as modern linguistics aims to describe a nd analyze the language people actually use,and not to lay down rulest or "correct" linguistic behavior,itis said to be().
A.deive
B.synchronic
C.preive
D.dachronic
A.deive
B.synchronic
C.preive
D.dachronic
A.descriptive
B.synchronic
C.prescriptive
D.diachronic
A.exercise
B.activity
C.approach
D.task
A.Word
B.Category
C.Morpheme
D.Phoneme
The (first) Olympic (Games) (in) modern (time) took place in 1896.
A.first
B.Games
C.in
D.time
Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The sentence means _____. A. the ancient architects had no technology B. the modern architects use more advanced technology C. the modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from the ancient buildings D. the modern buildings are more beautiful
A.old
B.raw
C.metal
D.alloy
On modern farms, farmers need mostly all the followings EXCEPT______.
A.farm science
B.seeds
C.fertilizers
D.hard work
Modern medicine has made great__________ to the health and welfare of mankind.
A.distributions
B.contributions
C.attributions
D.tributes
Many people in big cities complain of the fast______of modern life.
A.rate
B.speed
C.pace
D.growth
The modern languages Harvard taught in 1825 were______.
A. Latin and Greek
B. Latin, Green, French and German
C. American history and German
D. French and German