| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| 2.1 Information Processing | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Theoretical Studies of Temporal Information Processing | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Experimental Studies of Temporal Information Processing | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2 Language Transfer | 第24-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical Studies of Conceptual Transfer | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Experimental Studies of Conceptual Transfer | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3 Conclusion | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research Methodology | 第34-40页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第34页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Data Annotation | 第36-38页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results Analysis | 第40-46页 |
| 4.1 Temporal Information Processing in Chinese Students’English and Chinese Descriptions | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Temporal Information Processing in English Descriptions of English Learners and English Native Speakers | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3 Mistakes in Students’English Tense Processing | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Discussion | 第46-54页 |
| 5.1 Tense Comparison in the Process of English Descriptions and Chinese Descriptions | 第46-49页 |
| 5.2 Tense Comparison in the Process of Descriptions of Native English Speakers and English Learners | 第49-54页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusions | 第54-57页 |
| 6.1 Main findings of the Study | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of this Study | 第55-56页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Directions | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-63页 |
| Appendix | 第63-70页 |
| English Cartoon Descriptions of Chinese English Learners | 第63-65页 |
| Chinese Cartoon Descriptions of Chinese English Learners | 第65-67页 |
| Cartoon Descriptions of Native American English Speakers | 第67-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
