| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·R esearch significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·A ims of the present study | 第13页 |
| ·A n outline of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·An introduction to English existential | 第14-21页 |
| ·Definition of English existential | 第14-15页 |
| ·The status of existential there | 第15-16页 |
| ·The postverbal Noun Phrase (NP): definite or indefinite | 第16-19页 |
| ·Sentence patterns of existential sentences | 第19-20页 |
| ·Verbs used in there–existential sentences | 第20-21页 |
| ·An introduction to Chinese existential | 第21-22页 |
| ·Definition of Chinese existential | 第21-22页 |
| ·Classification of Chinese existential | 第22页 |
| ·A contrast of English existential and Chinese existential | 第22-24页 |
| ·D ifferences of EE and CE | 第22-24页 |
| ·W ord order | 第22-23页 |
| ·T he verbs used in EE and CE | 第23页 |
| ·E nglish possessives and existential sentences vs. Chinese you sentences | 第23-24页 |
| ·Similarities of EE and CE | 第24页 |
| ·Semantic function | 第24页 |
| ·D iscourse function | 第24页 |
| ·Previous studies on learners’acquisition of English existential structures | 第24-27页 |
| ·Studies on learners’acquisition of English existential structures | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese learners’acquisition of English existential structures | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-37页 |
| ·Interlanguage theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·D efinition | 第27-28页 |
| ·C ognitive processes of interlanguage construction | 第28页 |
| ·C haracteristics of interlanguage | 第28-29页 |
| ·C urrent studies on IL | 第29页 |
| ·M ethodological issues in IL researches | 第29-31页 |
| ·C ontrastive analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·E rror analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·L anguage transfer | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第37-41页 |
| ·R esearch questions | 第37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37-38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| ·P rocedures | 第39-40页 |
| ·D ata collection | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Data Analysis | 第41-58页 |
| ·R esults of the picture description task | 第41-51页 |
| ·T he frequencies of there- existential sentences used by the three grades | 第41-43页 |
| ·T he accuracy rate of there- existential sentences used by the three grades | 第43-44页 |
| ·C omplex patterns of there-existential sentence | 第44-46页 |
| ·D evelopmental changes of the acquisition of there-E structure | 第46页 |
| ·E rrors rate in the writing task | 第46-47页 |
| ·E rror types appeared in the writing | 第47-48页 |
| ·E rror analysis | 第48-51页 |
| ·R esults of the sentence translation task | 第51-55页 |
| ·T he frequencies of there- existential sentences in the translation task | 第52-53页 |
| ·T he accuracy rate of there- existential sentences | 第53-54页 |
| ·E rrors of there- existential sentences made in the translation task | 第54-55页 |
| ·D iscussion of the Study | 第55-58页 |
| ·D iscussion on the frequencies of there- existential construction | 第55-56页 |
| ·D iscussion on the complex use of there- existential construction | 第56页 |
| ·D iscussion on the errors made by the students | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions and Implications | 第58-61页 |
| ·M ajor findings of the present study | 第58-59页 |
| ·mplications for teaching | 第59-60页 |
| ·L imitations | 第60页 |
| ·Suggestions for further studies | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix I | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix II | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
