A c（） sentence contains two or more clauses， one of which is incorporated in the other.

In the course of time， the study of language has come to establish close links with other branches of s（） studies， such as sociology and psychology.

Whcih of the following best states the behaviorist view of child language acquisition （）.

A. Language acquisition is a process of habit formatio
B. Language acquisition is the species-specific property of human beings
Children are born with an innate ability to acquire language
D. Humans are equipped with the neural prerequisites for language and language use

The way in which people address each other depends on their age, sex, social group and personal relationship. The English system of address forms frequently used includes first name, last name, title+last name, （）, and kin term.

A. title+first name
B. title+title
C. title alone
D. first name+last name+title

The famous quotation from Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” well illustrates（）.

A. the conventional nature of language
B. the creative nature of language
C. the universality of language
D. the big difference between human language and animal communicatio

sociolect

blending

hierarchical structure

root and stem

suprasegmental features