| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Problem and Purpose | 第15页 |
| ·Definition of Selected Terms | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Considerations and Assumptions | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-43页 |
| ·Overview of Stage Development Theories | 第19-24页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Development sequences (stage development) proposed in earlier studies | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Processability Theory: an Overview | 第24-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第24-25页 |
| ·A Hierarchy of Processing Procedures | 第25-29页 |
| ·Implementing a Processing Hierarchy into LFG | 第29-31页 |
| ·ESL in Processability Theory | 第31-37页 |
| ·Second Language Development: ESL | 第31-33页 |
| ·ESL empirical studies | 第33-37页 |
| ·Agreement Morphemes in English | 第37-40页 |
| ·Introduction of Agreement | 第37-38页 |
| ·Derivational and Constraint-based Approaches for English Agreement | 第38-40页 |
| ·Previous Studies Related to our Research | 第40-43页 |
| ·Fethi Mansouri: Agreement morphology in Arabic as a Second Language: A Processability Perspective | 第40页 |
| ·Satomi Kawaguchi: The Acquisition of Verbal Morphology and Word Order in Japanese as a Second Language | 第40-42页 |
| ·Zhu Huazhang: Pienemann’s View on “Teachability”and the Influence of Mother Tongue(Chinese) on Second Language Acquisition | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology | 第43-52页 |
| ·Research Question | 第43页 |
| ·Research Design | 第43-46页 |
| ·Informants | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第44-46页 |
| ·Data Analysis Methodology | 第46-52页 |
| ·Acquisition Criterion—Emergence Criterion | 第46-47页 |
| ·Applying the Emergence Criterion | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analyses and Discussion | 第52-62页 |
| ·Data Analyses | 第52-54页 |
| ·Discussion | 第54-59页 |
| ·Evidence of the Acquisition Sequence | 第54-57页 |
| ·Variation and Processing Constraints | 第57-59页 |
| ·Issues for Further Discussion：Teachability | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-67页 |
| ·Implication for Teaching Practice | 第62-65页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Research Suggestions | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-70页 |
| Appendix A：Rapid Profile | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix B：Data Profiles | 第71-76页 |
| Appendix C: 已发表论文 | 第76页 |
