首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know. First, we know that al
Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know. First, we know that al
admin
2013-07-01
86
问题
Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.
First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore, in historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language.
Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood)indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change; the only languages that do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds, and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.
The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are
选项
A、just as old as some well-known languages
B、just as sophisticated as some well-known languages
C、more developed than some well-known languages
D、more complex than some well-known languages
答案
B
解析
细节题。答案在文章的第三段Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old.(许多人认为印第安人以一种非常原始的方式交流,这是完全的胡说八道。无论现在还是过去都存在数以百计种印第安语言,它们都是非常复杂也是非常古老的。)答案是B.
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/yfn7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Heisalwayspunctualforhisclass.B、Herarelynoticeswhichstudentsarelate.C、Hewantshisstudentstobeontimeforcl
Anewsurveyofmedical-schooldeansfindsthatunprofessionalconductonblogsandsocial-networkingsitesisincreasingamong
A、ThecoffeemarketinBoston.B、Theroleofsupermarketsinthecoffeebusiness.C、AnewtrendintheUnitedStates.D、Theadve
A、Nothingcouldhelpthemanifhedidnoexercises.B、Nomedicinecouldsolvetheman’sproblem.C、Themanshouldeatmoreand
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationsaystherearemorethan2,400Americancollegesanduniversities.About100ofthese
ArtificialIntelligenceI’msurethatHansMoravecisatleastassaneasIam,buthecertainlybroughttomindtheclassic
A、Severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears.B、Noteatingbreakfastdoesnoharmtotheadults’health.C、Adultshave
HowtoGetaGreatIdeaTheguestshadarrived,andthewinewaswarm.Onceagain,I’dforgottentorefrigerateit."Don’tw
A、Listhergreateststrengthsandweaknesses.B、Saysomethingaboutherlikesanddislikes.C、Writeabriefreporttoherdepart
Haveyoueverwantedtotravelbackthroughtimeandseewhatlifewaslikeatthe【B1】______ofman?Well,museumscanmakehis
随机试题
既有抗病毒作用,又有抗肿瘤作用的免疫调节剂是
计量资料的正确定义是指
A.《药品临床试验管理规范》(GCP)B.《药物非临床研究质量管理规范》(GLP)C.《药品生产质量管理规范》(GMP)D.《药品经营质量管理规范》(GSP)E.《优良制剂规范》(GPP)药品经营企业必须遵守()。
海港码头工程的混凝土由于处于海水、波浪等特殊环境,其性能要求有别于陆上普通混凝土,特别突出了()要求。
对于一个方案,处级领导不采取你的建议。但是上报上去后,上级领导肯定了你的做法,你会怎么做?
期末考试结束后,哲学系教务员对全系学生的考试成绩进行了汇总,得出了关于成绩优秀、良好、及格学生的分布结果,以作为评选三好学生和奖学金的参考依据。后来又有几位因事、因病请假的学生补考。以下哪项结论不可能被这几位学生补考所造成的结果推翻?
下列关于单目运算符++,--的叙述中正确的是
ABritishteenagerhasbecomeamulti-millionaireaftersellinganapplicationsoftwarehecreatedtowebgiantYahoo.Thedeal
Atthefall2001SocialScienceHistoryAssociationconventioninChicago,theCrimeandJusticenetworksponsoredaforumont
Thecouncilisrefusingto_______furtherinformationaboutthedisputeanditssettlement.
最新回复
(
0
)