| Acknowledgements | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第13-23页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第24-30页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第24-27页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study | 第27页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第27-28页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第30-36页 |
| 2.1 Cognitive and Psychological Basis | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2 Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Foundation | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3 The Co-selection Theory and Formulaic Sequences | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Literature Review | 第36-55页 |
| 3.1 Definition and Classification of Formulaic Sequences | 第36-43页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Formulaic Sequences | 第36-39页 |
| 3.1.2 Classification of Formulaic Sequences | 第39-43页 |
| 3.2 Empirical Studies of Formulaic Sequences | 第43-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Empirical Studies of Formulaic Sequences Abroad | 第43-47页 |
| 3.2.2 Empirical Studies of Formulaic Sequences at Home | 第47-48页 |
| 3.3 Research in the Field of Corpus | 第48-53页 |
| 3.3.1 Representative Studies Abroad | 第48-50页 |
| 3.3.2 Representative Studies at Home | 第50-53页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Research Method | 第55-78页 |
| 4.1 Research Objectives and Questions | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2 Corpora Involved | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.1 Self-built Corpus | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Native Speaker Corpus LOCNESS | 第59-60页 |
| 4.3 Instruments Employed | 第60-63页 |
| 4.3.1 Instrument Used in the Stage of Data Extraction | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Instrument Used in the Stage of Data Analysis | 第62-63页 |
| 4.4 Procedures | 第63-70页 |
| 4.4.1 Making a Self-built Corpus | 第63-65页 |
| 4.4.2 Making a Parallel Native Speaker Corpus | 第65页 |
| 4.4.3 Retrieval of Formulaic Sequences | 第65-70页 |
| 4.5 Procedures in Answering Question One | 第70-76页 |
| 4.6 Data Processing and Analyzing | 第76-78页 |
| Chapter Five Results | 第78-97页 |
| 5.1 Descriptive Statistics for the Relationship between FSs Use and Writing Competence | 第78-79页 |
| 5.2 Results of the Distributions of FSs in the Two Corpora | 第79-83页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of the Distributions of FSs in Self-built Corpus | 第79-80页 |
| 5.2.2 Results of the Distributions of FSs in Native Speaker Corpus | 第80-81页 |
| 5.2.3 Results of Similarities and Differences in the DistributionCharacteristics | 第81-83页 |
| 5.3 Results of the Structure Characteristics of FSs in the Two Corpora | 第83-86页 |
| 5.3.1 Results of the Structure Characteristics in Self-built Corpus | 第83页 |
| 5.3.2 Results of the Structure Characteristics in Native Speaker Corpus | 第83-84页 |
| 5.3.3 Results of the Contrastive Study on the Structure Characteristics | 第84-86页 |
| 5.4 Results of the Pragmatic Functions of FSs in the Two Corpora | 第86-97页 |
| 5.4.1 Pragmatic Functions of FCs in the Two Corpora | 第86-89页 |
| 5.4.2 Pragmatic Functions of CCs in Two Corpora | 第89-95页 |
| 5.4.3 Results of the Pragmatic Functions of IPs in the Two Corpora | 第95-97页 |
| Chapter Six Analyses and Discussion | 第97-104页 |
| 6.1 Discussion on the Results of the First Research Question | 第97页 |
| 6.2 Discussion on the Results of the Second Research Question | 第97-101页 |
| 6.2.1 Discussion on the Results of the Distribution | 第97-98页 |
| 6.2.2 Discussion on the Results of the Structure | 第98-101页 |
| 6.3 Discussion on the Results of the Third Research Question | 第101-104页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第104-110页 |
| 7.1 Main Findings | 第104-106页 |
| 7.2 Pedagogic Implications | 第106-108页 |
| 7.2.1 Combining English Grammar with Lexis in Language Teaching | 第106-107页 |
| 7.2.2 Augmenting the Useful Input of Formulaic Sequences in TeachingMaterial | 第107-108页 |
| 7.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第108-110页 |
| References | 第110-118页 |
| Appendices | 第118-124页 |
| Appendix A Simulated Writing Test高考英语模拟作文考试 | 第118-119页 |
| Appendix B Simulated Writing Test高考英语模拟作文考试 | 第119-120页 |
| Appendix C Writing Scoring Standard高考英语作文评分标准 | 第120-122页 |
| Appendix D Writing Scoring Standard (Chinese Version)评分标准（分项量表） | 第122-123页 |
| Appendix E Sample Compositions评分样卷 | 第123-124页 |
| Publications of the Author | 第124页 |
