[单选题] Translation-loans are words and expressions formed from the existing material in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language.For example,the English expression“long time no see”is from ______.（）

1、[单选题]Which of the following is an idiom?

• A、Till the cows come home.
• B、Till the sheep come home.
• C、Till the horses come home.
• D、Till the pigeons come home.

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2、[填空题]Context is very important for the understanding of word-meaning because the meaning is
influenced immediately by the_____context,and in many cases by the whole speechsituation as well.

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3、[填空题]From the synchronic point of view,polysemy is viewed as the_____of various meaningsof the same word in a certain historical period of time.

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4、[主观题]【分析题】Explain the means of word-formation by using the following example words:motel,sitcom, medicare and workfare.

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5、[主观题]【问答题】What is clipping?Point out the words that are formed by clipping from the following:beg, phone,pop,chunel,ftu,telex.

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