温州大学820英语语言学试题考研真题

2018 年硕士研究生招生考试试题
科目代码及名称: 820 英语语言学适用专业：英语语言文学 01、03 方向考生
（请考生在答题纸上答题，在此试题纸上答题无效）
I. Define the following terms. (30 points)
(1) allophone; (2) free morpheme; (3) design features;
(4) complementary antonymy; (5) endocentric construction; (6) reference
II. Analyses. (30 points)
1. Use tree diagrams in IC analysis to clarify the given constructions. (10 points)
(1) Leave the book on the shelf.
(2) Mary became very ill.
2. Describe the following sound segments. (10 points)
(1) /t/; (2) /m/; (3)/s/; (4) /i:/; (5) /u/;
3. Write out the semantic components of each word. (10 points)
(1) gentleman; (2) kill
III. Answer the given questions below. (40 points)
1. How do you understand the distinction between performance and competence? (10 points)
2. What would language be like if it had not the property of duality? (10 points)
3. How can a linguist make his analysis scientific? (10 points)
4. Why should language teachers learn some knowledge of linguistics? (10 points)
IV. Write a short essay in about 500 words on the given topic. (50 points)
What is pragmatic failure? Support your statement with some instances of pragmatic failure
in the English used by Chinese learners of English.
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