| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-14页 |
| Abbreviation | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第17页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| 2.1 Related Theories | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Cohesion | 第19页 |
| 2.1.2 Connectors | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Definition of Connectors | 第20页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Different Classifications of Connectors | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.3 Contrastive Connectors | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Definition of Contrastive Connectors | 第25页 |
| 2.1.3.2 Contrastive Connectors in the Current Research | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.4 Corpus Linguistics | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.4.1 Definition of Corpus Linguistics | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.4.2 Corpus-based Approach | 第28页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies on Contrastive Connectors | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第33-51页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Research Methods | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaire | 第34页 |
| 3.2.2 Interview | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 The Corpora in this Study | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Data Collection of English Majors' Argumentative Writings | 第36页 |
| 3.3.2 Model Argumentative Writings | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Comparability between the Two Corpora | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4 Data Processing | 第39-51页 |
| 3.4.1 Coding and Tagging of Contrastive Connectors in Corpora | 第39-43页 |
| 3.4.2 Searching for Contrastive Connectors in Corpora | 第43-48页 |
| 3.4.3 Calculation | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第51-85页 |
| 4.1 General Features of Contrastive Connectors in EFLA and MA | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2 Features of Each Type of Contrastive Connectors in EFLA and MA | 第53-66页 |
| 4.2.1 Features of Contrastive Conjunctions in EFLA and MA | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.2 Features of Contrastive Adverbs in EFLA and MA | 第57-60页 |
| 4.2.3 Features of Contrastive Adverbial Phrases in EFLA and MA | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.4 Features of Contrastive Prepositions in EFLA and MA | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.5 Features of Contrastive Prepositional Phrases in EFLA and MA | 第64-66页 |
| 4.3 Differences of the use of Contrastive Connectors between EFLA and MA | 第66-74页 |
| 4.3.1 Overuse, Underuse and No-use Contrastive Connectors | 第66-72页 |
| 4.3.2 Positions of Contrastive Connectors | 第72-74页 |
| 4.4 Improper use of Contrastive Connectors | 第74-75页 |
| 4.5 Analyses of the Questionnaire Results | 第75-83页 |
| 4.5.1 English Majors' Attitudes towards English Argumentative Writings | 第76-78页 |
| 4.5.2 English Majors' Knowledge of Contrastive Connectors inEnglish Argumentative Writings | 第78-81页 |
| 4.5.3 English Major Students' Awareness of Contrastive Connectors | 第81-83页 |
| 4.6 Analyses of the Interview Results | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第85-89页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Major Findings | 第85-86页 |
| 5.2 Implications for Argumentative Writing Teaching | 第86-87页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第87-88页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第88-89页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第89-95页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第95-97页 |
| APPENDIX II | 第97-101页 |
| APPENDIX III | 第101-105页 |
| APPENDIX IV | 第105-109页 |
| APPENDIX V | 第109-111页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第111-113页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPER | 第113页 |
