Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language.

单项选择题The details of any language system is passed on from one generation to the next through （）, rather than by instinct.

A.learning
B.teaching
C.books
D.both A and B

单项选择题Language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the immediate situations of the speaker. This feature is called （）

A.displacement
B.duality
C.flexibility
D.cultural transmission

单项选择题Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logical connection between （）and meanings.

A.sense
B.sounds
C.objects
D.ideas

单项选择题According to F. de Saussure, （）refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the mem- bers of a speech community.

A.parole
B.performance
C.langue
D.Language

单项选择题Saussure took a(n) （）view of language, while Chomsky looks at language from a （）point of view.

A.sociological…psychological
B.psychological…sociological
C.applied…pragmatic
D.semantic…linguistic