| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Significance of The Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Framework of This Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-26页 |
| 2.1 Introduction of the Garden Path Sentences | 第12-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification | 第13-16页 |
| 2.2 Important Studies on Garden Path Sentences Comprehension | 第16-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Bever’s (1970) Parsing Strategies | 第16页 |
| 2.2.2 Late Closure Strategy and Minimal Attachment Strategy | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.3 The Serial Two-Stage Model versus The Parallel Processing Model | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.4 The Prototype Categorization Theory | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 Influential Factors concerning GP Sentence Comprehension | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3.1 Second Language Proficiency and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Semantic Processing and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第23-24页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| 3 Research Methodology | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第27页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.1 The Pen and Paper Test | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第28页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第28-30页 |
| 3.4.1 Sample Selection | 第28页 |
| 3.4.2 Main Experiments Design and Analysis | 第28-30页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第30-31页 |
| 4 Results and Discussion | 第31-45页 |
| 4.1 The Prototype Categorization Theory and GP Sentences | 第31-34页 |
| 4.1.1 GP Sentences Caused by Semantic Factors | 第31-33页 |
| 4.1.2 GP Sentences Caused by Syntactic Factors | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2 Disambiguation of Three Different Types of GP Sentences | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2.1 Description of Mean Disambiguation Rate of Different GP Sentences | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2.2 An Analysis of Trigger Factors | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Chinese English Learner’s Parsing Strategy of GP Sentences | 第36-39页 |
| 4.3.1 Serial Models versus Parallel Models | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3.2 Strategies Validation through Interviews | 第38-39页 |
| 4.4 Second Language Proficiency and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第39-45页 |
| 4.4.1 Comparison of Mean Disambiguation rates of the Two Groups | 第39-41页 |
| 4.4.2 Relation between Second Language Proficiency and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第41-45页 |
| 5 Conclusions | 第45-49页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第46页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Futher Research | 第46-49页 |
| References | 第49-52页 |
| Appendix One:Test Materials for Sentence Comprehension (A) | 第52-54页 |
| Appendix Two: Interview Questions | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix Three:Test Materials for Sentence Comprehension(B) | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix Four: Publications | 第59-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
