| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-21页 |
| ·Research Background | 第16-18页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第18页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-41页 |
| ·Introduction of Shell Nouns and Shell-Content Construction | 第21-30页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Shell Nouns | 第21-24页 |
| ·Definition of Shell Nouns | 第21-24页 |
| ·Classification of Shell Nouns | 第24页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Shell-Content Construction | 第24-30页 |
| ·Definition of Shell-Content Construction | 第25-26页 |
| ·Classification of Shell-Content Construction | 第26-30页 |
| ·Overview of Previous Studies on Shell Nouns | 第30-34页 |
| ·Previous Studies Abroad | 第30-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies in China | 第33-34页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第34-38页 |
| ·Definition of Error | 第35-36页 |
| ·Types of Error | 第36-38页 |
| ·Corpus-based Error Analysis | 第38页 |
| ·Research Gaps and Summary | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第41-55页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第41-42页 |
| ·Method | 第42-53页 |
| ·Materials | 第42-43页 |
| ·Ten Potential Shell Nouns in ST3 and ST4 | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis Format | 第44-52页 |
| ·Identification of Shell Nouns and Shell-Content Constructions | 第45-49页 |
| ·Identification of Shell Noun Errors | 第49-52页 |
| ·Three Shell Nouns Selected | 第52-53页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第53-55页 |
| ·Data for Research Question One | 第53-54页 |
| ·Data for Research Question Two | 第54页 |
| ·Data for Research Question Three | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第55-98页 |
| ·Eight Kinds of Shell Noun Errors | 第55-68页 |
| ·Misuse of Singular and Plural Forms and Agreement of Shell Nouns | 第61-63页 |
| ·Inappropriate Determiner of or Preposition Collocation with Shell Nouns | 第63页 |
| ·Wrongly Chosen Shell-Content Construction of a Shell Noun | 第63-64页 |
| ·Mismatch of Shell Nouns or Shell Contents | 第64-65页 |
| ·Redundant Use between a Shell Noun and Other Meaning-equated Information in Contexts | 第65-66页 |
| ·Repetitious Use of a Shell Noun without Re-stating the Shell Content | 第66页 |
| ·Run-on Sentences in Shell-Content Construction | 第66-67页 |
| ·Misuse of a Shell Noun’s Set Phrase | 第67页 |
| ·Discussion and Summary of Eight Kinds of Shell Noun Errors | 第67-68页 |
| ·Distribution of Shell Noun Errors in ST3 and ST453 | 第68-73页 |
| ·Results of Shell Noun Errors’ Distribution in ST3 and ST453 | 第68-71页 |
| ·Discussion and Summary of Shell Noun Errors’ Distribution in ST4 | 第71-73页 |
| ·General Discussion of Causes for Shell Noun Errors in Non-English Majors’Writing | 第73-96页 |
| ·Causes of Shell Noun Errors from the Linguistic Perspective | 第74-76页 |
| ·Interlingual Causes | 第74-75页 |
| ·Intralingual Causes | 第75-76页 |
| ·Causes of Shell Noun Errors from the Cognitive Perspective | 第76-96页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis for BRM Model | 第77-88页 |
| ·BRM Model for Explaining Shell Noun Errors | 第88-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-98页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第98-102页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第98-100页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第100-101页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第101-102页 |
| References | 第102-106页 |
