| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of This Research | 第12页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypothesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·General Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-38页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of Adjunct Study | 第17-22页 |
| ·The Definition of Adjunct | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Classification of Adjuncts | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Semantic Roles of Space and Time Adjuncts | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Position of Space and Time Adjuncts | 第22-27页 |
| ·In the Beginning of a Sentence | 第23页 |
| ·In the Middle of a Sentence | 第23-24页 |
| ·At the End of a Sentence | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Difference between Position of Adjuncts in English and Chinese | 第25-27页 |
| ·Interpretation of the Adjunct Position | 第27-30页 |
| ·Functionalist Perspective | 第27-28页 |
| ·Unmarked Theme and Marked Theme in Declarative Clauses | 第27-28页 |
| ·Space and Time Adjuncts as Theme | 第28页 |
| ·Formalist Perspective | 第28-30页 |
| ·UG and the Subset Principle in L1 and L2 Acquisition | 第30-35页 |
| ·The Definition of Subset Principle Hypothesis | 第30-32页 |
| ·UG in L1 Acquisition | 第32-33页 |
| ·UG and the Subset Principle in L2 Acquisition | 第33-35页 |
| ·UG in L2 Acquisition | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subset Principle in L2 Acquisition | 第34-35页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Subset Principle and Transfer | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第38-44页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第38-39页 |
| ·Procedure | 第39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-41页 |
| ·Instrument and Design | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Case of Study One | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Case of Study Two | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第44-56页 |
| ·Results of Grammatical Preference Judgment in Three Groups | 第44-47页 |
| ·Results of Translation Task in Three Groups in Study One | 第47-51页 |
| ·Discussions of the Data Results | 第51-53页 |
| ·Results of Translation Task in Three Groups in Study Two | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications | 第57-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第67-68页 |
| Papers Published | 第68页 |
