Compound words consist of__________ morphemes.

The relationship between "flower" and "lotus" is__________.

__________refers to the use of word which is thought to be less offensive or unpleasant than another word.

The function of the sentence "Australia lies in the southern hemisphere." is __________.

The key point of___________is reflected in his most famous question:if all language is a learned behavior,how can a child produce a sentence that has never been said by others before?

A:Do you know where Mr. Brown is?
B:Somewhere in the southern suburbs of the city.
Speaker B violates the maxim of__________.

The famous scholar Krashen puts forward that__________is an important way of acquired language in his "Input Hypothesis".

What rhetorical device is used in the sentence He is an all-purpose basket?

__________function refers to expressions that help define and maintain interpersonal relations, such as slangs ,jokes ,jargons ,ritualistic exchanges, switches to social and regional dialects.

Which of the following sentences reflects the connotation of the underlined word?

An illocutionary act is identical with

________refers to the use of word which is thought to be less offensive or unpleasant than another word.

When hearing the utterance "The baby is sleeping" , the listener turned down the TV. It is a(n) _________

The synonymous pair differ in degree of register.

Which of the following is used to measure a person's potential competence of learning a new language?

A________ is a variety of language that serves as a medium of communication among groups of people for diverse linguistic backgrounds.

In the following conversation, B violates the Maxim of
A: Mrs. X is an old bag.
B: The weather has been quite delightful this summer, hasn't it?

Any language has the following three characteristics except

All the following activities can improve the test's reliability except

Which of the following is NOT the specific instance of directives?