| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Table of Contents | 第11-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Charpter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Overview of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| Charpter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-30页 |
| ·Definitions | 第18-20页 |
| ·Input Frequency | 第18-19页 |
| ·Verbatim Repetition and Varied Repetition | 第19页 |
| ·Multi-word Verbs | 第19-20页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第20-24页 |
| ·Theories of Frequency Effects in SLA | 第20-22页 |
| ·Issues of Multi-word Verbs | 第22-24页 |
| ·Review of Empirical Studies | 第24-27页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Frequency | 第24-26页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Multi-word Verbs | 第26-27页 |
| ·Research Gaps | 第27-30页 |
| Charpter Three METHODOLOGY | 第30-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Participants | 第30-31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-35页 |
| ·Target Multi-word Verbs and Reading Materials | 第31-33页 |
| ·Different Modes of Input Frequency and Tests | 第33-34页 |
| ·Scoring | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第36-37页 |
| Charpter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第37-63页 |
| ·The Effects of Input Frequency on EFL Learners' Acquisition of MWVs | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Effects of Input Frequency on EFL Learners' Acquisition of Receptive and Productive Knowledge of MWVs | 第41-50页 |
| ·The Effects of Input Frequency on EFL Learners' Acquisition of Receptive Knowledge of MWVs | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Effects of Input Frequency on EFL Learners' Acquisition of Productive Knowledge of MWVs | 第44-48页 |
| ·Differences in EFL Learners' Acquisition of Receptive and Productive Knowledge of MWVs Due to the Effects of Input Frequency | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Effects of Input Frequency on EFL Learners' Acquisition of MWVs in the Mode of Verbatim Repetition and Varied Repetition | 第50-63页 |
| Charpter Five CONCLUSION | 第63-67页 |
| ·Findings of This Study | 第63-65页 |
| ·Implications of This Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study | 第66页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第66-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-76页 |
| Appendices | 第76-87页 |
| Appendix 1 Reading Materials | 第76-84页 |
| Appendix 2 Tests | 第84-87页 |
