| Acknowledgementsi | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract in Englishvii | 第9-14页 |
| Abstract in Chinesexii | 第14-18页 |
| List of initials used in the dissertationxvi | 第18-19页 |
| 1 Why Researching Incidental Vocabulary Learning | 第19-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19-21页 |
| ·Layout of the dissertation | 第21-26页 |
| 2 Vocabulary Knowledge Framework | 第26-41页 |
| ·Meaning and concept | 第26-32页 |
| ·Referential definitions of meaning | 第26-29页 |
| ·Ideational definitions of meaning | 第29-31页 |
| ·Operational (Contextual) definitions of meaning | 第31-32页 |
| ·Breadth and Depth of vocabulary knowledge | 第32-33页 |
| ·Vocabulary knowledge frame work | 第33-39页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| 3 Theoretical Background in Incidental Learning | 第41-63页 |
| ·Conscious vs. Subconscious in SLA | 第41-45页 |
| ·Acquisition and learning | 第41-43页 |
| ·Incidental learning and intentional learning | 第43-45页 |
| ·Comprehensible input and incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第45-50页 |
| ·L2 comprehension: mental processing | 第50-61页 |
| ·Bottom-up and top-down processing | 第50-53页 |
| ·Interactive processing | 第53-56页 |
| ·Conceptual meaning construction | 第56-58页 |
| ·Vocabulary acquisition in reading | 第58-61页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| 4 A Critical Evaluation of Current L2 and FL Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition Research | 第63-92页 |
| ·Research evidence of vocabulary gains | 第65-72页 |
| ·The influence of reading task and learner factors | 第72-74页 |
| ·The effect of dictionary or glossing support | 第74-78页 |
| ·Effects of context cues and word-solving strategies | 第78-84页 |
| ·Modified oral input | 第84-88页 |
| ·Critical evaluation of current research situation | 第88-90页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第90-92页 |
| 5 The Think-aloud Protocol Study | 第92-147页 |
| ·Methodology | 第93-99页 |
| ·Research design | 第93-94页 |
| ·Participants | 第94页 |
| ·Procedures | 第94-98页 |
| ·Selection of material | 第98-99页 |
| ·Data collection sessions and results | 第99-143页 |
| ·Reading factors | 第103-107页 |
| ·Learner factors and textual factors | 第107-136页 |
| ·Attention | 第108-116页 |
| ·Strategies dealing with unknown words | 第116-136页 |
| ·Other findings | 第136-139页 |
| ·Summary | 第139-143页 |
| ·Pedagogical implication | 第143-147页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第147-151页 |
| Appendix | 第151-156页 |
| Bibliography | 第156-174页 |
