试题题干
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
Language is arbitrary by nature, but it is not entirely arbitrary.
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试题解析
本题考查语言的任意性特征。
任意性指的是语言的音与义之间没有逻辑联系。语言在本质上是任意的,但并不是完全任意的,因为在每一种语言中都有模仿自然声音的单词,如英语中的rumble(隆隆声)、crash(碰撞声)、cackle(咯咯声)和bang(砰砰声)。
所以题干说语言的本质是任意的,但并不是完全任意的,这种说法正确。