| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·The Brief Introduction to Collocation Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Adjectives Under Investigation | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance and Purpose of This Paper | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Layout of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Background | 第14-30页 |
| ·Introductory Definitions of Collocation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Idioms, Collocations, Free Combinations | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Previous Research of Collocation | 第18-23页 |
| ·Firth's Notion | 第18-19页 |
| ·Neo-Firthians and M.A.K. Halliday and R. Hason's Notion | 第19-21页 |
| ·Corpus-based Study: J. M. Sinclair's Concept | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies on 'adjective-noun' Collocations | 第23-28页 |
| ·Adjectives | 第23-26页 |
| ·Analysis on Adjective-noun Collocation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Error Analysis on Adjective-noun Collocation | 第28页 |
| ·Working Definition of Collocation in This Thesis | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第30-41页 |
| ·Introduction to the Corpora Applied | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Equipment and Procedures for Data Collection | 第32-34页 |
| ·Methods for Collocation Extraction: | 第34-41页 |
| ·Frequency | 第34-35页 |
| ·MI score | 第35-37页 |
| ·T score | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussions | 第41-61页 |
| ·Overall Frequency of the Adjective Collocations | 第41-43页 |
| ·Patterns of the Adjective Collocations | 第43-55页 |
| ·Fewer Adjective Collocation Types | 第49-52页 |
| ·Different Typicality | 第52-54页 |
| ·Developmental Difference of Competence | 第54-55页 |
| ·Possible Factors of the Adjective Collocations Misuses | 第55-61页 |
| ·First Language Interference | 第56-57页 |
| ·Overgeneralization | 第57-58页 |
| ·Interference of Synonyms | 第58页 |
| ·Negligence of Collocational Restrictions | 第58-59页 |
| ·Environment for EFL Learning in China-Pedagogic Factors | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-67页 |
| ·Conclusion Drawn from the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第62-65页 |
| ·Expanding the Learners' Vocabulary and Related Knowledge | 第63页 |
| ·Enhancing the Learners' Awareness of Collocation | 第63-64页 |
| ·Making Use of the First Language | 第64-65页 |
| ·Telling the Difference of the Synonyms | 第65页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Collocates of Big in Corpora | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Collocates of Large in Corpora | 第71-75页 |
| Publication during MA Study | 第75-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Resume | 第77页 |
