专八

单选题 _______is often described as "father of modem linguistics".

A.Saussure
B.Chomsky
C.Bloomfield
D.Halliday

参考答案:A进入在线模考
语言学家概况。该题考查谁被称为“现代语言学之父”,答案是Saussure(索绪尔)。参见MODEL TESTONE第40题的【要点归纳】。

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