[单项选择]Unlike the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to ______.


A. attempt to continue the standardization of the language
B. evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns
C. be more concerned about the improvement of the language than its analysis or history
D. be more aware of the rules of the language usage

[单项选择]Unlike the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to ______.
A. attempt to continue the standardization of the language
B. evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns
C. be more concerned about the improvement of the language than its analysis or history
D. be more aware of the rules of the language usage

[单项选择]In contrast to the earlier linguists, modem linguists tend to ______ .
A. attempt to continue the standardization of the language
B. evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns
C. be more concerned about the improvement of the language than its analysis or history
D. be more aware of the roles of the language usage

[单项选择]Modern Linguists give priority to ______ rahter than ______.


A. prescriptiveness; descriptiveness
B. the spoken language; the written language
C. grammar; context
D. structure; form

[单项选择]Modern Linguists give priority to __________ rahter than ______.
A. prescriptiveness; descriptiveness
B. the spoken language; the written language
C. grammar; context
D. structure; form

[单项选择]（） ten minutes earlier, you wouldn't have missed the train．But you were late.
A. Had you come
B. Did you come
C. Have you come
D. Should you come

[单项选择]Born ten days earlier, the boy ______ his late father.
A. could have seen
B. must have seen
C. may have seen
D. should have been

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Linguists have understood for decades that language and thought are closely related. Humans construct reality using thought and express these thoughts through the use of language. Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Whorf are credited with developing the most relevant explanation outlining the relationship between thought and language, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. The hypothesis consists of two parts, linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism. Supporters of linguistic relativity assume that culture is shaped by language. Terwilliger defines linguistic determinism as the process by which "the functions of one’s mind are determined by the nature of the language which one speaks." In simpler terms, the thoughts that we construct are based upon the language that we speak and the words that we use. In its strongest sense, linguistic determinism can be interpreted as meaning that language determines thought. In its weakest sense, language partially influences th
A. It has no empirical evidence in its favor.
B. It is formulated on the basis of only one case study.
C. Its applicability has been greatly exaggerated.
D. No convincing examples can be found to support its claim.

[单项选择]The author says that professional linguists recognize that ______.
A. Western languages are superior to Eastern languages
B. all languages came from grunts and groans
C. the hierarchy of languages is difficult to understand
D. there is no hierarchy of languages