| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Necessity for a Study of English Subject-Verb Agreement | 第16页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| ·Purpose of The Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance of The Research | 第17页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-29页 |
| ·Three Principles of English Subject-Verb Agreement | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research on English Subject-Verb Agreement at Abroad | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research on English Subject-Verb Agreement in China | 第24-26页 |
| ·Contrastive Studies on Subject –Verb Structure of English and Chinese | 第26-28页 |
| ·Nature of Learning English Subject-Verb Agreement | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-39页 |
| ·Contents of Markedness Theory | 第29-32页 |
| ·Basic Concepts, Terms and Principles | 第29-31页 |
| ·Application and Practical Significance | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research on Markedness Theory | 第32-37页 |
| ·Overseas Research on Markedness Theory | 第33-36页 |
| ·Domestic Research on Markedness Theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Markedness Theory in the Perspective of Linguistic Typology | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Comparative Study of Chinese and English in structure | 第39-46页 |
| ·Differences between Chinese and English in Structure | 第39-40页 |
| ·Comparative study of Subject-Verb Relation in English and Chinese | 第40-46页 |
| ·Comparative Study from the Perspective of Semantics | 第40-42页 |
| ·Comparative Study from the Perspective of Grammar | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Hypotheses and Methodology | 第46-53页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses Based on Markedness Theory | 第46-51页 |
| ·Hypothesis No.1: Errors More Likely with Marked Feature than Unmarked Feature | 第48-49页 |
| ·Hypothesis No.2: Errors More Likely with Complicate Sentences than Simple Ones | 第49页 |
| ·Hypothesis No.3: Obscurities of Target Feature Leading to Errors | 第49-51页 |
| ·Corpora used in the Research | 第51页 |
| ·Tools | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter 6 Findings and Discussions | 第53-69页 |
| ·Findings from the Corpora | 第53-59页 |
| ·Statistics on Errors and the Description of Corpora Findings | 第53-58页 |
| ·Classification of Errors | 第58-59页 |
| ·Typical errors | 第59-67页 |
| ·Typical Errors: Singular Verbs Made Plural in Simple Sentences | 第59-61页 |
| ·Typical Errors: Plural Verbs Made Singular in Simple Sentences | 第61-62页 |
| ·Typical Errors: Those in Complicated Sentences | 第62-64页 |
| ·Typical Errors: Those Occurring after Subjects with Semantic or Referential Obscurities | 第64-67页 |
| ·Discussions of Errors from a Non-Typological Perspective | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第69-70页 |
| ·Implications of this Empirical Research | 第70页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-77页 |
| Appendices | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix 1. Test Sentences for Experiment 1 | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix 2. Test Sentences for Experiment 2 | 第79-80页 |
