| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-30页 |
| 2.1 Vocabulary Knowledge and Ability | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Vocabulary Knowledge | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Vocabulary Ability | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Colligation | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Colligation | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of Colligation for a Verb | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Collocation | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Collocation | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of Collocation | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Semantic Prosody | 第23-26页 |
| 2.4.1 Definition of Semantic Prosody | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4.2 Classification of Semantic Prosody | 第25-26页 |
| 2.5 Interrelationship of Collocation, Colligation and Semantic Prosody | 第26-27页 |
| 2.6 Previous Studies on Verb Behaviors and Verbs of SAYING | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第30-36页 |
| 3.1 Corpora Employed in the Present Study | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.1 SECCL | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 BNCSC | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Procedures for Data Collection and Processing | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第36-66页 |
| 4.1 Distribution of 100 Verbs of SAYING in Oral English | 第36-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall Frequency Distribution of Verbs of SAYING | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Overused Verbs of SAYING in S-SECCL | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.3 Underused Verbs of SAYING in S-SECCL | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Colligation | 第40-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Colligation of Verbs of SAYING with Significant Difference | 第41-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Colligation of Verbs of SAYING with Insignificant Difference | 第47-52页 |
| 4.3 Collocation | 第52-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Collocation under Colligations of Verbs with Significant Difference | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Collocation under Colligations of Verbs with Insignificant Difference | 第56-59页 |
| 4.4 Semantic Prosody | 第59-61页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第61-66页 |
| 4.5.1 A Comprehensive Comparison for Four Behaviors of Verbs of SAYING in Oral English | 第61-63页 |
| 4.5.2 A Brief Comparison of Verbs of SAYING in Oral English and Written English | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-81页 |
| Publications | 第81-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| Resume | 第83页 |
