| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Studies on Elliptical Constructions Abroad | 第16-19页 |
| ·Studies on VP Ellipsis and Gapping | 第19-26页 |
| ·Studies on VP Ellipsis | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on Gapping | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Difference between VP Ellipsis and Gapping | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies on VP Ellipsis and Gapping in Chinese | 第26-31页 |
| ·VP Ellipsis in Chinese | 第26-27页 |
| ·Gapping in Chinese | 第27-31页 |
| ·Studies on Ellipsis at Home | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Background | 第33-40页 |
| ·Language Acquisition and UG | 第34页 |
| ·L2 Acquisition and UG | 第34-39页 |
| ·Logical Problem in L2 Acquisition | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Initial State | 第36-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Empirical Study | 第40-55页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第40-42页 |
| ·Test Design | 第42-43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| ·Tasks | 第44页 |
| ·Results | 第44-54页 |
| ·Difference between the Judgment of Gapping and the Judgment of VP Ellipsis | 第44-45页 |
| ·Judgment of English Gapping Sentences | 第45-47页 |
| ·Judgment of English VP Ellipsis Sentences | 第47-48页 |
| ·Judgment of English Gapping Sentences with Quantified NPs as the Objects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Difference Between the Judgment of Gapping and VP Ellipsis | 第49-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第55-63页 |
| ·Explanation for the Difference of Performance on Learning Gapping and VP Ellipsis | 第55-57页 |
| ·Explanation for Advanced Group’s Low Correct Rates in Judging Grammatical English Gapping in Coordinate Contexts | 第57-59页 |
| ·Explanation for the Low Correct Rates in Relative Context by two Middle School Groups | 第59-60页 |
| ·Discussion on Rejecting English Gapping Construction in Coordinate Contexts with Quantified NPs and in Chinese Style Context | 第60-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第63-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical Suggestions | 第65页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Directions for Future Research | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-72页 |
| Appendices | 第72-79页 |
