单选题 The study of language acquisition is generally known as ______.
A. theoretical linguistics B. psycholinguistics
C. applied linguistics D. historical linguistics

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这道题考查考生对语言习得研究范畴的了解。从狭义上讲，应用语言学是指将语言学理论和原则应用于语言教学中，尤其是外语和第二语言教学。