| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Rationale of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·Brief review of researches done in this field | 第14-16页 |
| ·General structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter two Markedness Theory | 第18-27页 |
| ·Definitions of markedness | 第18-21页 |
| ·Criteria of Markedness | 第21-24页 |
| ·Markedness theory and SLA | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter three Markedness of functions of the Progressive Aspect | 第27-42页 |
| ·Progressive aspect | 第27-30页 |
| ·The basic notions of the progressive aspect | 第30-33页 |
| ·Different functions of the progressive aspect | 第33-39页 |
| ·Markedness of functions of the progressive aspect | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter four Experiment | 第42-44页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42页 |
| ·Instrument | 第42-43页 |
| ·Hypothesis of the experiment | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter five Analysis of the experiment | 第44-61页 |
| ·Comparison across three groups | 第44-48页 |
| ·Procedure of the comparison | 第44-45页 |
| ·Results of the comparison | 第45-46页 |
| ·Discussions of the result | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparison within groups | 第48-61页 |
| ·Procedure of the comparison | 第48-49页 |
| ·Results of the comparison | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussions of the result | 第50-61页 |
| Chapter six Conclusions and limitations | 第61-63页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations and further researches | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix T/F Judgment Test for Chinese Learners and Native Speakers | 第69页 |
