| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 General Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-36页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Studies on L1 Motion Event Acquisition | 第19-26页 |
| 2.1.1 General Review on L1 Motion Event Acquisition | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Researches on L1 Chinese Motion Event Acquisition | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies on L2 Motion Event Acquisition | 第26-34页 |
| 2.2.1 General Review on L2 Motion Event Acquisition | 第26-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Researches on L2 Motion Event Acquisition of Chinese English Learners | 第31-34页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 Talmy’s Motion Events Theory | 第36-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Motion Typology Revisited | 第38-40页 |
| 3.1.2 Chinese in Motion Event Typology | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Thinking-for-Speaking Hypothesis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第44-52页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Research Design | 第45-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Materials | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Research Procedure | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.4 Data Collection | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.5 Data Transcription and Coding | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第52-80页 |
| 5.1 Results and Discussions of L2 Acquisition in VM Task | 第52-64页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of English Voluntary Motion Events Acquisition | 第52-60页 |
| 5.1.2 Discussion on Acquisition of Voluntary English Motion Event Expressions | 第60-64页 |
| 5.2 Results and Discussions of L2 Acquisition in CM Task | 第64-75页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of English Caused Motion Events Acquisition | 第65-70页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussionon Acquisition of Caused English Motion Event Expressions | 第70-75页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第75-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第80-86页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第80-83页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第83-85页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第85-86页 |
| Reference | 第86-94页 |
| Appendices | 第94-103页 |
| Appendix 1 Cloze test | 第94-95页 |
| Appendix 2 Background questions | 第95-96页 |
| Appendix 3 Descriptions of the 16 test items in VM task | 第96-97页 |
| Appendix 4 Descriptions of the 16 test items in CM task | 第97-98页 |
| Appendix 5 Computer experiments | 第98-103页 |
