6. The illocutionary point of _______ is to express the psychological state specified in the utterance.（      ）

A. directives                                              B. expressives

C. commissives                                          D. representatives

7. Grimm pointed out that certain phonological changes must have occurred early in the history of the Germanic languages, which did not take place in _______, Greek, or Latin.（      ）

A. English                                                  B. Sanskrit

C. German                                                 D. Danish

8. Language planning refers to any attempt by a government, etc. to choose a particular speech variety and spread the use of it, including its pronunciation and spelling systems, across _______ boundaries.（      ）

 A. social                                                      B. regional www.Examw.com

C. cultural                                                     D. political

9. The case of Phineas Gage showed us that _______.（      ）

 A. human language ability is not located in the brain because Phineas’ brain was so damaged and he could still speak

 B. human language ability is located in the right hemisphere of the brain

 C. if human language ability is located in the brain, it is not situated right at the back

 D. if human language ability is located in the brain, it is not situated right at the front

10. The Chinese sound/d/in English interlanguage pronunciation of “dat” for “that” belongs to _______ error.（      ）

 A. fossilization                                             B. transfer

 C. interference                                             D. overgeneralization