| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background and research questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives and research questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Arrangement of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical framework of noun phrase | 第16-28页 |
| ·Definitions of noun phrase | 第16-18页 |
| ·Biber et al's definition of noun phrase | 第16-17页 |
| ·The present study's definition of noun phrase | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of noun phrase | 第18-19页 |
| ·Biber at al's classification of noun phrase | 第18页 |
| ·Quirk's classification of noun phrase | 第18页 |
| ·Ravid and de haan's classification of noun phrase | 第18页 |
| ·The present study's classification of noun phrase | 第18-19页 |
| ·Structure of noun phrase | 第19-20页 |
| ·The definition and measurement of complexity, variation and accuracy | 第20-24页 |
| ·The definition and measurement of complexity | 第21-23页 |
| ·The definition and measurement of variation | 第23-24页 |
| ·The definition and measurement of accuracy | 第24页 |
| ·The relationship between these three dimensions | 第24页 |
| ·Empirical studies on the learners' use of the noun phrases | 第24-26页 |
| ·Learners' use of noun phrases with post-modification | 第25页 |
| ·Learners' use of noun phrases with both pre and post modification | 第25页 |
| ·Learners' use of noun phrases in accuracy | 第25-26页 |
| ·Discussion of modular dimensional view in second language acquisition | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology of the research relating the use of noun phrase by ChineseEnglish majors | 第28-33页 |
| ·Data sources of noun phrases | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection | 第29-31页 |
| ·Noun phrase identification | 第29页 |
| ·Noun phrase coding | 第29-31页 |
| ·Noun phrase complexity, variation and accuracy measuring | 第31页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and discussion | 第33-67页 |
| ·Noun phrase complexity | 第33-59页 |
| ·Comparison of overall noun phrase complexity between Chinese English majors and natives | 第34-37页 |
| ·Comparison of NP1, NP2, NP3, NP4 frequencies between Chinese English majors and natives | 第37-46页 |
| ·Change of overall noun phrase complexity across four years | 第46-49页 |
| ·Changes of NP1, NP2, NP3, NP4 frequencies across four years | 第49-59页 |
| ·Noun phrase variation | 第59-63页 |
| ·Comparison of noun phrase variation between Chinese Englishmajors and natives | 第59-61页 |
| ·Changes of noun phrase variation across four years | 第61-63页 |
| ·Noun phrase accuracy:changes of noun phrase accuracy across four years | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Implication of the study | 第68-70页 |
| ·Limitation of the study | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-79页 |
| Publication while registered with the MA program | 第79页 |
