语法与词汇

Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

A、 The major difference between synchrony and diachrony is that the former views an event from its historic development.
B、 A prefix usually changes the meaning of the word and does not change its part of speech while a suffix usually changes both the meaning and the part of speech of the word
C、 Motivation deals with the connection between name and sense.
D、 The conventionalists hold the belief that the relations between sound and meaning are arbitrary.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】

共时（synchrony）在某一理论上的时间点研究语言，历时（diachrony）研究语言随时间发展而变化。