| 提要 | 第1-6页 |
| SYNOPSIS | 第6-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-13页 |
| ·DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LEXICAL AND SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITIES | 第10-11页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER TWO BASIC THEORIES ON LOCAL SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITIES | 第13-34页 |
| ·CATEGORIES OF LOCAL SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITIES | 第13-15页 |
| ·AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION THEORIES | 第15-21页 |
| ·PERSPECTIVES OF SENTENCE PROCESSING COST | 第21-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE PARSING STRATEGIES IN SENTENCE PROCESSING | 第34-48页 |
| ·BRIEF REVIEW OF EARLIER PROCESSING HEURISTICS | 第34-37页 |
| ·INHIBITION-BASED STRATEGY | 第37-44页 |
| ·MIXTURE OF TOP-DOWN PREDICTION AND BOTTOM-UP PROCESSING | 第44-48页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SENTENCE COMPREHENSION | 第48-67页 |
| ·MAJOR WORKING MEMORY THEORIES | 第48-55页 |
| ·INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN WORKING MEMORY | 第55-61页 |
| ·INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE/PROFICIENCY | 第61-67页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE GE REPRESENTATIONS OF LOCALLY AMBIGUOUS SENTENCES | 第67-74页 |
| ·PURPOSE | 第67-68页 |
| ·SUBJECTS | 第68页 |
| ·MATERIALS AND INSTRUMENTS | 第68-69页 |
| ·PROCEDURE | 第69页 |
| ·FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第69-74页 |
| CHAPTER SIX IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS | 第74-78页 |
| ·IMPLICATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS | 第74-76页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS | 第76-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-92页 |
| APPENDIX I SENTENCES CONTAINING NP/Z VERBS | 第92-95页 |
| APPENDIX II MATERIALS FOR GOOD FNOUGH REPRESENTATIONS | 第95-97页 |
| 摘要 | 第97-100页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第100-104页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第104页 |
