| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·The purpose of the present study | 第12页 |
| ·The significance of the present study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·The Study of the Markedness Theory abroad | 第14-18页 |
| ·Indirect relevant research | 第14-17页 |
| ·Markedness at the Phonology level | 第14-15页 |
| ·Markedness at the Semantics level | 第15页 |
| ·Markedness at the Typology level | 第15-16页 |
| ·Markedness at the Syntax level | 第16-17页 |
| ·Markedness at the Morphology level | 第17页 |
| ·Direct relevant research | 第17-18页 |
| ·The study of the Markedness Theory in China | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on the review and introduction of Markedness Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on the antonyms of Markedness Theory | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on the language acquisition of Markedness Theory | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on the L1 transfer of Markedness Theory | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on the typology of Markedness Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Study of the Subject-Verb agreement abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Study of the Subject-Verb agreement in China | 第23-25页 |
| ·Analysis and utilizations of the Subject-Verb agreement rules | 第23页 |
| ·Analysis of the Subject-Verb agreement errors | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第25-38页 |
| ·Markedness Theory | 第25-30页 |
| ·Background in the Prague School | 第25-27页 |
| ·Definitions of Markedness | 第27-29页 |
| ·Criteria for Markedness Judgment | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Markedness Model | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Markedness Differential Hypothesis | 第31页 |
| ·Subject-Verb agreement in English | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Markedness of Singular Number | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 The Design of the Present Study | 第38-52页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第38-39页 |
| ·Experiments | 第39-52页 |
| ·Experiment 1 | 第39-43页 |
| ·Method | 第39-40页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第40-43页 |
| ·Discussion | 第43页 |
| ·Experiment 2 | 第43-46页 |
| ·Method | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第44-46页 |
| ·Discussion | 第46页 |
| ·Experiment 3 | 第46-52页 |
| ·Method | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discussion | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five General Discussion | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications | 第56-58页 |
| ·C onclusions | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix I. Experimental sentences for experiment 1 | 第60-65页 |
| Appendix II. Experimental sentences for experiment 2. | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix III. Experimental sentences for experiment 3. | 第69-72页 |
