| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Background to the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12-15页 |
| ·Sources of Data | 第12-14页 |
| ·Data Collection and Processing | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of This Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第17-25页 |
| ·Interlanguage | 第18-19页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis | 第19-21页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第21-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第25-30页 |
| ·Adverbial in and Preposition in | 第25页 |
| ·Senses Required by the Vocabulary Syllabus | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies on in | 第26-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Position of Prepositional Phrases | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Comparison of the Use of in Between Native Speakers and St3 Students | 第30-46页 |
| ·Distribution of Preposition in across the Corpora | 第30-32页 |
| ·Distribution of Different Senses of in across the Corpora | 第32-36页 |
| ·Distribution of Different Senses of in Between St3 and BROWN' | 第33-35页 |
| ·Distribution of Different Senses Compared with Previous Studies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Utilization of the in-Collocations/Idioms Required by Syllabus | 第36-41页 |
| ·Position of in-Phrases across the Two Corpora | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Order of TIME and PLACE | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Incorrect Utilization of Preposition in | 第46-56页 |
| ·Description of Errors | 第46-48页 |
| ·Explanation of Errors | 第48-55页 |
| ·Mother Tongue Interference | 第50-52页 |
| ·Overgeneralization | 第52-53页 |
| ·Incomplete Application of Rules | 第53页 |
| ·Confusion of Similar English Expressions | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第56-61页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第56-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix | 第63-73页 |
| Publication | 第73-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| Resume | 第75页 |
