Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement: If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be （）

A. prescriptive
B. analytic
C. descriptive
D. linguistic

Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general.

A. 正确
B. 错误

Morphology studies how words can be formed to produce meaningful sentences.

A. 正确
B. 错误

A diachronic study of language is the description of language at some point in time.

A. 正确
B. 错误

Syntax

Semantics

Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logical connection between （）and meanings.

A. sense
B. sounds
C. objects
D. idea

Saussure took a(n) （）view of language, while Chomsky looks at language from a （）point of view.

A. sociological…psychological
B. psychological…sociological
C. applied…pragmatic
D. semantic…linguistic

Human capacity for language has a g（）basis, but the details of language have to be taught and learned.

According to F. de Saussure, （）refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the mem- bers of a speech community.

A. parole
B. performance
C. langue
D. Language