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Test 5.

ТЗ-1. A linear lingual unit which can be a part of a sentence or constitute a whole sentence is called

□word-combination

□syntagma

□sentence

ТЗ-2. The mode of the relation realization in the phrase ―to resemble them‖ is

□government

□agreement

□adjoining

ТЗ-3. The mode of the relation realization in the phrase ―these questions‖ is

□government

□agreement

□adjoining

ТЗ-4. Complete the sentence with one word

The mode of the relation realization in the phrase ―he yawns‖ is_____________.

ТЗ-5. Complete the sentence with one word The mode of the relation realization in the phrase ―the many gestures‖ is__________________________.

ТЗ-6. Complete the sentence with one word

The main modes of syntactic relations in word-combinations are agreement, government, adjoining and__________________________________________.

ТЗ -7. Define the classificational features of the following word-groupings

husband and wife

to intentionally in-

terrupt

green larches

rather gruesome

oddly affected

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outskirts of the moor

stopped the car

ТЗ-8. Match the phrase and the mode of relation realization in the phrases

Test 6.

ТЗ-1. The categories of the sentence are

□agreement, adjoining

□coordination, subordination

□predication, modality

ТЗ-2. The theme and the rheme are the main components of

□the functional classification

□the actual division

□the grammatical categories of the sentence

ТЗ-3. Linguistic tradition recognizes three cardinal sentence types:

□declarative / interrogative / imperative / exclamatory

□affirmative / interrogative / negative

□declarative / interrogative / imperative

ТЗ-4. The main components of Actual Division of a sentence are

□the theme / the rheme

□the subject / the predicate

□the topic / the content

ТЗ-5. Complete the sentence with one word

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A unit of speech built up of words according to a definite syntactic pattern which is distinguished by a contextually relevant communicative purpose is______________________________________________________________.

ТЗ-6. State the structural type of the sentences.

Model: "A woman like me is ageless." (Maugham) – two-member, complete, extended.

"You've rung the wrong bell. Second floor." (Maugham)___________________

And then the silence and the beauty of this camp at night. The stars. The mystic shadow water. The wonder and glory of all this. (Dreiser)_________________

"How are you, my dear? Keeping well, I hope." (Maugham)________________

"I should have preferred to see you alone, Albert." (Maugham)______________

"You're not serious?" "Quite." (Maugham)______________________________

Obedient little trees, fulfilling their duty. (Kahler)________________________

"I think you must be out of your mind." "Do you, my dear? Fancy that." (Maugham)_______________________________________________________

ТЗ-7. Comment on the actual division of the following sentences.

Model: There are 1 [several dialects] 2 [in England]. – 1. rheme; 2. theme

There was a studio couch and on the studio couch lay a man.________________

Only then did he realize the truth._____________________________________

Appeal and fear were in his glance.____________________________________

A long silence followed._____________________________________________

Test 7.

ТЗ-1. A sentence which has 2 or more predicative lines reflecting 2 or more elementary situational events viewed upon as making up a unity is called

□composite sentence

□semi-composite sentence

□simple sentence

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ТЗ-2. The type of connection when one clause is dominated by the other being placed in a notional position is called

□parataxis

□coordination

□hypotaxis

ТЗ-3.The type of the subordinate clause in the sentence ―The strange thing is that they are disappointed.‖ is

□attributive

□predicative

□adverbial

ТЗ-4. The type of the subordinate clause in the sentence ―I cannot do it as you

do.‖ is

□attributive

□predicative

□adverbial

ТЗ-5. The type of the semi-composite sentence ―He returned home pale and puzzled.‖ is

□semi-complex sentence of subject sharing

□semi-complex sentence of object sharing

□semi-complex sentence of attributive complication

ТЗ-6. The type of the semi-composite sentence ―We saw him approaching.‖ is

□semi-complex sentence of subject sharing

□semi-complex sentence of object sharing

□semi-complex sentence of attributive complication

ТЗ-7. The type of the semi-composite sentence derived from 2 base-sentences one of which is partially nominalized and imbedded into the nominal position of the other sentence is called

□ semi-complex sentence of subject sharing

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□semi-complex sentence of object sharing

□semi-complex sentence of nominal phrase complication

ТЗ-8. Complete the sentence with one word

The type of clause connection when the clauses are arranged as units of syntactically equal rank is called______________________________________.

ТЗ-9. Complete the sentence with one word

The type of the subordinate clause in the sentence ―We who are perfect strangers here should have been warned about it.‖ Is______________________________.

ТЗ-10. Complete the sentence with one word

The sentence which has two and more predicative lines which are expressed in fusion is called____________________________________________________.

ТЗ-11. Complete the sentence with one word

The sentence which is formed of 2 base-sentences having an identical element belonging to one or both of their principal syntactic is called_______________.

ТЗ-12. Complete the sentence with one word

A subordinating connector which occupies the notional position is called______.

ТЗ-13. Match the subordinate clause and its type:

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TOPICS FOR PAPER AND PRESENTATIONS

1.F. de Saussure's dichotomy. Language and speech. Language units and speech units.

2.The role of F. de Saussure and I.A. Beaudoin de Courtenay in the development of linguistic theory. The notion of synchrony and diachrony.

3.The theory of opposition: history, main notions.

4.The allo-emic theory.

5.The notion of grammatical category (the form, the function, morphological categories).

6.The theory of three ranks (O. Jespersen).

7.American Structural Linguistics.

8.Transformational (Generative) Linguistics.

9.Psycholinguistics: basic notions and problems.

10.Cognitive Linguistics.

11.The verbocentric conception of the sentence and the valency theory. Semantic and syntactic valency.

12.Functional sentence perspective. Basic concepts: theme, rheme. Reduplicated theme and complicated (intensified) theme. Reduplicated rheme and complicated rheme. Functional sentence perspective and grammatical division of the sentence.

13.Semantic syntax (W.L. Chafe).

14.Text vs. Discourse.

15.Approaches to discourse analysis.

16.Cooperative Principle by P.Grice.

17.Politeness Principle (P. Brown and S. Levinson).

18.Conversational Principle.

19.Textual cohesive devices.

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EXAMINATION MATERIAL

Examination paper

1.Question.

2.Question.

3.Terms.

4.Practical assignment.

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QUESTIONS

Morphology

1.Grammar and its оbjесt оf study. Grammatical category, form and meaning.

2.The trends in Theoretical Grammar.

3.Units of grammatical description. Syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations.

4.Thе prinсiplеs of diffеrеntiating words into parts оf spеесh. Classifications of parts оf spеесh.

5.Notional and functional parts of speech. Syntactico-distributional classification.

6.Тhе noun: its sеmantiс, struсtural and funсtional сharaсtеristiсs.

7.Тhе сategory of thе nominal numbеr.

8.Тhe сatеgоry оf сasе.

9.Thе artiсlе dеtеrminatiоn of nouns.

10.Тhе vеrb: its sеmantiс, struсtural and funсtiоnal сharaсtеristiсs.

11.Thе grammatiсal mеaning оf thе vеrb. Classifiсatiоns of vеrbs.

12.Thе catеgory of tеnsе and aspесt.

13.Thе catеgоry of voiсе.

14.Thе catеgory of moоd.

15.Thе category of vеrbal pеrsоn and numbеr.

16.Thе non-finitе fоrms оf thе vеrb.

Syntax

17. Syntagmatiс соnnесtiоns of words. Thе prоblеm оf Phrasе idеntifiсatiоn.

18.Тhе sеntеnсе as thе main оbjесt of syntaх.

19.Structural classifications of sentences.

20.Thе Communicative types оf sеntеncеs. Thе problem of an еxclamatоry sеntеnсе.

21.The aсtual division of a sеntеnсе.

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22.Thе main parts of thе sеntеnсе. Thе sесоndary parts of thе sеntеnсе.

23.The paradigmatic structure of a sеntеnсе. Тhe сonstituеnt struсturе оf a sеntеnсе.

24.Тhe сompоsitе sеntеnсе as a polyprеdiсativе соnstruсtiоn. Тhе problem

оf a compound sеntenсе.

25.Тhe cоmplех sеntеnсе.

26.Thе sеmi-cоmplех sеntеnсе. Thе sеmi-cоmpound sеntеnсе.

27.Basic notions of pragmatic linguistics.

28.Speech act theory. Direct and indirect communicative acts.

29.Conversational principles.

Linguistics of the text

30.Теxt as an оbjесt of linguistiс analysis.

31.Units of tехt dеsсription.

32.Supra-phrasal unity as a minimal unit of text analysis.

33.Textual cohesive devices.