| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction to the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-24页 |
| 2.1 A Brief Introduction to English Existential Verbs | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Classification of English Existential Verbs | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Features of English Existential Verbs | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of ESL/EFL Learners' Acquisition of English Existential Verbs | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies from the Perspective of Unaccusativity | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies from the Perspective of Semantic-Syntactic Interface | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Originality of the Research | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-40页 |
| 3.1 Introduction to Aspect | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 History of the Studies of Aspect | 第26-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Lexical Aspect | 第26-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Grammatical Aspect | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 Comrie's Theory of Aspect | 第32-40页 |
| 3.3.1 Perfective and Imperfective | 第32-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Aspect and Inherent Meaning | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 Procedure of Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第44-67页 |
| 5.1 Aspectual Features of the Four Existential Verbs | 第44-48页 |
| 5.2 Chinese EFL Learners' Acquisition of Punctual Verbs of Existence | 第48-60页 |
| 5.2.1 Grammatical Aspect of the Punctual Verbs in the Corpora | 第50-55页 |
| 5.2.2 Tenses of the Punctual Verbs in the Corpora | 第55-60页 |
| 5.3 Chinese EFL Learners' Acquisition of Durative Verbs of Existence | 第60-63页 |
| 5.3.1 Grammatical Aspect of the Durative Verb in the Corpora | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3.2 Tenses of the Durative Verb in the Corpora | 第61-63页 |
| 5.4 Discussion | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-72页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第67-69页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Publications | 第76页 |
