The relationship between the embedded clause and its matrix clause is one of a part to the whole.

Componential analysis is based on the belief that the meaning of a word cannot be dissected into meaning components, called semantic feature.

“The student” in the sentence “The student liked the linguistic lecture”, and “The linguistic lecture” in the sentence “The linguistic lecture liked the student.” belong to the same syntactic category.

Give the description of the following sound segments in English.[k];[z];[w];[u:];[i]

protolanguage

Describe the process of language perception，comprehension and production.

Of the three branches of phonetics, the longest established, and until recently the most highly developed, is（）phonetics.

Why do we say tree diagrams are more advantageous and informative than linear structure in analyzing the constituent relationship among linguistic elements Support your statement with examples?

What the element ‘-es’ indicates is third person singular, present tense, the element ‘-ed’ past tense, and ‘-ing’ progressive aspect. Since they are the smallest unit of language and meaningful, they are also（）.

As modern linguistics aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use, and not to lay down rules for "correct" linguistic behavior,it is said to be （）.