A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as（）.A、unusualB、something to befearedC、abnormalD、natural
A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as（）.
- A、unusual
- B、something to befeared
- C、abnormal
- D、natural
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Women have fought long and hard ______ equally in language as well as in society, because they know that changes in language can cause changes in attitudes. A. be treatedB. to be treatedC. being treatedD. treated
Text 4American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing,” has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form. that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like, care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive -- there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms -- he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china.” A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.36. According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________.[A] is inevitable in radical education reforms[B] is but all too natural in language development[C] has caused the controversy over the counter-culture[D] brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
The language, used to talk about language, is called __________.A、metalanguageB、artificial languageC、natural languageD、language
共用题干Some Things We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.First , we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.There is no race（种族）of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another.Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language. Second,there is no such thing as a primitive（原始的）language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive.In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are,or were, hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.That is,each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language. Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly.Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.According to the author,language changes are most likely to occur in______.A:grammar B:pronunciationC:vocabulary D:intonation
共用题干Some Things We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a mystery,and many will always remain so.But some things we do know.First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language,no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore,in historical times,there has never been a race of men without a language.Second,there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped,who are,as we say,uncivilized,but the languages they speak are not primitive .In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.This has not always been well understood;indeed,the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense .There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.Finally,we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical teatures change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rap-idly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language. According to the author,language changes are most likely to occur in______.A: grammarB: pronunciationC: vocabularyD: intonation
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Firth insisted that the object of linguistics is ( ) A.language itself B.language in actual use C.language variation D.language skills
Whcih of the following best states the behaviorist view of child language acquisition （）.ALanguage acquisition is a process of habit formatioBLanguage acquisition is the species-specific property of human beingsCChildren are born with an innate ability to acquire languageDHumans are equipped with the neural prerequisites for language and language use
A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as（）.AunusualBsomething to befearedCabnormalDnatural
In order to acquire a second language， learners will subconsciously use their first language knowledge in learning a second language. This is know as language t（）.
Whcih of the following best states the behaviorist view of child language acquisition （）.A、Language acquisition is a process of habit formatioB、Language acquisition is the species-specific property of human beingsC、Children are born with an innate ability to acquire languageD、Humans are equipped with the neural prerequisites for language and language use
单选题____ is concerned with the social significance of language variation and language use in different speech communities.APsycholinguisticsBSociolinguisticsCHistorical linguisticsDPragnatics
单选题A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as（）.AunusualBsomething to befearedCabnormalDnatural
单选题Most educators objected to Stoke’s idea because they thought _____.Aa language should be easy to use and understandBsign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedCa language could only exist in the form of speech soundsDsign language was not extensively used even by deaf people
单选题When practicing Task-based Language Teaching, the class bears the following features EXCEPT_________.Alanguage is text-based and discourse-basedBlexical units are central in language use and language learningCconversation is the central focus of language and keystone of language acquisitionDactivities provide both the input and output processing necessary of language acquisition
单选题Stoke’s argument is based on his belief that _____.Alanguage is a product of the brainBlanguage is a system of meaningful codesCsign language is derived from natural languageDsign language is as efficient as any other language
判断题Modern linguistics regards the written language as primary, not the written language.A对B错