the recent cold front, and the chilly weather has been accompanied by strong winds.The city has adjusted the time to turn on the central heating several times in the past.
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Passage B The number of books in the library has been going down. Please make sure you know the rules for borrowing, and don’t forget that the library is for everyone’s convenience. So from now on, we’re going to enforce the rules strictly. You have been warned!Passage A is obviously more formal than Passage B. Now please compare the two passages and try to point out, with examples, what makes Passage A more formal. Part II Translation (50 points)VI. Please translate the following passage into Chinese. (25 points)With decades of hard work, socialism with Chinese characteristics has crossed the threshold into a new era. This is a new historic juncture in China’s development.This is what socialism with Chinese characteristics entering a new era means: The Chinese nation, which since modern times began had endured so much for so long, has achieved a tremendous transformation—it has stood up, grown rich, and become strong; and it now embraces the brilliant prospects of rejuvenation. It means that scientific socialism is full of vitality in 21st century China, and that the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics is now flying high and proud for all to see. It means that the path, the theory, the system, and the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics have kept developing, blazing öλÔÓéÀֵǼÈë¿ÚÏÂÔØ£ºÍâ¹úÓïÑÔѧ¼°Ó¦ÓÃÓïÑÔѧ
a new trail for other developing countries to achieve modernization. It offers a new option for other countries and nations who want to speed up their development while preserving their independence;and it offers Chinese wisdom and a Chinese approach to solving the problems facing mankind.
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