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Cognitive Linguistics Worksheet (Grade 13)

Total questions: 149

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick out the words with diminutive suffixes: "So I asked my daddy to buy sweets for Larry."

a)

daddy

b)

sweets

c)

Larry

d)

daddy, Larry

e)

sweets for Larry

2.

Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913) is:

a)

a Swiss philologist

b)

a German linguist

c)

a French linguist

d)

an English linguist

e)

a Dutch linguist

3.

The main content of the anthropocentric direction in language

a)

"Language will be recognized only by man"

b)

"Language - the objective nature of man"

c)

"Language is an independent subject"

d)

"There is no place for human nature in language"

e)

"A dumb person is still a person"

4.

"Language is the spiritual power of the people" is written by …

a)

W. Humboldt

b)

V.A. Maslova

c)

A. Potebnya

d)

D.S. Likhachev

e)

J. Brunner

5.

Things that can not be considered at the same level in cognitive linguistics

a)

Concept, meaning, concept

b)

Video, system

c)

Concept, conceptual world

d)

Content, meaning

e)

Sound, meaning

6.

Author of the work "Russian conceptosphere"

a)

D. Likhachev

b)

S. Askoldov

c)

V. Maslova

d)

W. Humboldt

e)

Yu. Stepanov

7.

The difference between concept and meaning

a)

Meaning - an element of linguistic consciousness, concept - an element of cognitive consciousness

b)

The scope of meaning is wider than the concept

c)

Both should be considered in the same sense

d)

The meaning is revealed through the concept

e)

The concept is only a linguistic phenomenon, and the meaning is a non-linguistic phenomenon

8.

The difference between concept and notion

a)

The concept is a set of important features about the object, the notion is the national mental knowledge set

b)

National mental education is provided through the concept

c)

Both should be considered in the same

d)

If the concept is based on national knowledge, the notion is based on general human knowledge

e)

All the answers are correct

9.

The scientist who founded the doctrine of the "inner form of the word"

a)

W. Humboldt

b)

D. Likhachev

c)

K. Zhubanov

d)

A. Baitursynov

e)

A. Potebnya

10.

Which meaning is called significative?

a)

when the referent is a concept

b)

when the referent is an object

c)

when the referent is an animal

d)

when the referent is a human being

e)

when the referent is an idea

11.

Who is noted that Cognitive science is based on the following fundamental idea: "thinking is the manipulation of internal (mental) representations such as frames, plans, scenarios, models and other structures of knowledge"?

a)

Petrov V.V

b)

Y.S. Stepanov

c)

N.D. Arutyunova

d)

A.A. Potebnya

e)

E. Roche and Slobin

12.

What are the main ways of word-building in modern English

a)

affixation, composition, conversion

b)

affixation, blends, morphemes

c)

sound interchange, sound imitation, back-formation

d)

grammatical, lexical, bound morphemes

e)

words, meanings, notions, morpheme

13.

The task of operating knowledge

a)

representation, storage, search, processing, use in computer programs

b)

thinking

c)

memorizing

d)

understanding

e)

expressing

14.

Historical events, geographical names, names for diseases, plants, animals, institutions are included in …

a)

encyclopedic dictionaries

b)

linguistic dictionaries

c)

special dictionary

d)

phonological

e)

etymological

15.

Authors which investigates cognitive psychology?

a)

A.A. Potebnya, G. Seithal, V. Wundt

b)

Tulvig

c)

Fisher and Geiselman

d)

E. Roche and Slobin

e)

N.D. Arutyunova

16.

From which fields does cognitive linguistics borrow the concept of conceptual and cognitive models?

a)

Cognitive psychology

b)

Linguistics

c)

Semantics

d)

Neuropsychology

e)

Pragmatics

17.

How is cognitive modeling defined?

a)

An area of computer science that deals with simulating human problem-solving and mental processing in a computerized model

b)

Ommeaning, reference, or truth

c)

Study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements

d)

Various lexical units: words, variable word-groups, phrase logical units, and morphemes

e)

Mediates between the mind and physical reality

18.

What is the study of sign processes (semiosis), which involves any activity, behavior, or process using signs to convey meaning beyond the sign itself to its interpreter?

a)

Semiotic

b)

Linguistics

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Neuropsychology

e)

Semantics

19.

What is the meaning of semiotics?

a)

Signs

b)

Meaning

c)

Cognition

d)

Word

e)

Idea

20.

What is the study of language variations based on geographic distribution and their associated features called?

a)

Dialectology

b)

Linguistics

c)

Etymology

d)

Philosophy

e)

Psychology

21.

Aim of historical linguistics

a)

to discover relationships among languages

b)

to improve translation techniques, both human and machine

c)

to understand the internal constituent parts of words

d)

express statements, questions, commands

e)

to understand how the language faculty of the mind works

22.

The author of the reference "Cognitive linguistics - the cognitive mechanism of language and the processing of information which is a system of transforming symbols that form cognitive linguistic direction as a tool "

a)

E. Kubryakova

b)

E. Abakan

c)

E. Suleimenova

d)

C. Fillmore

e)

V. Raskin

23.

How are derivational antonyms formed?

a)

by affixation

b)

by compounding

c)

by adding infixes

d)

by shortening

e)

by blending

24.

Which type of a semantic transfer is used in the expression "long distance", "long speech"?

a)

metaphor based on analogy between duration of the time and space

b)

metonymy based on contiguity

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

metonomy

25.

In what century does the history of cognitive linguistics begin?

a)

XX century. the second half

b)

XVII century

c)

XVIII century

d)

XX century

e)

XIX century

26.

The term "conceptual metaphor" refers to the development of scientific concepts used by the scientist

a)

A. Sybanaeva

b)

A. Aguayeva

c)

E. Suleimenova

d)

A. Salkynbay

e)

E. Abakan

27.

The scientist who first proposed the concept of "frame"

a)

M. Minsky

b)

R. Schenk

c)

E. Kubryakova

d)

C. Fillmore

e)

V. Raskin

28.

Lakoff's methods of formation of knowledge in consciousness

a)

figurative - exemplary, propositional, metaphorical, symbolic

b)

frame, schematic

c)

visual, script

d)

conditional, intuitive

29.

The main focus of cognitive linguistics in English

a)

cognitive grammar

b)

cognitive semantics

c)

cognitive phonetics

d)

linguocultural studies

e)

psycholinguistics

30.

The difference between the British and American English is noticeable in the field of…

a)

vocabulary

b)

grammar

c)

phonetics

d)

rhythm and intonation of speech

e)

in all the fields of the language system

31.

_____ dictionaries describe idioms and colloquial phrases, proverbs. Some of them have examples from literature. Some lexicographers include not only word-groups but also anomalies among words.

a)

Phraseological

b)

Encyclopedic

c)

Specialized

d)

Linguistic

e)

Etymological

32.

Words denoting objects and phenomena which are things of the past and no longer exist are called …

a)

archaisms

b)

historisms

c)

obsolete words

d)

neologism

e)

neutral words

33.

What is reductionism?

a)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

b)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

c)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

d)

the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition

e)

the process of acquiring knowledge and the results of this process

34.

What does the term "assimilation of loan word" mean?

a)

a partial or total conformation to the phonetical, graphical and morphological standards of the receiving language and its semantic system

b)

conformation to the phonetical standards of the receiving language

c)

partial conformation to the graphical and morphological standards of the receiving language

d)

conformation to the semantic system of the receiving language

e)

translating

35.

According to Lakoff (1990) "Cognitive Commitment" – …

a)

a commitment to providing a characterization of general principles for language that accords with what is known about the mind and brain from other disciplines

b)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

c)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

d)

the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation

e)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

36.

What is the process of meaning construction?

a)

conceptualization

b)

understanding

c)

categorization

d)

memorization

e)

perception

37.

According to Lakoff (1990), what is Generalization Commitment in cognitive linguistics?

a)

a commitment to the characterization of general principles that are responsible for all aspects of human language

b)

a commitment to providing a characterization of general principles for language that accords with what is known about the mind and brain from other disciplines

c)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

d)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

e)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation

38.

In cognitive linguistics, what is another notion to “linguistic relativity”?

a)

linguistic determinism

b)

cross-linguistic

c)

linguistic category

d)

cognitive linguistic

e)

linguistic perception

39.

When did cognitive linguistics form in Russia?

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1950s

e)

1960s

40.

How did scientists assess cognitive science in the 1950s?

a)

symposium on information theory

b)

a special phenomenon

c)

figurative meaning

d)

cultural concept

e)

artificial intelligence

41.

How is the concept of the frame “Black sewing on the roof” defined?

a)

death

b)

mood

c)

goodness

d)

joy

e)

happiness

42.

In what way did Yu. Karaulov formulate the three-level model of language personality recognition?

a)

verbal-semantic level, cognitive level, pragmatic (motivational) level

b)

unity, motivation, concept

c)

composition, concept, essence

d)

concept, level, cognition

e)

content, resources, results

43.

In which year did J. Brunner and J. Miller establish a research center?

a)

1960

b)

1970

c)

1950

d)

1980

e)

1940

44.

Who wrote the work titled Introduction to Cognitive Terminology?

a)

E. Golovanova

b)

V. Vinogradov

c)

S. Isakova

d)

Sh. Kurmanbayevich

e)

S. Khizhayak

45.

“Information theory symposium” is closely related with …

a)

J. Miller

b)

E. Fillmore

c)

V. Telia

d)

A. Sybanbaeva

e)

S. Smagulova

46.

Define the conceptual field of the word "discipline"

a)

no bruises, brownish brown

b)

thirst for food, nonsense

c)

illiteracy, inability to grow

d)

mood swings

47.

Development of a new term, nomination of metaphor in the language of science is associated with the activity?

a)

conceptual metaphor

b)

stylistic metaphor

c)

constant metaphor

d)

individual metaphor

e)

increased metaphor

48.

The three levels of mental formation of the concept of the world in consciousness identify actions

a)

the level of emotion, perception, understanding

b)

intermediate, conceptual, sensory

c)

concept, language, global

d)

cultural, national, cognitive

e)

perception, world, language

49.

Define the stereotypical cognition in the form of a script

a)

adolescence – spring

b)

Babies go to meet their old grandfather

c)

taking the oath

d)

flat land

50.

How do we call the complete sets of all various grammatical forms of a word?

a)

paradigm

b)

word-forms

c)

inflections

d)

patterns

e)

grammatical forms

51.

Choose the correct answer: variation, these are

a)

Historical changes in the vocabulary of the language

b)

The formation of words based on single-root words according to certain patterns and models

c)

Education for each word of its paradigm, i.e., all its word forms

d)

A syntactic construction formed by the combination of two or more significant words

e)

Historical and locational changes in the vocabulary of the language

52.

The domain of meanings of language means is:

a)

Semantics

b)

Semiotics

c)

Semiology

d)

Semantics

53.

The main features of the text include:

a)

Coherence, integrity, communicativeness, informativeness

b)

Written form, detailed grammatical structure

c)

the connection of thinking and language

d)

the presence of a paper basis with graphic signs on it

e)

Communicativeness, informativeness

54.

The paradigm is:

a)

A way of expressing subject-object relations in sentences equivalent in meaning

b)

Broad homonymy of forms

c)

contrasting elements of the linguistic structure

d)

any class of linguistic units opposed to each other and at the same time united by the presence of a common feature

e)

any class of linguistic units of linguistic feature

55.

Tautology is:

a)

Prohibition on the use of certain language forms

b)

The second component of the actual sentence division

c)

substantive redundancy of the utterance, manifested in semantic duplication of the whole or part of it

d)

onomastics section that studies geographical names

e)

The first component of the certain sentence division

56.

Academician L. V. Shcherba identified the following aspects in the language:

a)

Signifier and signified

b)

Plan of expression and plan of content

c)

Language, speech, speech activity

d)

Language mat ruff, language system, speech activity

e)

Speech activity

57.

The word form is:

a)

Morphological conditioned formal interpenetration of contacting morphemes

b)

Systematic indivisibility of grammemes of several grammatical categories in the signified of each inflectional morpheme

c)

a word in some grammatical form

d)

the field of linguistics that studies the forms of words

e)

Systematic indivisibility of grammemes of several grammatical categories

58.

The concept of the “spirit of the people” was introduced into scientific circulation by:

a)

A. H. Schleicher

b)

B. K. Marx

c)

V. von Humboldt

d)

G. A. A. Potebnya and B. K. Marx

e)

A. H. Schleicher

59.

The Hungarian language belongs to the group of languages:

a)

Slavic languages

b)

Ugro-Finnish languages

c)

Southern languages

d)

Tatarian languages

e)

Turk language

60.

The comparative-historical method of language learning has been rapidly developed:

a)

In the Ancient era

b)

In the period after the Second World War

c)

in the 19th century

d)

at the beginning of the 20th century

e)

at the end of the 20th century

61.

The language system is:

a)

A typological feature of the language structure, consisting in combining several morphemes within one word

b)

The state of the language at a certain moment of its development

c)

a set of linguistic elements that are in relationships and connections with each other, forming a certain unity and integrity

d)

the set of words of the language, its vocabulary

e)

The state of the language

62.

Toponymy is:

a)

The section of linguistics that studies geographical names

b)

Comparative study of structural and functional properties languages regardless of the nature of the genetic relationship between them

c)

classification of linguistic objects in connection with their type

d)

the ratio of the sequential inclusion of linguistic elements from the lowest rank to the highest

e)

The section of linguistics that studies republic names

63.

Lexicology is:

a)

A section of linguistics that studies terminology

b)

The section of linguistics that studies the vocabulary of a language

c)

The science of logical forms of language

d)

The doctrine of the forms of words

e)

A section of linguistics that studies syntax

64.

A change in the articulatory and acoustic characteristics of sound caused by a reduction in its duration or a weakening of tension is:

a)

Reduction

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Transposition

d)

G. Wheeler’s law

e)

G. A. A. Potebnya

65.

The totality of the processes of transition from a speech intention to a sounding or written statement accessible to perception is:

a)

Internal programming

b)

Sense formation

c)

internal speech

d)

Generation of speech

e)

internal formation

66.

The participant of the communication act who perceives speech is:

a)

The recipient

b)

The receptor

c)

respondent

d)

receiver

e)

speaker

67.

The social differentiation of language is:

a)

The connection of language with social processes

b)

The emergence of varieties in the language associated with the heterogeneity of the social structure

c)

formation of social groups under the influence of linguistic differences

d)

lexico-semantic features of the linguistic culture of society

e)

semantic features of the linguistic culture

68.

What is the name of the upper level in the language level system?

a)

the text level

b)

lexical level

c)

grammar level

d)

syntactic level

e)

the terminology level

69.

What is the first stage in speech communication?

a)

The stage of forming a goal and building a communication plan

b)

Stage of implementation of the communication plan

c)

The stage of monitoring the achievement of the communication goal

d)

animation stage

e)

The stage of monitoring the achievement

70.

What discipline studies the sentence?

a)

syntax

b)

phonetics

c)

lexicology

d)

logic

e)

Term

71.

What is the sign of the phrase?

a)

super sign

b)

sub-sign

c)

full sign

d)

half-familiar

e)

half-familiar and full

72.

The formation of linguistic units that serve to name and isolate fragments of reality and form appropriate concepts about them in the form of words, combinations of words, phraseological units and sentences is:

a)

nomination

b)

lexicalization

c)

expression

d)

grammaticalization

e)

terminology

73.

The diachronic evolution of language is:

a)

mutual influence of two languages

b)

the division of language into two forms

c)

formation of doublet words in the language

d)

historical language change

e)

historical language

74.

The whole language structure of consciousness is:

a)

Gestalt

b)

Scheme

c)

Position

d)

Image

e)

Education

75.

How do we call two or rarely more words of the same language belonging to a same part of speech, identical in style and distribution? Their denotative meanings render contradictory notions.

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

homophones

e)

homographs

76.

The structure of the concept includes…

a)

the structure of a concept includes what makes it a fact of culture – its original form (etymology); its history condensed to the main content features; contemporary associations; evaluations, connotations

b)

It includes a set of immutable and stable characteristics that individuals exhibit in a wide variety of situations

c)

It includes a set of regular connections and relations between language units, depending on their nature and determining the qualitative uniqueness of the language system as a whole and the nature of its functioning

d)

the will as the universal regulator of conscious human activity, the universal motivator and motivation of activity

e)

the structure of the concept includes history of cultural studies and applied cultural studies, cultural anthropology and sociology of culture

77.

R. I. Pavlenis believes that to acquire ______ is to construct some structure consisting of existing concepts as interpreters, or analyzers, of the concept in question, which is “inserted” – from an external perspective, that is, from the perspective of some observer outside the system – into the system of concepts thus constructed.

a)

meaning (concept)

b)

time

c)

cognition

d)

knowledge

78.

Z. D. Popova and I. A. Sternin have analyzed many definitions of the concept and come to the conclusion that the cognitive concept is formed in human consciousness from…

a)

his direct sensory experience – perception of the world by the senses

b)

the need to study the content of the discipline motivates students to improve their foreign language skills

c)

foreign language skills

d)

component to the subject content, which allows all kinds of topics to be viewed from different cultural perspectives

e)

linguistic structures and lexical units, for example, while reading a text

79.

Perception is…

a)

a constructive (creative) process with a high degree of activity, where the key to understanding language acquisition lies

b)

the knowledge, skills and attitudes for learning across the curriculum

c)

finishing words, sentences, diagrams, tables etc by adding missing information

d)

thinking skills such as those used for imagination, to solve problems and to think of new ideas

e)

thinking skills used for commenting on and assessing the value of a piece of work or an idea according to a set of criteria

80.

Clark developed a model of individual communication in which he defined communicative interaction as…

a)

“joint action built on individual actions”

b)

“taken” out of brain/consciousness of perceiving process

c)

“educational approach” in which disciplines or individual sections of disciplines are taught

d)

“a constructive creative process” with a high degree of activity

81.

In 2001, A. Anderson and Cratwall updated Bloom’s “cognitive process dimension” to…

a)

“knowledge dimension”

b)

“cognitive dimension”

c)

“content dimension”

d)

“learning process dimension”

e)

“educational dimension”

82.

According to E.S. Kubryakova, cognitive science is…

a)

interdisciplinary and an umbrella term for a number of sciences: cognitive linguistics, cognitive psychology, philosophical theory of cognition, theory of artificial intelligence, logic analysis of language

b)

a view, according to which a person should be studied as an information processing system, and human behaviour should be described and explained in terms of internal human states. These states are manifested physically, they are observable and interpreted as receiving, processing, storing and mobilizing information to solve problems

c)

the main topic in cognitive science, acting as the main means of expression of thought, and, therefore, the study of language is an indirect study of cognition

d)

cognitivism bids for a method of serial, industrial solution of problems of human thought

e)

studies language as a cognitive mechanism that plays a role in coding and transforming information

83.

According to V.Z. Demyankov, cognitivism is…

a)

a view, according to which a person should be studied as an information processing system, and human behaviour should be described and explained in terms of internal human states. These states are manifested physically, they are observable and interpreted as receiving, processing, storing and mobilizing information to solve problems

b)

interdisciplinary and an umbrella term for a number of sciences: cognitive linguistics, cognitive psychology, philosophical theory of cognition, theory of artificial intelligence, logic analysis of language

c)

the main topic in cognitive science, acting as the main means of expression of thought, and, therefore, the study of language is an indirect study of cognition

d)

cognitivism bids for a method of serial, industrial solution of problems of human thought

e)

studies language as a cognitive mechanism that plays a role in coding and transforming information

84.

Language, according to G. Hartman is…

a)

a system of arbitrary vocal sounds through a social group that cooperates

b)

an arbitrary system of signs constituted of the signifier and signified

c)

the expression of ideas by means of speech‑sounds combined into words

d)

the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known

e)

the main topic in cognitive science, acting as the main means of expression of thought, and, therefore, the study of language is an indirect study of cognition

85.

Choose the purpose of cognitive science

a)

to describe systems of knowledge representation and processes of processing and reprocessing of information

b)

to take into account not only the students’ level of knowledge and academic preparation

c)

to motivate themselves to study a subject through non‑native language

d)

to study subjects/disciplines in a foreign language

e)

to use one or the other with comparable efficiency in all circumstances

86.

Considering cognitivism’s innovative contribution to the development of sciences, V.Z. Demyankov emphasizes…

a)

interdisciplinary and an umbrella term for a number of sciences: cognitive linguistics, cognitive psychology, philosophical theory of cognition, theory of artificial intelligence, logic analysis of language

b)

the main topic in cognitive science, acting as the main means of expression of thought, and, therefore, the study of language is an indirect study of cognition

c)

cognitivism bids for a method of serial, industrial solution of problems of human thought

d)

studies language as a cognitive mechanism that plays a role in coding and transforming information

e)

a view, according to which a person should be studied as an information processing system, and human behaviour should be described and explained in terms of internal human states

87.

Point out the direction of development of cognitivism’s potential

a)

a programme of research on the human thinking mechanism

b)

an important element in the context of learning CLIL as it explains the mechanisms of human perception (understanding) and cognition

c)

The European Commission Report on Language Teaching program

d)

bilingual (B and partial immersion) programmes

e)

a programme of research on the human communication skills

88.

According to V.Z. Demyankov, cognitive linguistics…

a)

studies language as a cognitive mechanism that plays a role in coding and transforming information

b)

one basic skill which allows students to develop communicative skills at a high level

c)

is crucial considering the changes taking place in education and in society due to the rapid development of Internet technologies and the process of globalization

d)

the need to study the content of the discipline motivates students to improve their foreign language skills

e)

immersion in the language environment and an awareness of the importance of one’s own achievements in the learning process

89.

Choose the definition of a concept offered by E. C. Kubryakova

a)

a concept is an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language, the whole picture of the world, a quantum of knowledge. The most important concepts are expressed in language

b)

ordinary ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, in speech, or in thought

c)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion

d)

having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features

e)

an understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept)

90.

V.I. Karasik characterizes concepts as…

a)

mental formations which are meaningful conscious typified fragments of experience stored in human memory

b)

a concept is an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language, the whole picture of the world, a quantum of knowledge. The most important concepts are expressed in language

c)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion

d)

having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features

e)

an understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences

91.

Scholar M.V. Pimenova notes that concept…

a)

a concept is a representation of a fragment of the world

b)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion

c)

mental formations which are meaningful conscious typified fragments of experience stored in human memory

d)

a programme of research on the human thinking mechanism

e)

a programme of research on the human communication skills

92.

Cognitive educational technology is…

a)

a general pedagogical, subject‑independent, individually oriented educational technology

b)

the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions learners need to study specific curricular subjects

c)

technology such as digital cameras, CD‑ROMs, data‑projectors and interactive whiteboards (IWBs)

d)

the less formal, more everyday language learners need for studying curricular subjects

e)

the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning

93.

Themantics of cognitive technology is…

a)

to create conditions for research that students understand the perceived information

b)

to take into account not only the students’ level of knowledge and academic preparation

c)

to motivate themselves to study a subject through non‑native language

d)

to study subjects/disciplines in a foreign language

e)

to use one or the other with comparable efficiency in all circumstances

94.

According to N.I. Zhinkin, what does the USC mean?

a)

universal subject code

b)

unit selection of cognition

c)

universal set of cognition

d)

unit subject of cognition

e)

universal subject cognition

95.

According to N.I. Zhinkin units of USC is…

a)

individual sensual images formed on the basis of personal sensory experience

b)

the subject of development, goals, objectives, topics and expected learning outcomes

c)

skills needed for everyday day, conversational situations and expected learning outcomes

d)

the analysis of the features of the professional activity of an engineering and technical specialist

e)

the cognitive theory of two thresholds

96.

A concept consists of…

a)

components (conceptual attributes), i.e., individual attributes of the objective or subjective world, differentiated in its consciousness and differing in their degree of abstraction

b)

ordinary ideas or general notions that occur in the mind

c)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion

d)

a cognitive mechanism

e)

history of cultural studies and applied cultural studies, cultural anthropology and sociology of culture

97.

Concepts can be…

a)

personal, age‑related and national

b)

thematic, cross‑curricular or interdisciplinary

c)

linguistic, conceptual and typological

d)

firstly, secondary and tertiary

e)

analytical, synthesis, practical

98.

The concept has a l___ structure, and the different layers are the result, the residue, of the cultural life of different eras

a)

layered

b)

pyramid

c)

cube

d)

triangle

e)

diagram

99.

The concept is made up of historically different layers, different in both time of formation, origin and semantics, and has a specific structure that includes:

a)

the main (actual) attribute; the additional (passive, historical) attribute; the internal (usually unrecognize form)

b)

the subject of development, goals, objectives, topics and expected learning outcomes

c)

a set of regular connections and relations between language units, depending on their nature and determining the qualitative uniqueness of the language system as a whole and the nature of its functioning

d)

the will as the universal regulator of conscious human activity, the universal motivator and motivation of activity

e)

history of cultural studies and applied cultural studies, cultural anthropology and sociology of culture

100.

The internal form of the concept – …

a)

the etymological attribute, or etymology, is only revealed to researchers; for others it exists indirectly, as the basis on which the other layers of meaning emerge and are held together

b)

the knowledge, skills and attitudes for learning across the curriculum

c)

curricular subjects apart from languages can be taught through the target language

d)

the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions learners need to study specific curricular subjects

e)

thinking skills such as those used for imagination, to solve problems and to think of new ideas

101.

V.I. Karasik suggested that the layers of a concept should be seen as

a)

individual concepts of varying scope, rather than as components of a single concept

b)

the etymological attribute, or etymology, is only revealed to researchers

c)

a set of regular connections and relations between language units

d)

the knowledge, skills and attitudes for learning across the curriculum

102.

What is the core of the concept?

a)

value

b)

culture

c)

language

d)

etymology

e)

perception

103.

Identify one of the components of a cognitive concept

a)

individual‑personal, shaped by personal characteristics – education, upbringing, individual experiences, psychophysiological characteristics

b)

the knowledge, skills and attitudes for learning across the curriculum

c)

the cognitive abilities of students, relying on the interaction and influence of foreign languages

d)

the cognitive theory of two thresholds developed by P. Toukomaa, T. Skutnabb‑Kangas and J. Cummins

e)

the vocabulary, grammatical structures and functions learners need to study specific curricular subjects

104.

Point out the traditional units of cognitive science

a)

frame, scenario, script

b)

futurism, symbolism, cubism

c)

firstly, secondary and tertiary

d)

analytical, synthesis, practical

105.

In a broader sense, the structure of a concept can be represented as a shape in the center of which lies the core concept and on the periphery is all that is brought by culture, tradition, folk and personal experience

a)

circle

b)

pyramid

c)

cone

d)

cube

e)

diagram

106.

The question of method as a question of the content of concepts (although the term concept was not yet used) first emerged in

a)

the 1940s

b)

the 1950s

c)

the 1960s

d)

1933

e)

1945

107.

Who first introduced the question of the method of describing a concept?

a)

K.D. Kavelin

b)

L.S. Vygotsky

c)

Wolff

d)

A. Almazova

108.

What was the requirement for the method formulated by K.D. Kavelin?

a)

when studying folk rituals, beliefs and customs, look for their direct, literal meaning (concept)

b)

the situation we perceive as real becomes real in its consequences

c)

the need to study the content of the discipline motivates students to improve their foreign language skills

d)

the content and organization of the educational process that allow you to combine all its elements into a holistic semantic space

109.

E.S. Kubryakova says the following about the new methods and techniques of cognitive linguistics:

a)

> "...the definition of method itself, is to constantly relate linguistic data to other experiential sensorimotor data, cognitive science extends the scope of linguistics' possible and so necessary explanations for it."

b)

"a concept is an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language, the whole picture of the world, a quantum of knowledge. The most important concepts are expressed in language"

c)

“an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion”

d)

“having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features”

110.

According to Y.N. Karaulov, the property of semantic continuity of a dictionary is due to…

a)

the self‑evident fact that a language does not and cannot have words isolated semantically

b)

combining objects according to a certain feature

c)

application of a common feature to a specific object, the discovery of properties of the common in concrete things

d)

a general pedagogical, subject‑independent, individually oriented educational technology

111.

Which scholar’s work is dedicated to describing cognitive structures (frame semantics)?

a)

Charles J. Fillmore

b)

Y.N. Karaulov

c)

Leonard M. Johnson

d)

Eleanor Rosch

112.

Which of the units of cognitive linguistics was investigated by scholars R. Schenck and R. Abelson?

a)

script

b)

categorization

c)

frame

d)

concept

e)

conceptualization

113.

The periphery of the concept is ..

a)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

b)

the dictionary meanings of a particular lexeme

c)

an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language

d)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class

e)

having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features

114.

A frame in its basic definition (by M. Minsky) is …

a)

a data structure for representing a (visual) stereotypical situation, especially when organizing large amounts of memory

b)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

c)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

d)

the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition

e)

the process of acquiring knowledge and the results of this process

115.

Sincewhen have international conferences on cognitive linguistics been held in Tambov?

a)

1998

b)

2000

c)

1995

d)

1999

e)

1996

116.

Who was the founder of cognitive functions?

a)

Psychologist Carl Jung

b)

Y.N. Karaulov

c)

J. Lakoff and M. Johnson

d)

Eleanor Rosch

e)

E.S. Kubryakova

117.

A description of a process, an action, with its most important steps is..

a)

script

b)

categorization

c)

frame

d)

cognition

e)

concept

118.

The entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition is …

a)

script

b)

categorization

c)

frame

d)

concept

e)

the linguistic picture of the world

119.

Concepts that appear in ancient times and can be traced through the views of modern speakers; "a certain constant principle of culture" is …

a)

Cultural constants

b)

the linguistic picture of the world

c)

script

d)

frame

e)

concept

120.

Putting a phenomenon under a certain rubric of experience, category is …

a)

categorization

b)

frame

c)

script

d)

concept

e)

the linguistic picture of the world

121.

The term “picture of the world” emerged within physics at the turn of …

a)

the 19th and 20th centuries

b)

the 18th and 19th centuries

c)

the 19th

d)

the 17th

e)

the 17th and 18th centuries

122.

According to A.N.Leontiev, “the picture of the world” is …

a)

“It is a 'field of meaning', a system of meanings. A picture of the world, then, is a system of images”

b)

“a concept is an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language, the whole picture of the world, a quantum of knowledge. The most important concepts are expressed in language”

c)

“the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition”

d)

“an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion”

e)

“having an experimental or strikingly different design, especially to test or demonstrate new features”

123.

According to Martin Heidegger “the picture of the world” is …

a)

“a picture of the world, understood essentially, does not mean a picture depicting the world, but the world understood as a picture”

b)

“It is a 'field of meaning', a system of meanings. A picture of the world, then, is a system of images”

c)

“a concept is an operative unit of memory, mental lexicon, conceptual system and brain language, the whole picture of the world, a quantum of knowledge. The most important concepts are expressed in language”

d)

“the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition”

e)

“an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion”

124.

Friedrich Wilhelm von Humboldt wrote the following about “the picture of the world”

a)

“different languages are for a nation the organs of their original thinking and perception”

b)

“...the definition of method itself, is to constantly relate linguistic data to other experiential sensorimotor data, cognitive science extends the scope of linguistics' possible and so necessary explanations for it.”

c)

“an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion”

d)

“a picture of the world, understood essentially, does not mean a picture depicting the world, but the world understood as a picture”

e)

“It is a 'field of meaning', a system of meanings. A picture of the world, then, is a system of images”

125.

A cognitive reference point, i.e. the proto-image of all representatives of the meaning of a word or of a category is …

a)

a prototype

b)

a frame

c)

a picture of the world

d)

categorization

e)

a concept

126.

What is a prototype semantics?

a)

“a more-or-less semantics”, as opposed to the 'all-or-nothing' approach of structure-oriented feature semantics

b)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

c)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

d)

the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition

e)

an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things, abstract notion

127.

A theory of linguistic meaning developed by Charles J. Fillmore that extends his earlier case grammar

a)

a frame semantics

b)

a prototype semantics

c)

a picture of the world

d)

grammar semantics

e)

semantics

128.

Cognitive ability to sustain concentration on a particular object, action, or thought, and ability to manage competing demands in our environment

a)

attention

b)

perception

c)

categorization

d)

memory

e)

thinking

129.

Cognitive abilities that enable goal-oriented behavior, such as the ability to plan, and execute a goal

a)

executive function

b)

perception

c)

attention

d)

memory

e)

thinking skills

130.

How many cognitive functions are there by Psychologist Carl Jung?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

e)

4

131.

The mental process of acquiring and retaining information for later retrieval is …

a)

memory

b)

forecasting

c)

planning

d)

cognition

e)

speaking

132.

Cognition does not involve …

a)

reflexes

b)

perception

c)

attention

d)

mental activities

e)

understanding

133.

Choose the date when was the cognitive revolution?

a)

late 1950s

b)

early 1960s

c)

in 1945

d)

in 1975

e)

late 1940s

134.

The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving, remembering, thinking, and understanding is …

a)

cognition

b)

forecasting

c)

understanding

d)

operations

e)

concept

135.

People first began wondering about how the mind worked …

a)

after the cognitive revolution

b)

after Aristotle

c)

after Descartes

d)

after Carl Jung

e)

after 1970s

136.

Hermann Ebbinghaus was the first person to systematically study …

a)

perception

b)

attention

c)

understanding

d)

cognition

e)

concept

137.

Edward Titchener believed that …

a)

nothing worthwhile would come of studying mental processes

b)

to acquire meaning is to construct some structure consisting of existing concepts as interpreters, or analyzers, of the concept in question

c)

mental illness, educational applications, and social psychology were “impure” because they could not be studied using introspection

d)

the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation

e)

the functions of consciousness, rather than its structure, were of interest

138.

Reductionism is …

a)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

b)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

c)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

d)

the entire set of knowledge and ideas of a given linguistic community about the world, recorded in the language, primarily in its lexical and phraseological composition

e)

the process of acquiring knowledge and the results of this process

139.

Choose the right (true statement concerning cognitive (mental) activity

a)

People grow new brain cells every day

b)

The brains of 18-year-olds are fully developed

c)

People only use 10% of their brains

d)

Dreams indicate your deepest wishes

e)

People have free will

140.

What does Lakoff (1990) mean by “Cognitive Commitment”?

a)

a commitment to providing a characterization of general principles for language that accords with what is known about the mind and brain from other disciplines

b)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

c)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

d)

the appropriate goal for psychology was the objective assessment of association formation

e)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

141.

How is the process of meaning construction defined?

a)

conceptualization

b)

understanding

c)

categorization

d)

memorization

e)

perception

142.

What does Lakoff (1990) describe as Generalization Commitment in cognitive linguistics?

a)

a commitment to the characterization of general principles that are responsible for all aspects of human language

b)

a commitment to providing a characterization of general principles for language that accords with what is known about the mind and brain from other disciplines

c)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

d)

subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations

e)

a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)

143.

What is an alternative term for "linguistic relativity" in cognitive linguistics?

a)

linguistic determinism

b)

cross-linguistic

c)

linguistic category

d)

cognitive linguistic

e)

linguistic perception

144.

In what year did cognitive linguistics originate in Russia?

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1950s

e)

1960s

145.

Choose the right definition of “Extroverted Sensing” - one of the cognitive functions by Carl Gustav Jung

a)

using taste, touch, smell, sound, movement and sight to easily absorb information in the physical world

b)

understanding the world through past precedent and experience

c)

outwardly conveying thoughts using logic, reason, and analysis

d)

a function that seeks to understand personal ideas using a deeply specified framework

e)

means noticing patterns, symbols, and connections in the world that others may not see

146.

According to psychologist Carl Gustav Jung introversion is …

a)

“a turning inwards of the libido, whereby a negative relation of subject to object is expressed. Interest does not move towards the object, but recedes towards the subject."

b)

“a strong, if not exclusive, determination by the object." Consciously, in an extrovert, the four basic cognitive functions follow the extroverted "general attitude of consciousness"

c)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

d)

“subjective experience, various pragmatic components of the lexeme, connotations and associations”

e)

“a way of representing operational information; a knowledge structure for representing a stereotypical situation (e.g., a situation of paying a fare, celebrating a birthday, etc.)”

147.

A construct used in linguistics and psycholinguistics to refer to individual speakers’ lexical, or word, representations is …

a)

the mental vocabulary

b)

cognitive semantics

c)

grammar semantics

d)

cognitive vocabulary

e)

the lexicon

148.

Choose the definition of categorization in a broad sense

a)

process of division of the external and internal world of the person on categorical areas, correlated with essential characteristics of its functioning and being

b)

putting a phenomenon under a certain rubric of experience, category

c)

using taste, touch, smell, sound, movement and sight to easily absorb information in the physical world

d)

understanding the world through past precedent and experience

e)

the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences

149.

What is a set of concepts that make up the worldview of a native speaker?

a)

conceptosphere

b)

concept

c)

cognition

d)

mental vocabulary

e)

cognitive semantics

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