| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-17页 |
| ·Forms of the primary verb be | 第10页 |
| ·Functions of the primary verb be | 第10-15页 |
| ·The primary verb be as auxiliary verb | 第11-13页 |
| ·The primary verb be as main verb | 第13-15页 |
| ·The purpose and significance of the study | 第15页 |
| ·Research method and structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| ·Corpora and concord in the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第17-22页 |
| ·Historical views on contraction of the primary verb be | 第17页 |
| ·Historical views on the auxiliary verb be | 第17-20页 |
| ·Historical views on the copular verb be | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Data presentation and analyses | 第22-57页 |
| ·Introduction to the two corpora | 第22页 |
| ·Data collection and processing | 第22-23页 |
| ·Distribution of the primary verb be in the two corpora | 第23-45页 |
| ·General distribution of the primary verb be | 第23-28页 |
| ·Distribution of the auxiliary verb be | 第28-36页 |
| ·Distribution of the copular verb be | 第36-45页 |
| ·Incorrect utilization of the primary verb be by Chinese learners | 第45-57页 |
| ·The processing of data | 第46-47页 |
| ·Distribution of incorrect utilization of the primary verb be in CLEC | 第47页 |
| ·Incorrect utilization of the primary verb be by Chinese learners | 第47-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusions | 第57-61页 |
| ·Major findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第58-59页 |
| ·Recommendation for further research | 第59-61页 |
| Publications | 第61-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
| Appendices | 第66-86页 |
| Resume | 第86页 |
