| Abstract in English | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-8页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·An Overview | 第10页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of the Study | 第12-16页 |
| ·The acquisitional process of a L2 | 第12-14页 |
| ·Dual-mode processing of language | 第14-16页 |
| ·Conceptions of Formulaic Speech | 第16-20页 |
| ·Multi-word groups: terms and definition revisited | 第16-18页 |
| ·Formulaic sequences: criteria of identification | 第18-20页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Formulaic Speech in SLA | 第20-23页 |
| ·Formulaic speech: a typical stage in language acquisition | 第20-21页 |
| ·Formulaic speech and the development of rule system | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese EFL learners’use of formulaic sequences | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第24-30页 |
| ·Restatement of Research Questions | 第24页 |
| ·Corpus Data | 第24-26页 |
| ·Participants | 第25页 |
| ·Corpus description | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第26-29页 |
| ·The operational identification scheme for L2 formulaic sequences | 第26-27页 |
| ·Formulaic sequence counts | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第30-41页 |
| ·Overview | 第30-31页 |
| ·Frequency of Formulaic Sequences | 第31-34页 |
| ·Quantitative results of frequency | 第31-32页 |
| ·Discrepancy in frequency of formulaic speech | 第32-33页 |
| ·A tentative model accounting for the discrepancy of frequency | 第33-34页 |
| ·Variety of Formulaic Speech by L2 Learners | 第34-37页 |
| ·Limited variety of L2 formulaic speech | 第35-36页 |
| ·Three of the most frequently repeated sequences | 第36-37页 |
| ·Deviant Use of Formulaic Sequences by Chinese Learners | 第37-40页 |
| ·The inter-sequential errors | 第37-39页 |
| ·The intra-sequential errors | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-44页 |
| ·Overview | 第41页 |
| ·Significance and Pedagogical Implications | 第41-42页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第42-43页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第43-44页 |
| References | 第44-48页 |
| Appendixes | 第48-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
