| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Contents: Objective and Issues | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Research Conception | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 Terminology | 第17页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES OF ENGLISH CONNECTORS ANDTHE REPRESENTATION OF CONNECTORS IN DICTIONARIES | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Characteristics of English Connectors | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Classifications of English Connectors | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Syntactic Features of English Connectors | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Semantic Features of English Connectors | 第23页 |
| 2.1.4 Connectors and Cohesion | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Use of Connectors by EFL Learners | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Comparison between the Use of Connectors in EFL Learners' andNative Speakers' Written English | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on the Relationship between the Use of Connectors andWriting Quality | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Research on the Use of Connectors in EFL Learners' SpokenEnglish | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on the Representation of Connectors in Dictionaries | 第27页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第27-30页 |
| CHAPTER THREE ANALYSIS OF CHINESE EFL LEARNER'SCONNECTOR ERRORS | 第30-44页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第30页 |
| 3.2 The Use of Corpora to Extract Authentic Connector Errors | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Research Methodology for the Analysis of Chinese EFL Learner'sConnector Errors | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4 Overuse or Underuse of Connectors by Chinese EFL Learners | 第32-33页 |
| 3.5 Misuse of Connectors by Chinese EFL Learners | 第33-42页 |
| 3.5.1 Morphological Errors | 第33-34页 |
| 3.5.2 Syntactic Errors | 第34-41页 |
| 3.5.3 Semantic Errors | 第41-42页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第42-44页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR REPRESENTATION OF CONNECTOR ENTRIES INMAINSTREAM ELDS AND ECLDS | 第44-60页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第44页 |
| 4.2 ELDs and ECLDs Selected in the Present Study | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Current Practices of the Representation of Connectors Entries inMainstream Dictionaries | 第45-53页 |
| 4.3.1 Characteristics of the Morphological Representation of ConnectorEntries in ELDs and ECLDs | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Characteristics of the Syntactic Representation of ConnectorEntries in ELDs and ECLDs | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3.3 Characteristics of the Semantic Representation of ConnectorEntries in ELDs and ECLDs | 第50-53页 |
| 4.4 Deficiencies of the Representation of Connector Entries in MainstreamDictionaries | 第53-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Lack of Discrimination between the Usages of Linking Adverbsand Conjunctions | 第54页 |
| 4.4.2 Insufficient Error Warnings | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.3 Insufficient Syntactic Patterns | 第55页 |
| 4.4.4 Insufficient Cross References | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4.5 Some Mistakes in the Representation of Connectors | 第56-57页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第57-60页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE OPTIMIZATION OF THE REPRESENTATION OFCONNECTORS IN ECLDS | 第60-68页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第60页 |
| 5.2 Meaning-driven Multidimensional Definition Theory | 第60-62页 |
| 5.3 Multidimensional Representation of Connectors in ECLDs | 第62-63页 |
| 5.4 Optimization of Connector Entries in ECLDs | 第63-66页 |
| 5.4.1 Making Discrimination between the Usages of Linking Adverbsand Conjunctions | 第63-64页 |
| 5.4.2 Providing Error Warning Notes to Avoid Dual Conjunctions inSentence | 第64-65页 |
| 5.4.3 Demonstrating Syntactic Patterns in Definitions and Examples | 第65-66页 |
| 5.4.4 Building Cross References between Simple Connectors andRelated Complex/Correlative Ones | 第66页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第66-68页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第68-72页 |
| 6.1 Major Finding | 第68-69页 |
| 6.2 Innovations of the Present Study | 第69页 |
| 6.3 Implications of the Present Study | 第69-70页 |
| 6.4 Limitations of the Present Study and Sugestions for Future Research | 第70-72页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPH | 第72-81页 |
