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
A、People differ greatly in their ability to communicate. B、There are numerous languages in existence. C、Most public languages ar
A、People differ greatly in their ability to communicate. B、There are numerous languages in existence. C、Most public languages ar
admin
2013-10-20
25
问题
There are between 3,000 and 6,000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages since each one of us necessarily has one. Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do communicate successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages. But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process. For a long time, people thought that we learned a language only by imitation and association. For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!” And the baby, when it stops crying, imitates the mother and says, “Hot, hot!” However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language, pointed out that although children do learn some words by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative. Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before, (2) Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with the ability to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it possible for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This theory explains the potential that human infants have for learning language. (3) But it does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.
1. Why does the speaker say there are great possibilities for communication breakdowns?
2. What is Chomsky’s point on the ability to learn a language?
3. What does Chomsky’s theory fail to explain according to the speaker?
选项
A、People differ greatly in their ability to communicate.
B、There are numerous languages in existence.
C、Most public languages are inherently vague.
D、Big gaps exist between private and public languages.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。 抓住短文开头的关键点“between 3,000 and 6,000 public languages” 以 及“add approximately 6 billion private languages” “Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication”可知现有的语言种类之繁多,并且人们往往会添加一些私人语言,这些因素往往会导致交际的失败。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/a3QFFFFM
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Theroomistoosmallfortheaudience.B、Theshowisverydifficulttounderstand.C、Thelightintheroomisnotbrightenou
Themostexcitingkindofeducationisalsothemostpersonal.Nothingcanexceedthejoyofdiscoveringforyourselfsomething
Noneofusunderstoodwhatthelecturerwasdriving______.
A、Havingtherightqualificationsandexperience.B、Workingfromteninthemorninguntiltwointheafternoon.C、Writinganadv
What’sthefurthestyouhaveevercycled?Perhapsyoucycletoschoolortowork,ormaybeatmostashortcyclingtripwithfri
Thefactthatsuperiorservicecangenerateacompetitiveadvantageforacompanydoesnotmeanthateveryattemptatimproving
A、LosAngelesisawonderfulcity.B、There’sagoodsubwaysysteminLosAngeles.C、Shevisitedsomemoviestars’homesinHolly
Overthehistoryoftheearth,millionsofanimalandplantspecieshavedisappeared.Mostofthesespeciesdisappeared,orbeca
A、Itistheonlybookforherphilosophyclass.B、Alltheclasseshavealotofreading.C、Shejusthastoreadforherphilosop
A、Thewomandidmostofthetalking.B、Themandidmostofthetalking.C、Thewomanwaswearingablacksweater.D、Themanandt
随机试题
法兰底座转盘最高转数是280~300r/min。()
以下属于鲁迅知识分子题材的小说的是()
与鞍上池前角相连的是
患儿,男,9岁。2周前咽部疼痛,口服药物后好转,近两日晨起眼睑浮肿,小便色红,到医院就诊,尿潜血试验阳性,镜检每高倍视野8~10个红细胞,血压130/70mmHg,诊为肾炎。患者发热而不恶寒,咽喉疼痛,口干口渴,头面浮肿,尿少色赤,舌质红,苔薄黄,脉浮数,
采用合理的理由来解释所遭受的挫折,以减轻心理痛苦,这种心理防御机制称为()
伟达商场规定其下属的百货、家电、食品等承包组对外开展业务时可以使用伟达商场的名义和公章,但发生的债权债务一概与商场无关。1999年11月2日,该商场百货组以伟达商场的名义,与时尚服装厂签订一份购买5万件服装的合同,合同约定由百货组自行提货,签约后6个月内一
《新民丛报》
一根长为l的棍子在任意两点折断,试计算得到的三段能围成三角形的概率.
Everyonehassufferedfromheadaches,but【C1】______recentlymedicalresearcherswerenotcertainwhatcausedthem.Blewresearch
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipofbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographerscompareandcontrast【C1】______placesont
最新回复
(
0
)