[简答题]It is believed that the study of language (linguistics) is clasely related to language teaching. In what ways do you think linguistic studies contribute to the research and practice of language teaching

[单项选择]It is no use （　） to learn a language just by studying a dictionary.
A. try
B. to try
C. trying
D. to be trying

[单项选择]The study of language acquisition is generally known as （　）.
A. theoretical linguistics
B. psycholinguistics
C. applied linguistics
D. historical linguistics

[单项选择]Which of the following is a main branch of linguistics？（）
A. Macrolinguistics.
B. Psycholinguistics.
C. Sociolinguistics.

[单项选择]The British are the European Union’s worst linguists while the citizens of Luxembourg are the best, according to an EU poll published recently. Almost two-thirds of Britons know no language apart from their mother tongue, the highest figure recorded in the 15 EU countries. That compares to just 2.2 percent in Luxembourg, 12.3 percent of Danes and an EU average of 47.3 percent of people who speak no other language but their own, the poll of 16,000 Ell citizens said. But British travelers to Europe need not worry. English is the most common second language in the EU, spoken by 41 percent of the block’s citizens. In Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, at least 78 percent of people speak English as a second language. Although 47 percent of EU citizens know only their mother tongue, there is wide agreement that speaking foreign language is good thing. 72 percent of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful, 71 percent said everyone should know one foreign language and 69 perc
A. 71 percent
B. 72 percent
C. 69 percent
D. 70 percent

[单项选择]The study of language as a whole is often called ______.
A. general linguistics
B. sociolinguistics
C. psycholinguistics
D. applied linguistics

[单项选择]The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is（　）
A. corpus linguistics.
B. sociolinguistics.
C. theoretical linguistics.
D. psycholinguistics.

[单项选择]If we study language as it exists at a particular point in time, it is ______.
A. lexical morphology
B. linguistic atlas
C. linguistic competence
D. synchronic study

[单项选择]（　） is the study of the phonic medium of language.
A. Phonetics
B. Phonology
C. Phone
D. Phoneme

[单项选择]______ is the scientific study of language, studying not just one language of any one society, but the language of all human beings.
[A] Linguistics [B] Pragmatics [C] Semantics [D] Syntax

[单项选择]In the study of language, it has been recognized that words used to convey sensory perceptions, feelings and emotions, but carry no meaning of themselves. They can trigger feelings or sensations that the listener has experienced--not more than that. We know that the perception of color varies with light, background, and distance" What is green seen by a colorblind person Which is the "real" color.* Are we not, in asking that question, implying that color exists independent of the observer Similarly, when we characterize art individual or a social behavior as "good" or "bad", we are communicating the contention that this evaluation is absolute, objective and unchanging. Yet it should be apparent that varying observers would present disparate evaluations. We may, then, attempt to wig agreement by describing the behavior in question, offering criteria on which judgment was based, indicating that these criteria are personal This communication style, the semanticist holds, will help b
A. bring me a champagne-colored blouse that matches this watch
B. the perception of color varies with light
C. colorblind people are not good judges of paintings
D. modern music is not as good as baroque music

[单项选择]（　） is the study of language in relation to the mind.
A. Psycholinguistics
B. Sociolinguistics
C. Linguistics
D. Semantics

[单项选择]______ is the study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.
A. Phonology
B. Lexicography
C. Lexicology
D. Morphology

[填空题]______ can be denied as the study of language in use. Sociolinguistics, on the other hand, attempts to show the relationship between language and society.

[单项选择]______ can be defined as the study of language as it is used in a social context, including its effect on the interlocutors.
A. Semantics
B. Pragmatics
C. Applied linguistics
D. Sociolinguistics

[单项选择]______is the study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.