102年 - 102 國立嘉義大學_碩士班(甲組)招生考試試題_外國語言學系：應用語言學#146233

1. The following text was written by a Chinese learner of English. Indicate one example of the native language influence and one error that is not from the L1. (25%)
This year Christmas comes soon! Santa Claus ride a one horse open sleigh to sent present for children. on the back of his body has big packet. it have a lot of toys. in the way he meet three robbers. They want to take his big packet. Santa Claus no way and no body help, so only a way give them, then three robbers ride their horse dashing through the town.

2. If you were an interpreter at the court room or in a medical setting, what register would you use in each situation and what were the principles that you would follow in deciding what to interpret? (25%)

a. Are semantically abstract words easier to process than semantically concrete ones? (10%)

b. Does the way you parse a sentence depend on what language you speak? (15%)

a. Can you think of any reasons for this? (10%)

b. What are the implications of these findings for our understanding of the type of experience that is required for language acquisition? (15%)