问答题Give TWO more examples that you consider be chunks.

问答题Explain the terms "locutionary act", "illocutionary act", and "perlocutionary act". If somebody utters "It is so hot in the room!", what speech acts might have been performed?

问答题generation gap

问答题Read the argument and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes that will help you plan your response. Write your response on a separate sheet of paper. If possible, type your essay on a word processor. The following statement appeared in a consumer magazine: A fear of crime has led many homeowners to purchase monitored burglar alarm systems, but these people are wasting their money. The primary benefit of any burglar alarm system is one of deterrence, and this effect can be achieved just as well by having a sign in front of the house suggesting that the house is equipped with an alarm, whether or not the alarm system is monitored or even exists. Moreover, if a sign fails to deter burglars from entering a house, there is very little chance that the guards who monitor the alarm system will arrive at the home in time to catch the burglars, since the burglars will surely leave as soon as the alarm sounds. Therefore, while it makes sense to have a sign suggesting that a house has a monitored alarm, and it may make sense to have an audible alarm, there is no reason to pay the high monthly fee for a monitored system. Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative examples or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.

问答题HTTP

问答题Some language teachers argue that we should "teach the language" rather than "teach about the language". What are the major differences between these two approaches to language teaching?

问答题How do you understand the dichotomy between competence and performance postulated by Chomsky?

问答题He is very good at playing the flute.

问答题I found something interesting on the Internet.

问答题Discuss five kinds of lexical relations, using English examples to illustrate your points.

问答题displacement

问答题 Incorrect Correct You should return the library the books. You should return the books to the library. He reported the police the accident. He reported the accident to the police.

问答题Mention a labiodental sound in English. Tell what speech organs are involved in producing labiodental sounds.

问答题Directions: Suppose your class is to hold a charity sale for kids in need of help. Write your classmates an email to 1) inform them about the details and encourage them to participate. 2) Don"t use your own name; use "Li Ming" instead. Don"t write your address.

问答题Scholars have tried to explain how human being acquire or learn the language. There are two major schools of thought in language learning theories, empiricism and mentalism. Please define and explain these two terms, and then make comments with your own point of views.

问答题What are linguistic competence and communicative competence?

问答题Read the following passage and state what wrong is with the use of "hello" from the socio- cultural perspective. A group of Chinese girls who just arrived at the U.S. for their university education decided to visit the city of New York together. Since their school was not very far from the city, so they planned to take a Grevhound bus to go there at the weekend. Saturday morning, they got up early and after two hours' drive they got to the downtown of the city. They stayed therefor a couple of hours, shopping and sightseeing happily. Everything seemed OK until it was the time for them to go back—they suddenly realized that they lost their way back to the Greyhound bus station. What made the situation worse was that it was getting darker. In despair, they stopped at a corner on the street and decided to ask for help. At this moment they saw a young couple passing by so they said "Hello!" to this couple. To their surprise, the couple looked at them coldly and hustled on. Having no way out, they approached to the next group of passers-by and tried a louder "Hello" this time. Again they got nothing but a cold shoulder from these city people.

问答题Phonology

问答题Directions: You are preparing for an English test and are in need of some reference books. Write a letter to the sales department of a bookstore to ask for: 1. detailed information about the books you want, 2. methods of payment, 3. time and way of delivery.

问答题Semantic Triangle