| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the dissertation | 第14-15页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| 2.1 Definition and classification of MA | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Development of English MA | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Development of MA in English as a first language | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Development of MA in English as a second language | 第17-19页 |
| 2.3 Research on English MA and its relationship with reading comprehension | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Research on the relationship between MA and reading comprehensionin English as a first language | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Research on the relationship between MA and reading comprehensionin English as a second language | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Common control variables in assessing MA | 第22-24页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第24-29页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第24页 |
| 3.2 Research participants | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第25-28页 |
| 3.3.1 Word Knowledge test | 第25页 |
| 3.3.2 Reading comprehension test | 第25页 |
| 3.3.3 PA test | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3.4 MA test | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.5 SA test | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第28页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第28-29页 |
| 4. Results and Discussion | 第29-41页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive statistics of the variables | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 Correlation analysis between MA and reading comprehension | 第30-32页 |
| 4.3 Distinctions between good and poor readers in MA | 第32-34页 |
| 4.4 Contribution of MA to reading comprehension | 第34-41页 |
| 4.4.1 Contribution of MA to reading comprehension in relation to wordknowledge | 第35-36页 |
| 4.4.2 Contribution of MA to reading comprehension in relation to PA | 第36页 |
| 4.4.3 Contribution of MA to reading comprehension in relation to SA | 第36-37页 |
| 4.4.4 Independent contribution of MA to reading comprehension | 第37-41页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第41-45页 |
| 5.1 Summary of main findings | 第41-42页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第42-43页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第43页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future research | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| Appendixes | 第48-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Test of word knowledge | 第48-52页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Test of PA | 第52-53页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Test of inflectional MA | 第53-54页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Test of derivational MA | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Test of compound MA | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Test of SA | 第56-57页 |
