| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| List of figures and tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第13页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·Researches conducted on TOT | 第15-17页 |
| ·The definition of TOT | 第15页 |
| ·Previous studies on TOT | 第15-17页 |
| ·Studies on lexical retrieval | 第17-22页 |
| ·The stages of speech production of L1 | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Representational system of L2 | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies on Lexical Retrieval through TOT | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Underpinnings | 第22-25页 |
| ·The classical discrete two-step model | 第22-23页 |
| ·Independent network model | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Interactive model | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Method | 第25-34页 |
| ·The task designed for the experimental treatment | 第25-27页 |
| ·Subjects and variables | 第27页 |
| ·Material | 第27-29页 |
| ·Target words selection | 第27-28页 |
| ·The methods by which TOTs are triggered | 第28-29页 |
| ·Corresponding definitions giving to the target word for elicitation | 第29页 |
| ·Experimental procedures | 第29-32页 |
| ·The pilot study | 第29页 |
| ·The experiment | 第29-32页 |
| ·Data scoring | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Findings | 第34-39页 |
| ·Scoring in different response types | 第34页 |
| ·Chinese equivalent activated in lexical retrieval | 第34-35页 |
| ·Comparison of syntactic and phonological retrieval in different responses | 第35-37页 |
| ·Comparison of syntactic information in different responses | 第35-36页 |
| ·Comparison of phonological information in different responses | 第36-37页 |
| ·Test of difference in conditional probabilities | 第37-39页 |
| ·Test of difference between Ptot (syn/no phon) and Ptot (syn/phon) | 第37-38页 |
| ·Test of significant difference between Ptot (phon/no syn) and Ptot (phon/syn) | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第39-43页 |
| ·Availability of phonological and syntactic information | 第39-40页 |
| ·Availability of phonological information | 第39-40页 |
| ·Availability of syntactic information | 第40页 |
| ·Test of mutual independence | 第40-42页 |
| ·The different traits CLEs showed in lexical retrieval process from native speakers | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary of the research | 第43-44页 |
| ·Limitations | 第44-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-51页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第51-54页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第54-55页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第55-56页 |
