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华师《词汇学》在线作业-0005

Motel is a/an is ________.
A:blend
B:clipped word
C:initialism
D:acronym
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（） is a word-formation process by which a word is changed from one word-class into another without the change of form.
A:Blending
B:Affixation
C:ack-formation
D:Conversion
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He’s nice, but he hasn’t much brain. _________.
A:Simile
B:metaphor
C:Metonymy
D:synecdoche
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There are two main approaches to the study of English words namely（）
A:descriptive and prescriptive
B:synchronic and diachronic
C:spoken and written
D:competence and performance
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Non-basic vocabulary includes（）
A:argot and jargon
B:archaisms and neologisms
C:technical terms
D:all the above
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The derivational process, in which an item is converted to a new word class，without the addition of an affix, is called ____________.
A:compounding
B:back-formation
C:functional shift
D:derivation
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The modes of modem English vocabulary grow through three major channels: ________ , semantic change and __________.
A:exchange/lending
B:derivation/borrowing
C:creation/borrowing
D:affixation/creation
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The word “water” is _________ motivated.
A:phonetically
B:semantically
C:morphologically
D:non-
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The discrete units which realize morphemes are known as ________.
A:allomorphs
B:phonemes
C:morphs
D:lexis
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The first monolingual English dictionary was compiled in（）
A:1604
B:1066
C:1406
D:1046
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“Give somebody an inch and he’ll take a mile” is a（）
A:sentence idiom
B:proverb
C:clause idiom
D:both A and B
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“The birds sing to welcome the smiling year.” Is an example of ________.
A:euphemism
B:synecdoche
C:metonymy
D:metaphor
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Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of _________.
A:prefixation
B:suffixation
C:acronymy
D:conversion
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___________ is not a characteristic of basic word stock.
A:Colloquialism
B:All national character
C:Stability
D:Polysemy
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Conversion is a method of __________.
A:turning words of one part of speech into those of a different part of speech
B:converting words of one meaning into those of a different meaning
C:deriving words by grammatical means
D:changing words in morphological structure
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“Give somebody an inch and he’ll take a mile” is a _________.
A:sentence idiom
B:proverb
C:clause idiom
D:both A and B
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The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English. _________ of them are still in use today.
A:85%
B:56%
C:72%
D:75%
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“The birds sing to welcome the smiling year.” Is an example of（）
A:euphemism
B:synecdoche
C:metonymy
D:metaphor
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The word “water” is （） motivated.
A:phonetically
B:semantically
C:morphologically
D:non-
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“die” and “pass away” are synonyms. They differ in ________.
A:connotati奥鹏华中师范大学平时在线作业ve meaning
B:emotive meaning
C:stylistic meaning
D:all the above
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English words can be motivated______.
A:phonologically
B:morphologically
C:etymologically
D:all the above
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Stylistic meaning may be defined as the feature of ________ of words.
A:formality
B:affectiveness
C:appropriateness
D:part of speech
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The hyponyms of ‘vegetable’ are（）
A:banana, pear, jam
B:pear, apple, banana
C:cucumber, celery, peas
D:tree, pine, elm
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“child—parent” are （） antonyms.
A:root
B:derivative
C:relative
D:complementary
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According to the idiomaticity of idioms, idioms include ________.
A:true idioms
B:semi-idioms
C:regular combinations
D:all the above
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Inflectional morphemes are added to the end of words to show grammatical concepts.
A:错误
B:正确
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The changes of meaning are caused by both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors.
A:错误
B:正确
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Associated transfer involves words used in their figurative sense.
A:错误
B:正确
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The objective meaning implies that the subject of the sentence is the one affected by the action.
A:错误
B:正确
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Relative synonyms may differ in denotation, connotation and application.
A:错误
B:正确
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A form to which an affix of any kind can be added is called a stem.
A:错误
B:正确
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Variations of idioms are the idioms whose forms are modified.
A:错误
B:正确
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Partial conversion is a process of using adjectives as ordinary nouns.
A:错误
B:正确
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Borrowing has brought most synonyms to the English language.
A:错误
B:正确
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Contradictory terms are non-gradable.
A:错误
B:正确
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The connection between sound and meaning is conventional and arbitrary.
A:错误
B:正确
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Elevation is also known as amelioration.
A:错误
B:正确
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Aliens, semantic loans, translation-loans and denizens are all borrowings.
A:错误
B:正确
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Compounding is the process of creating new words by combining affixes and bases.
A:错误
B:正确
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The result of the human cognition of the objective world is called concept.
A:错误
B:正确
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Concept and sense mean the same and thus are interchangeable.
A:错误
B:正确
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The connotative meaning is also known as connotations, which are
generally found in the dictionary.
A:错误
B:正确
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The superordinate differs from the subordinate in that the former covers the
concept of the latter.
A:错误
B:正确
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Allomorphs are phonological variants which realize morphemes.
A:错误
B:正确
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In the process of “Radiation” the derived meanings of words are not directly related to the primary meaning.
A:错误
B:正确
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Motivation explains why a particular word of a language has a particular meaning.
A:错误
B:正确
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The minimal free form of a language is a morpheme.
A:错误
B:正确
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Content words are numerous and more frequently used than functional words on average.
A:错误
B:正确
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The contemporary vocabulary expansion of English is mainly by borrowing and affixation.
A:错误
B:正确
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Denizens are words which were borrowed from other languages but later
became assimilated into the English language.
A:错误
B:正确
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