| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Orientation | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Present Study | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Key Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Present Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-39页 |
| 2.1 Overview | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Syntactic Priming | 第19-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Syntactic Priming | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 The Lexicalist Residual Activation Account | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Implicit Learning Account | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.4 A Comparison between the Lexicalist Residual Activation Account and the Implicit Learning Account | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.5 A Multi-factorial Account of Syntactic Priming | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.6 Experimental Paradigm of Syntactic Priming for the Present Study | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Target Structures of the Present Study: English Dative Constructions | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3.1 A Brief Introduction to English Dative Constructions | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of Dative Verbs according to Their Semantic Subclasses | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4 Relevant Studies on Syntactic Priming Targeting English Dative Constructions | 第32-37页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第37-39页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE PRESENT STUDY | 第39-53页 |
| 3.1 Overview | 第39页 |
| 3.2 Methodology | 第39-53页 |
| 3.2.1 Participants | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Design | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.3 Dative Verbs Targeted in the Current Study | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.4 Material | 第42-48页 |
| 3.2.5 Procedure | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2.6 Data Analysis | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.7 Summary | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS | 第53-65页 |
| 4.1 Overview | 第53页 |
| 4.2 Occurrence of Syntactic Priming | 第53-62页 |
| 4.3 Language Proficiency Effects | 第62-64页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第64-65页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION | 第65-77页 |
| 5.1 Overview | 第65页 |
| 5.2 A Recapitulation of the Major Findings in the Present Study | 第65-66页 |
| 5.3 Discussion on the No Prime Experiment | 第66-68页 |
| 5.4 Discussion on the Double Object Prime Experiment and the Prepositional Object Prime Experiment | 第68-70页 |
| 5.5 Discussion on Language Proficiency Effect | 第70-71页 |
| 5.6 Explaining the Disparity between the Present Study and McDonough’s | 第71-73页 |
| 5.7 Beneficial Role of Syntactic Priming in Second Language Learning | 第73-74页 |
| 5.8 Implications of the Major Findings in the Present Study for L2 English Teaching | 第74-75页 |
| 5.9 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第75-77页 |
| REFERENCES | 第77-83页 |
| APPENDICES | 第83-108页 |
| Appendix A | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix B | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix C | 第85-88页 |
| Appendix D | 第88-91页 |
| Appendix E | 第91-94页 |
| Appendix F | 第94-97页 |
| Appendix G | 第97-103页 |
| Appendix H | 第103-108页 |
