Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A、Grammaticalmeaningreferstothepartofspeech,tensesofverbsandstylisticfeaturesofwords
B、Unlikeconceptualmeaning,associativemeaningisunstableandindeterminate
C、Affectivemeaningindicatesthelistener’sattitudetowardsthepersonorthinginquestion
D、Collocationcannotaffectthemeaningofwords
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of idioms?
A、Thepartofspeechofeachelementinanidiomisveryimportant
B、Theconstituentsofidiomscaneplaced’tber
C、Thewordorderinanidiomcan’tbechanged
D、Anidiomfunctionsasoneword
WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecontextclues?
A、Definition
B、Polysemy
C、Synonymy
D、Antonymy
TheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilyismadeupofthelanguagesofthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A、Europe
B、theFarEast
C、India
D、theNearEast
One can figure out the meaning of “ airmail ” to be “ mail by air ” by its ______.
A、onomatopoeicmotivation
B、morphologicalmotivation
C、semanticmotivation
D、etymologicalmotivation