超星 - unit 7 - 查题吧

单选题

Morphologcial changes can involve __________.

A. the loss of morphological rules
B. the addition of morphological rules
C. the alteration of morphological rules
D. all of the above

单选题

By analogy to the plural formation of the word “dog-s”, speakers started saying “cows” as the plural of “cow” instead of the earlier plural “kine”. This is the case of _________.

A. elaboration
B. external borrowing
C. sound assimilation
D. internal borrowing

单选题

The most dramatic morphological loss concerns the loss of ________.

A. comparative markers
B. tense markers
C. gender and case markers
D. none of the above

单选题

In Old and Middle English, both /k/ and /n/ in the word “knight” were pronounced, but in modern English, /k/ in the sound /kn-/ clusters was not pronounced. This phenomenon is known as ________.

A. sound addition
B. sound loss
C. sound shift
D. sound movement

单选题

Historical linguistics explores _____________.

A. the nature of language change
B. the causes that lead to language change
C. the relationship between languages
D. all of the above

判断题

It takes a longer period of time for a word to be created than to be lost.

A. 对
B. 错

判断题

Language is moving towards formaility, for formal language is more elegant.

A. 对
B. 错

判断题

Language change involves not only simplicity of grammar but also elaboration of grammar .

A. 对
B. 错

判断题

In future American English will continue to exert its influence onver other languages.

A. 对
B. 错

判断题

The way children acquire a language provide a basic cause for language change.

A. 对
B. 错

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