In the study of language and culture, ___________ held that language, in its primitive use, functions as a link in human social activities. A: Malinowesky B: Firth C: Sapir D: Whorf

In terms of communicative competence, which is concerned with knowledge of the language itself, its form and meaning. A: Discourse competence B: pragmatic competence C: Linguistic competence D: strategic competence

______ can be defined as the study of language as it is used in a social context, including its effect on the interlocutors. A: Semantics B: B. Pragmatics C: Applied linguistics D: D. Sociolinguistics

Hymes believes that English communicative skills contain grammatical competence，__________，discourse competence and strategic competence. A: social and cultural awareness B: social behavior C: social awareness D: social experience

Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as _______. A: parole B: language C: system D: langue