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Descriptive Statements:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the phonology of the target language (e.g., sound system, phonological processes).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the morphology of the target language (e.g., inflectional endings, word formation).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the syntax of the target language (e.g., word order).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the pragmatics and sociolinguistics of the target language (e.g., register, social norms).
- Demonstrate knowledge of linguistic variations within the target language.
- Compare and contrast the language structures of the target language and English.
Sample Item:
When writing an address in English, the house number and street name appear before the city, state, and country. In Chinese, which of the following elements traditionally appears first?
- district
- city
- province
- country
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D. This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of the sociolinguistics of Chinese. The custom in Chinese for ordering information in something like an address or date is to progress from largest scale to smallest scale. Thus, in the case of a mailing address, the country is the first element given.
Descriptive Statements:
- Transform sentences or short passages in the target language according to given instructions (e.g., transforming the tense or mood of a sentence or passage, transforming a positive statement into a negative one).
- Analyze sentences in the target language to determine grammatically correct words to complete them.
- Analyze short passages in the target language to determine grammatically correct phrases or sentences to complete them.
- Identify the appropriate pragmatic or sociolinguistic use of words and phrases in the target language.
- Correct morphological and syntactic errors in the target language.
- Correct pragmatic and sociolinguistic errors in the target language.
Sample Item:
Which of the following measure words correctly completes the phrase below?
一________ blank 袜子 / 一________ blank 襪子
- 节 / 節
- 双 / 雙
- >杯
- 条 / 條
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B. This question requires the examinee to analyze sentences in Chinese to determine grammatically correct words to complete them. The only appropriate measure word to use in a phrase involving the noun 袜子 / 襪子 is the measure word 双 / 雙. This is equivalent to the use of the word pair in the English phrase a pair of socks.
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