Modern linguistics is the scientific study of language, therefor

Modern linguistics is the scientific study of language, therefore modern linguists emphasize the importance of language data collected from ______. ()
A、newspapers and magazines
B、the language people actually speak
C、writings by the most famous authors
D、radio broadcasts
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：(P1):对语言进行科学的研究最根本的是要对语言材料进行系统的调查研究,并在语言结构的一般理论指导下进行。要找出语言体系中潜在的本质,一个语言学家首先必须研究语言材料,即要观察一般情况下语言的使用方法。