| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Declaration | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Abbreviations | 第6-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| List of Figures | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1．1 Rationale of the present study | 第14-15页 |
| 1．2 Research orientation | 第15页 |
| 1．3 Significance of the present study | 第15-16页 |
| 1．4 Organization of the present thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-43页 |
| 2．1 Contrastive Analysis | 第18-22页 |
| 2．1．1 Definition and assumptions of CA | 第18-19页 |
| 2．1．2 Strong versus weak versions of the CAH | 第19-20页 |
| 2．1．3 The procedure of CA | 第20页 |
| 2．1．4 Strength and significance of CA | 第20页 |
| 2．1．5 Weaknesses of CA | 第20-21页 |
| 2．1．6 A summary | 第21-22页 |
| 2．2 Error Analysis | 第22-36页 |
| 2．2．1 Significance of errors | 第22页 |
| 2．2．2 The Procedure of Error Analysis | 第22-32页 |
| 2．2．3 Limitations of EA | 第32-33页 |
| 2．2．4 Empirical studies in Error Analysis | 第33-36页 |
| 2．2．5 A summary | 第36页 |
| 2．3 Interlanguage Theory | 第36-43页 |
| 2．3．1 Definition and terms of "interlanguage" | 第36-37页 |
| 2．3．2 Continuum of IL | 第37页 |
| 2．3．3 Features of interlanguage (IL) | 第37-38页 |
| 2．3．4 Selinker's cognitive processes | 第38-39页 |
| 2．3．5 Division of IL developmental stages | 第39-40页 |
| 2．3．6 Premises of interlanguage | 第40-41页 |
| 2．3．7 The phenomenon of fossilization | 第41-42页 |
| 2．3．8 A Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第43-48页 |
| 3．1 The theoretical foundation of the present study | 第43-46页 |
| 3．2 Types of errors under investigation | 第46-47页 |
| 3．3 Variables in the present study | 第47页 |
| 3．4 Specific research questions | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第48-55页 |
| 4．1 Subjects selection | 第48页 |
| 4．2 Data collection | 第48-50页 |
| 4．2．1 Collection of GtE writings | 第49-50页 |
| 4．2．2 Collection of BtE writings | 第50页 |
| 4．3． Analyzing the data | 第50-54页 |
| 4．3．1 Identification of the errors | 第50-51页 |
| 4．3．2 Description of the errors | 第51页 |
| 4．3．3 Frequency counting of all types of errors | 第51-53页 |
| 4．3．4 A comparison of error distribution pattern in GtE and BtE writings | 第53页 |
| 4．3．5 Deciding on the errors with relatively higher frequency for the present research | 第53-54页 |
| 4．4 Analysis of the high frequency types of errors in GtE and BtE writings | 第54页 |
| 4．5 A summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Analysis | 第55-77页 |
| 5．1 A comparison of overall error distribution pattern in subjects' GtE writings and BtE writings | 第55-59页 |
| 5．1．1 Description of error patterns in the subjects' GtE writings | 第56-57页 |
| 5．1．2 Description of error patterns in the subjects BtE writings | 第57-58页 |
| 5．1．3 A comparison of the overall error distribution patterns in GtE and BtE writings | 第58-59页 |
| 5．2 Identifying the high-frequency types of errors in GtE and BtE writings | 第59-66页 |
| 5．2．1 Frequency order of errors in GtE writings | 第60-61页 |
| 5．2．2 Frequency order of errors in BtE writings | 第61-62页 |
| 5．2．3 A comparison of the types of high-frequency errors in GtE and BtE writings | 第62-66页 |
| 5．3 Explanation of the top six types of errors in GtE and BtE writings | 第66-77页 |
| 5．3．1 Interlingual errors occurring in GtE and BtE writings | 第67-70页 |
| 5．3．2 Intralingual errors occurring in GtE and BtE writings | 第70-72页 |
| 5．3．3 Summarized Explanation of the Top 6 Types of Errors in GtE Writings and BtE Writings | 第72-74页 |
| 5．3．4 A comparison of the summarized explanation of the top 6 types of errors in GtE data and BtE data | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter 6 Findings and Discussion | 第77-96页 |
| 6．1 An overview | 第77页 |
| 6．2 Major findings | 第77-79页 |
| 6．3 Discussion of major findings | 第79-91页 |
| 6．3．1 A hypothesized hierarchy of difficulty of language units | 第79-80页 |
| 6．3．2 The seemingly formidable phenomenon of fossilization and its explanations | 第80-81页 |
| 6．3．3 Factors contributing to errors and causes related to the improper application of strategies | 第81-85页 |
| 6．3．4 Amodel explaining the IL development | 第85-89页 |
| 6．3．5 Confirmation of the weak form of contrastive analysis hypothesis | 第89-90页 |
| 6．3．6 A discussion of the percentages of interlingual errors in the GtE and BtE writings | 第90-91页 |
| 6．4 Pedagogical implications | 第91-93页 |
| 6．5 Limitations and Suggestions for future studies | 第93-96页 |
| 6．5．1 Limitations | 第93-94页 |
| 6．5．2 Suggestions for future studies | 第94-95页 |
| 6．5．3 A Summary | 第95-96页 |
| Appendix | 第96-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-111页 |
