| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Preliminary objectives of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Transposed letter effect within morpheme | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Transposed letter effect across word boundary | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Factors affecting transposed letter effect | 第19-21页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical explanations of transposed letter effect | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4.1 Prototype theory | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4.2 Construction coercion theory | 第22页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第24-29页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第24页 |
| 3.2 Variables | 第24-26页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第26页 |
| 3.4 Materials | 第26-27页 |
| 3.5 Procedures | 第27-28页 |
| 3.6 Data analysis | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第29-45页 |
| 4.1 Results of transposed letter effect within morpheme for all the three age levels | 第29-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Results of transposed letter effect within morpheme for sixth graders | 第29-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Results of transposed letter effect within morpheme for ninth graders | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.3 Results of transposed letter effect within morpheme for freshmen | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2 Results of transposed letter effect across word boundary for all the three age levels | 第34-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of transposed letter effect across word boundary for sixth graders | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Results of transposed letter effect across word boundary for ninth graders | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.3 Results of transposed letter effect across word boundary for freshmen | 第39-41页 |
| 4.3 Results of age influence on transposed letter effect | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.1 Results of age influence on transposed letter effect within morpheme | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Results of age influence on transposed letter effect across word boundary | 第42-44页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第45-49页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2 General discussion | 第46-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| References | 第52-56页 |
| Appendix A: The similarity scale of materials | 第56-61页 |
| Appendix B: Stimuli in word types | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix C: 详细中文摘要 | 第63-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
