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

单项选择题A historical study of language is a （）study of language.

A.synchronic
B.diachronic
C.prescriptive
D.comparative

单项选择题In modern linguistics, speech is regarded as more basic than writing, because （）

A.in linguistic evolution, speech is prior to writing
B.speech plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount of information conveyed
C.speech is always the way in which every native speaker acquires his mother tongue
D.All of the above

单项选择题Modern linguistics regards the written language as （）

A.primary
B.correct
C.secondary
D.stable

单项选择题Which of the following is not a design feature of human language?（）

A.Arbitrariness
B.Displacement
C.Duality
D.Meaningfulness

单项选择题Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement: If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be （）

A.prescriptive
B.analytic
C.descriptive
D.linguistic