| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Corpus Linguistics | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Phraseology | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Colligation | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Semantic Prosody | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Degree Adverbs | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Degree Adverbs | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies of Degree Adverbs | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Previous studies of Degree Adverbs abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Previous studies of Degree Adverbs at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Synonyms | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 Contrastive Analysis | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Research Instruments | 第26-28页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection and Analysis | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第31-54页 |
| 4.1 Colligation of Degree Adverbs | 第31-37页 |
| 4.1.1 Colligation of Degree Adverbs in FLOB/FROWN | 第31-34页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Colligation of actually in FLOB/FROWN | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Colligation of really in FLOB/FROWN | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Colligation of in fact in FLOB/FROWN | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Colligation of Degree Adverbs in CLEC | 第34-37页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Colligation of actually in CLEC | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Colligation of really in CLEC | 第35-36页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Colligation of in fact in CLEC | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Semantic Prosody of Degree Adverbs | 第37-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic prosody of actually | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Semantic prosody of actually in FLOB/FROWN | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Semantic prosody of actually in CLEC | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Semantic prosody of really | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Semantic prosody of really in FLOB/FROWN | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Semantic prosody of really in CLEC | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.3 Semantic prosody of in fact | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Semantic prosody of in fact in FLOB/FROWN | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Semantic prosody of in fact in CLEC | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 The Comparison of Phraseological Features of Degree Adverbs between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第45-51页 |
| 4.3.1 The comparison of Degree Adverbs in colligation between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.1.1 The comparison of actually in colligation between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.1.2 The comparison of really in colligation between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.1.3 The comparison of in fact in colligation between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第47页 |
| 4.3.2 The comparison of Degree Adverbs in semantic prosody between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.2.1 The comparison of actually in semantic prosody between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3.2.2 The comparison of really in semantic prosody between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第48页 |
| 4.3.2.3 The comparison of in fact in semantic prosody between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparison of actually and in fact between FLOB/FROWN and CLEC | 第49-50页 |
| 4.3.3.1 Comparison of actually and in fact in FLOB/FROWN | 第49页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Comparison of actually and in fact in CLEC | 第49-50页 |
| 4.3.4 The phraseological features of Degree Adverbs used by Chinese EFL learners | 第50-51页 |
| 4.4 Factors Affecting Chinese EFL Learners' Use of Degree Adverbs | 第51-54页 |
| 4.4.1 L2 Learners' inadequate knowledge of Degree Adverbs | 第51页 |
| 4.4.2 First language interference | 第51-52页 |
| 4.4.3 Motivation | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-59页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第54-57页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
