TOPICS FOR SELF-STUDY WORK
Principles of integration in Grammar
General characteristics of linguistic units
The main stages of the development of English Grammar theory
Linguistic schools
Methods of linguistic analysis
The codifying nature of the semantic-phonetic complex
Prerequisites of the parts of speech formation
Spheres of being, possession and intension
The functional semantic dependence
The functional syntactic dependence
Interaction of functional dependences
Role of the semantic meaning in a part of speech functioning
Central and peripheral grammar stock
The typified structure of language formation
Constant differentiators in Grammar
Category of direction
The problem of “stone wall”
The pronoun. Classification of pronouns.
Categories of pronoun
Syntagmatic connection of words.
The word-group theory
Morphemic structure of the word
Classification of words by Charles Fries
The function of deixis (deixis of proximate object, second-person deixis, deixis of distant object)
The problem of taxonomy in the English language
Tests for final control:
1. The term “grammar” goes back to
a) a Greek word; b) a Latin word; c) a Russian word; d) all mentioned above
2. The term “grammar” may be translated as
a) “art of reading”; b) “art of speaking”; c) “art of writing”; d) all mentioned above
3. Linguistic units can go into:
a) 3 types of relations; b) 5 types of relations, c) 4 types of relations; d) 1 type of relations
4. The relation between a unit and other units is called:
a) syntactic meaning b) referential meaning c) pragmatic d) all mentioned above
5. The relation between a unit and an object in the world around us is called:
a) syntactic meaning b) referential meaning c) pragmatic d) all mentioned above
6. The relation between a unit and a person who uses it is called:
a) syntactic meaning b) referential meaning c) pragmatic d) all mentioned above
7. What are the levels of grammatical organization of the text:
a) syntactic, referential, pragmatic; b) corrective, formalized, positional; c) communicatively-styled, positional-directive, inventorial; d) all mentioned above
8. What are the types of formalized meaning:
a) electiveness, correlation, corrective; b) inventorial, pragmatic, referential, c) communicative, referential, correlation; d) pragmatic, syntactic, referential
9. What are the factors of language functioning:
a) communicatively-styled, positional-directive, inventorial; b) logical, psychological, sociological; c) semantic, pragmatic, syntagmatic, d) pragmatic, syntactic, referential
10. Which types can be paradigmatic relations of:
a) coordinate, subordinate, predicative, b) semantic, formal, functional, c) semantic, coordinative, predicative; d) subordinative, formal, predicative
11. Which types can be syntagmatic relations of:
a) coordinate, subordinate, predicative, b) semantic, formal, functional, c) semantic, coordinative, predicative; d) subordinative, formal, predicative
12. Grammatical meaning is:
a) an individual meaning of a word; b) an individual meaning of a group of words; c) the meaning of a whole class or subclass; d) all mentioned above
13. The dependent grammatical meaning is
a) the meaning of the whole word-class; b) the meaning of a part of speech; c) the meaning of a subclass within the same part of speech; d) all mentioned above
14. Find the opposition in the following pairs of words:
a) works :: worked; b) spectacle :: spectacles; c) custom (традиция) :: customs (таможня); d) all mentioned above
15. Transposition is:
a) the realization of grammatical categories by synthetic and analytic means; b) the reduction of the opposition to one of its members; c) the use of a linguistic unit in an unusual environment or in the function that is not characteristic of it; d) all mentioned above
16. The term “grammar” goes back to:
a) Greek b) Italian c) Indian d) all the answers are correct
17. The aim of practical grammar is:
a) the description of phonetic rules; b) the description of semantic and pragmatic rules; c) the description of grammar rules that are necessary to understand and formulate sentences; d) all the answers are correct
18. The aim of theoretical grammar is:
a) to explain phonological problems; b) to explain semantic usage of the words; c) to offer explanation for grammar rules; d) all the answers are correct
19. Linguistic units (words) can go into ____ types of relations:
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) all the answers are correct
20. Which types of relations linguistic units can go into:
a) referential b)syntactic c) pragmatic d) all the answers are correct
21. The referential meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
22. The syntactic meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
23. The pragmatic meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
24. “Linguistic signs are of semiotic nature” means that they are:
a) expressive and colourful; b) informative and meaningful; c) consonant and vowel; d) all the answers are correct
25. Isomorphism is:
a) similarity and likeness of organization of linguistic units; b) opposition of linguistic units; c) contrasting of linguistic units; d) all the answers are correct
26. The levels of grammatical organisation are:
a) positional-directive (or code); b) inventorial (or standard language); c) communicatively-styled (or individual speech); d) all the answers are correct
27. The formalized meaning for positional-directive level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
28. The formalized meaning for inventorial level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
29. The formalized meaning for communicatively-styled level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
30. The formalized sphere for correlation is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
31. The formalized sphere for corrective is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
32. The formalized sphere for electiveness is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
33. The formalized structure for correlation is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
34. The formalized structure for corrective is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
35. The formalized structure for electiveness is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
36. The factor s of language functioning are:
a) logical b) psychological c) sociological d) all the answers are correct
37. The logical factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
38. The psychological factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
39. The sociological factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
40. What are the semantic features of the noun in English?
a) type of nomination, b) form of existence, c) quantitative structure, d) all mentioned above
41. Which morphological category the noun in English doesn’t have?
a) the category of case, b) the category of tense, c) the category of gender, d) all mentioned above
42. What are the morphological features of the verb in English?
a) the verb possesses the ability to denote a process, b) the verb can be modified by adverbs, c) the verb has categories of tense, voice, aspect, etc., d) all mentioned above
43. Lexical-morphological classification of the verb is based on:
a) the implicit grammatical meaning of the verb, b) stem-types of all verbs, c) the nature of predication, d) all mentioned above
44. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “They met two years ago”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
45. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “The dress washes well”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
46. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “He dressed as quick as possible”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
47. The category of aspect:
a) is a linguistic representation of manner of action, b) is closely connected with the lexical meaning of verbs, c) is realized through the opposition Continuous :: Non-Continuous, d) all mentioned above
48. Modal verbs are used with the infinitive as:
a) pure link-verbs, b) predicative markers, c) linking predicative ascription, d) all mentioned above
49. Relative adjectives express:
a) such properties of a substance referring to the certain substance, b) various qualities of a substance, c) degrees of comparison, d) all mentioned above
50. Adverbs are commonly divided into:
a) relative and qualitative, b) prescriptive, descriptive, postscriptive, c) qualitative, quantitative, circumstantial, d) all mentioned above
51. Constructional syntax deals with:
a) constructional significance / insignificance of a part of the sentence, b) analysis of utterances from the point of their communicative value and informative structure, c) the study of language use with reference to the social and psychological factors that influence communication, d) all mentioned above
52. Coordination is:
a) syntagmatic relations of dependence, b) syntagmatic relation of interdependence, c) syntagmatic relation of independence, d) all mentioned above
53. Predication is:
a) syntagmatic relations of dependence, b) syntagmatic relation of interdependence, c) syntagmatic relation of independence, d) all mentioned above
54. The complex sentence is a polypredicative construction built up on the principle of:
a) coordination, b) paradigmation, c) subordination, d) all mentioned above
55. The dependent grammatical meaning is
a) the meaning of the whole word-class; b) the meaning of a part of speech; c) the meaning of a subclass within the same part of speech; d) all mentioned above
56. Find the opposition in the following pairs of words:
a) works :: worked; b) spectacle :: spectacles; c) custom (традиция) :: customs (таможня); d) all mentioned above
57. Transposition is:
a) the realization of grammatical categories by synthetic and analytic means; b) the reduction of the opposition to one of its members; c) the use of a linguistic unit in an unusual environment or in the function that is not characteristic of it; d) all mentioned above
58. The term “grammar” goes back to:
a) Greek b) Italian c) Indian d) all the answers are correct
59. The aim of practical grammar is:
a) the description of phonetic rules; b) the description of semantic and pragmatic rules; c) the description of grammar rules that are necessary to understand and formulate sentences; d) all the answers are correct
60. The aim of theoretical grammar is:
a) to explain phonological problems; b) to explain semantic usage of the words; c) to offer explanation for grammar rules; d) all the answers are correct
61. Linguistic units (words) can go into ____ types of relations:
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) all the answers are correct
62. Which types of relations linguistic units can go into:
a) referential b)syntactic c) pragmatic d) all the answers are correct
63. The referential meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
64. The syntactic meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
65. The pragmatic meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
66. “Linguistic signs are of semiotic nature” means that they are:
a) expressive and colourful; b) informative and meaningful; c) consonant and vowel; d) all the answers are correct
67. Isomorphism is:
a) similarity and likeness of organization of linguistic units; b) opposition of linguistic units; c) contrasting of linguistic units; d) all the answers are correct
68. The levels of grammatical organisation are:
a) positional-directive (or code); b) inventorial (or standard language); c) communicatively-styled (or individual speech); d) all the answers are correct
69. The formalized meaning for positional-directive level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
70. The formalized meaning for inventorial level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
71. The formalized meaning for communicatively-styled level of grammatical organisation is:
a) correlation b) electiveness c) corrective d) all the answers are correct
72. The formalized sphere for correlation is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
73. The formalized sphere for corrective is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
74. The formalized sphere for electiveness is:
a) the grammatical types b) the positional direction c)the grammatical synonymy d) all the answers are correct
75. The formalized structure for correlation is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
76. The formalized structure for corrective is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
77. The formalized structure for electiveness is:
a) position b) sentence c) speech complex d) all the answers are correct
78. The factor s of language functioning are:
a) logical b) psychological c) sociological d) all the answers are correct
79. The logical factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
80. The psychological factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
81. The sociological factor:
a) presupposes such influence of the extra linguistic phenomena which leads both to: the change of language structures and accelerating the tempo of the language
b) presupposes the splitting of the informational contents into two unequal centres known as its theme and rheme
c) divides reality into definite fragments fixed by language units which are reproduced by any member of the same language community
d) all the answers are correct
82. What are the semantic features of the noun in English?
a) type of nomination, b) form of existence, c) quantitative structure, d) all mentioned above
83. Which morphological category the noun in English doesn’t have?
a) the category of case, b) the category of tense, c) the category of gender, d) all mentioned above
84. What are the morphological features of the verb in English?
a) the verb possesses the ability to denote a process, b) the verb can be modified by adverbs, c) the verb has categories of tense, voice, aspect, etc., d) all mentioned above
85. Lexical-morphological classification of the verb is based on:
a) the implicit grammatical meaning of the verb, b) stem-types of all verbs, c) the nature of predication, d) all mentioned above
86. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “They met two years ago”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
87. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “The dress washes well”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
88. Define the voice of the verb in the following sentence: “He dressed as quick as possible”
a) middle, b) reflexive, c) reciprocal, d) all mentioned above
89. The category of aspect:
a) is a linguistic representation of manner of action, b) is closely connected with the lexical meaning of verbs, c) is realized through the opposition Continuous :: Non-Continuous, d) all mentioned above
90. Modal verbs are used with the infinitive as:
a) pure link-verbs, b) predicative markers, c) linking predicative ascription, d) all mentioned above
91. Relative adjectives express:
a) such properties of a substance referring to the certain substance, b) various qualities of a substance, c) degrees of comparison, d) all mentioned above
92. Adverbs are commonly divided into:
a) relative and qualitative, b) prescriptive, descriptive, postscriptive, c) qualitative, quantitative, circumstantial, d) all mentioned above
93. Constructional syntax deals with:
a) constructional significance / insignificance of a part of the sentence, b) analysis of utterances from the point of their communicative value and informative structure, c) the study of language use with reference to the social and psychological factors that influence communication, d) all mentioned above
94. Coordination is:
a) syntagmatic relations of dependence, b) syntagmatic relation of interdependence, c) syntagmatic relation of independence, d) all mentioned above
95. Predication is:
a) syntagmatic relations of dependence, b) syntagmatic relation of interdependence, c) syntagmatic relation of independence, d) all mentioned above
96. The complex sentence is a polypredicative construction built up on the principle of:
a) coordination, b) paradigmation, c) subordination, d) all mentioned above
97. Constructional syntax deals with:
a) constructional significance / insignificance of a part of the sentence, b) analysis of utterances from the point of their communicative value and informative structure, c) the study of language use with reference to the social and psychological factors that influence communication, d) all mentioned above
98. What are the morphological features of the verb in English?
a) the verb possesses the ability to denote a process, b) the verb can be modified by adverbs, c) the verb has categories of tense, voice, aspect, etc., d) all mentioned above
99. Lexical-morphological classification of the verb is based on:
a) the implicit grammatical meaning of the verb, b) stem-types of all verbs, c) the nature of predication, d) all mentioned above
100. The syntactic meaning of a linguistic unit is:
a) the relation between a unit and a person who uses it; b) the relation between a unit and other units (inner relations between units); c) the relation between a unit and an object in the world around us (objective reality); d) all the answers are correct
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