| Chinese Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research Orientation and Key Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Feasibility, Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Design of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-34页 |
| ·An Overview of Collocational Knowledge | 第17-23页 |
| ·Approaches to Collocational Analysis | 第19-21页 |
| ·Classification of Collocations | 第21-22页 |
| ·Lexical Collocations | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Studies on Adjective-noun Collocations | 第23-29页 |
| ·Criteria for Identifying Adjectives | 第23-25页 |
| ·Collocational Analysis to Adjective-noun Collocations | 第25-29页 |
| ·Empirical Research on L2 Collocation Acquisition | 第29-34页 |
| ·Research on the Measurement of Accuracy in the Use of Lexical Collocations | 第29-32页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on the Development of Collocational | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology and Data Analysis | 第34-84页 |
| ·Research Design | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Operational Definition of Collocations in This Study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-39页 |
| ·Data Description | 第39-75页 |
| ·Total Mastery of the Three Types of Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第39-50页 |
| ·Receptive Mastery of the Three Types of Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第50-60页 |
| ·Productive Mastery of the Three Types of Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第60-70页 |
| ·Mastery of the Three Types of Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge within EFL Proficiency Level | 第70-74页 |
| ·Results of the Questionnaire | 第74-75页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第75-81页 |
| ·Relationship between Collocational Knowledge and Collocation Learning Strategies | 第76页 |
| ·Between-group Development | 第76-78页 |
| ·Within-group Development | 第78-79页 |
| ·Developmental Differences between Receptive and Productive Mastery | 第79-81页 |
| ·Factors Affecting the Acquisition of Adjective-noun Collocations | 第81-84页 |
| Chapter 4 Pedagogical Implications and Feasible Suggestions | 第84-88页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第84-86页 |
| ·Feasible Suggestions | 第86-88页 |
| ·Raising Students’Awareness of Collocations | 第86页 |
| ·Encouraging Students to Use Collocational Dictionaries Instead of Electronic Dictionaries | 第86-87页 |
| ·Providing Students with More Collocation-related Exercises | 第87页 |
| ·Exposing Students to More English Originals | 第87-88页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第88-91页 |
| ·Conclusions Drawn from the Present Study | 第88-89页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第89-91页 |
| References | 第91-98页 |
| Appendix A Productive Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge Test Paper | 第98-101页 |
| Appendix B Receptive Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge Test Paper | 第101-103页 |
| Appendix C Questionnaire for Collocation Learning Strategies | 第103-104页 |
| Appendix D Post Hoc Tests for Total Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第104-105页 |
| Appendix E Post Hoc Tests for Three Types of Receptive Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第105-106页 |
| Appendix F Post Hoc Tests for Three Types of Productive Adjective-noun Collocational Knowledge across EFL Proficiency Levels | 第106-108页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第108页 |
