1、Which of the following words are entirely arbitrary? 单选题 1分

2、Which of the following properties of language enables language users to overcome the barriers caused by time and place, due to this feature of language, speakers of a language are free to talk about anything in any situation? 单选题 1分

3、Study the following dialogue. What function does it play according to the functions of language. ---A nice day, isn’t it? ---Right! I really enjoy the sunlight. 单选题 1分

4、Design features, a framework proposed by the American linguist Charles Hockett refer to the （ ） properties of human language that distinguish it from any animal system of communication. 填空题 1分

5、（ ） refers to the phenomenon that the sounds in a language are meaningfully distinct. For instance, the difference between the sounds /p/ and /b/ is not actually very great, but when these sounds are part of a language like English, they are used in such a way that the occurrence of one rather than the other is meaningful. 填空题 1分

6、In any language words can be used in new ways to mean new things and can be combined into innumerable sentences based on limited rules. This feature is usually termed （ ） or （ ） 填空题 1分

7、Language has many functions. We can use language to talk about language itself. This function is （ ） function. 填空题 1分

8、Cultural transmission refers to the fact that language is （ ） transmitted. It is passed on from one generation to the next through teaching and learning,rather than by instinct. 填空题 1分

9、The relation between form and meaning in human language is natural. 判断题 1分

10、In theory, the length of sentences are limited. 判断题 1分

11、The reason for French to use "cheval" and for English to use" horse" to refer to the same animal is inexplicable. 判断题 1分

12、Language is a system of arbitrary, written signs which permit all the people in a given culture, or other people who have learned the system of that culture, to communicate or interact. 判断题 1分

13、Language change is universal ongoing and arbitrary. 判断题 1分

14、personal function 简答题 1分

15、heuristic function 简答题 1分

16、ideational function 简答题 1分

17、interchangeability 简答题 1分

18、控制功能 简答题 1分

19、表现功能 简答题 1分

20、文化传递性 简答题 1分

21、分离性 简答题 1分

22、区别性特征 简答题 1分

23、不受时空限制的属性 简答题 1分

24、interactional function 简答题 1分

25、instrumental function 简答题 1分

26、imaginative function 简答题 1分

27、寒暄功能 简答题 1分

28、元语言功能 简答题 1分

29、personal function 简答题 1分

30、performative function 简答题 1分

31、娱乐功能 简答题 1分

32、信息功能 简答题 1分

33、人际功能 简答题 1分

34、1)What are the functions of language？ Exemplify each function. 简答题 1分

35、2)Explain what the term “duality” means as it is used to describe a property of human language. 简答题 1分

36、3)What is language？ 简答题 1分

37、4)What are the major design features of language？ Please explain three of them with examples. 简答题 1分