Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?
What rhetorical device is used in the sentence: The duties of a soldier are to protect his country and peel potatoes.
“Can I borrow your bike”? _____ “You have a bike.”
What rhetorical device is used in the sentence: The room sat silent.
Human language has two levels of structures, such as, units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of the two levels has its own principles of organization. Language is hierarchical. It indicates ______ of human language.
I bought some roses______ I bought some flowers.
The function of the sentence “A nice day, isn’t it is”? .
Which is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription?
The word “transistor” is formed by joining together the initial part of “transfer” and the final part of “resister”, and this word formation is called_______
In Chinese when someone breaks a bowl or a plate, the host or the people present are likely to say ---碎碎(岁岁平安)as a means of controlling the forces which they believe feel might affect their lives. Which function does it perform?