| Abstract | 第1-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-16页 |
| List of Figures | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第17-26页 |
| ·Research background | 第17-21页 |
| ·Importance of vocabulary in L2 learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Research of L2 vocabulary acquisition and major findings | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research of L2 vocabulary acquisition in Chinese context | 第20-21页 |
| ·Orientation of the present research | 第21-24页 |
| ·Organization of this dissertation | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第26-70页 |
| ·Previous theoretical explorations of word knowledge,vocabulary acquisition and development | 第26-41页 |
| ·Dimensional approach to word knowledge and vocabulary acquisition | 第27-33页 |
| ·Developmental approach to word knowledge and vocabulary acquisition | 第33-41页 |
| ·Studies on word knowledge assessment | 第41-63页 |
| ·Assessing vocabulary size | 第41-52页 |
| ·Assessing depth of word knowledge | 第52-63页 |
| ·Receptive and productive distinction of word knowledge | 第63-64页 |
| ·Empirical studies on word knowledge development within a word knowledge framework | 第64-67页 |
| ·Strengths and weaknesses in the previous empirical studies | 第67-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter 3 Design of the Empirical Study | 第70-95页 |
| ·Theoretical considerations for the present study | 第70-78页 |
| ·The theoretical framework for L2 word knowledge development | 第70-71页 |
| ·Rationale for the choice of the four types of word knowledge for investigation | 第71-76页 |
| ·Variables for investigation and their working definitions | 第76-78页 |
| ·Research design | 第78-82页 |
| ·Research questions | 第78-79页 |
| ·Research approach | 第79-80页 |
| ·Participants | 第80-82页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第82-90页 |
| ·Instruments for the study | 第82-85页 |
| ·Pilot studies | 第85-90页 |
| ·Data collection | 第90-91页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第91-93页 |
| ·Norm setting and scoring scheme | 第91-93页 |
| ·Statistic techniques for data analysis | 第93页 |
| ·Summary | 第93-95页 |
| Chapter 4 Results of the Empirical Study | 第95-124页 |
| ·General results of the four tests | 第95-96页 |
| ·Results of test of vocabulary size | 第96-99页 |
| ·Results of tests for depth of word knowledge | 第99-110页 |
| ·Results of test of multiple-meaning | 第100-103页 |
| ·Results of test of derivative forms | 第103-106页 |
| ·Results of test of near-synonyms | 第106-110页 |
| ·Intenelationships between the four types of word knowledgeunder investigation | 第110-114页 |
| ·Developmental patterns of vocabulary size and depth across the universities | 第114-122页 |
| ·Development of vocabulary size across the universities | 第115-118页 |
| ·Developmental patterns of depth of vocabulary across the universities | 第118-122页 |
| ·Summary | 第122-124页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第124-149页 |
| ·Issue of word frequency in the assessment of L2 vocabulary size | 第124-125页 |
| ·Vocabulary size for English majors at tertiary level | 第125-128页 |
| ·Word knowledge stabilization or fossilization | 第128-134页 |
| ·Lexical attrition | 第134-142页 |
| ·Incremental and dynamic nature of L2 vocabulary acquisition in classroom settings | 第142-145页 |
| ·Developmental route of L2 word knowledge in classroom settings | 第145-148页 |
| ·Summary | 第148-149页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第149-164页 |
| ·Major findings | 第149-150页 |
| ·Implications | 第150-161页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第150-152页 |
| ·Methodological implications | 第152-153页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第153-161页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第161-163页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第163-164页 |
| Appendices | 第164-190页 |
| Bibliography | 第190-201页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第201-202页 |
| Publications | 第202-203页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第203页 |
