| Abstract | 第1-13页 |
| 摘要 | 第13-15页 |
| List of Tables | 第15-19页 |
| List of Figures | 第19-21页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第21-22页 |
| Transcription Conventions | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第23-28页 |
| ·Signifcance of the Study of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第23-24页 |
| ·Rationale of the Present Studv | 第24-27页 |
| ·Outline of This Dissertation | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第28-75页 |
| ·Defining Lexical Inferencing | 第28-32页 |
| ·Incidental and Intentional Learning | 第28-29页 |
| ·Incidental and Intentional Vocabulary Learning | 第29-30页 |
| ·Implicit and Explicit Learning | 第30页 |
| ·Inferencing and Lexical Inferencing | 第30-31页 |
| ·Lexical Inferencing Research Paradigm and Incidental Vocabulary Learning Research Paradignn | 第31-32页 |
| ·Learner-related Factors in Lexical Inferencing | 第32-41页 |
| ·General Language Proficiency | 第32-33页 |
| ·Reading Proficiency | 第33页 |
| ·Vocabulary Knowledge | 第33-37页 |
| ·Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge | 第34-35页 |
| ·Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge | 第35-36页 |
| ·Passage Sight Vocabulary | 第36-37页 |
| ·Word Schemas | 第37页 |
| ·Topic Familiarity | 第37-39页 |
| ·Other learner-related Factors | 第39-41页 |
| ·Preconceptions | 第39-40页 |
| ·Learner Behavior | 第40-41页 |
| ·Learner Difference in Strategy Use | 第41页 |
| ·Text-related Factors in Lexical Inferencing | 第41-58页 |
| ·Context-related Factors in Lexical Inferencing | 第41-51页 |
| ·The Default Argument about Vocabulary Acquisition in Context | 第42页 |
| ·Empirical Evidence of Vocabulary Acquisition from Context | 第42-45页 |
| ·Vocabulary Acquisition from Context and Lexical Inferencing | 第45-46页 |
| ·Limitations of Context | 第46-51页 |
| ·Word-related Factors in Lexical Inferencing | 第51-58页 |
| ·Semantic Transparency of Words | 第51-54页 |
| ·Conccptual Difficulty | 第54-55页 |
| ·Cognate Vocabulary | 第55-56页 |
| ·First Language Lexicalization of Target Language Words | 第56-58页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Knowledge Sources Used in Lexical Inferencing | 第58-61页 |
| ·Models Relevant to Lexical Inferencing | 第61-72页 |
| ·Lexical Inferencing as Lemma Construction | 第62-70页 |
| ·Levelt's L1 Speech Processing Model | 第62-65页 |
| ·De Bot's L2 Vocabulary Proccssing Model | 第65-67页 |
| ·Jiang's Psycholinguistic Model of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第67-70页 |
| ·Lexical Inferencing as Hypothesis-generation-and-testing | 第70-72页 |
| ·Unsolved Problems | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第75-108页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第75-77页 |
| ·Subjects | 第77-78页 |
| ·Instruments | 第78-90页 |
| ·Instruments Measuring Learner-related Factors | 第78-83页 |
| ·The Vocabulary Levels Test | 第78-80页 |
| ·The Word Associates Test | 第80-82页 |
| ·The Passage Sight Vocabulary Test | 第82页 |
| ·The Topic Familiarity Scale | 第82-83页 |
| ·The Reading Comprehension Test | 第83页 |
| ·Instruments Measuring Text-related Factors | 第83-86页 |
| ·The Contextual Support Scale | 第84-85页 |
| ·The Morphological Transparency Scale | 第85页 |
| ·Range | 第85-86页 |
| ·Instruments Measuring the Dependent Variables | 第86-90页 |
| ·Reading Passages | 第87页 |
| ·Target Words and Words in the Passage Sight Vocabulary Tests | 第87-89页 |
| ·The Lexical Inferencing Task | 第89-90页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第90-93页 |
| ·Data-collection | 第93-99页 |
| ·Collecting Learner-related Data | 第93-94页 |
| ·Collecting Text-related Data | 第94-96页 |
| ·Collecting Data about the Dependent Variables | 第96-99页 |
| ·Implementing the Lexical Inferencing Task | 第96-97页 |
| ·Scoring the Lexical Inferencing Task | 第97-99页 |
| ·Data-analysis | 第99-104页 |
| ·Preparing the Data | 第99-103页 |
| ·Analyzing the Data | 第103-104页 |
| ·Design of the Retrospective Study | 第104-108页 |
| ·Subjects | 第104页 |
| ·Instruments | 第104-106页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第106-107页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第107-108页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Findings | 第108-150页 |
| ·Relationship between Learner-related factors and Lexical Inferencing | 第108-118页 |
| ·L2 Proficiency and Lexical Inferencing | 第108-112页 |
| ·Results for Year Two Students | 第108-110页 |
| ·Results for Year Four Students | 第110-112页 |
| ·Impact of Topic Familiarity on Lexical Inferencing | 第112-118页 |
| ·A General Description of Learner Familiarity with the Reading Passages | 第113-114页 |
| ·Impact of Topic Familiarity on Lexical Inferencing Success | 第114-116页 |
| ·Impact of Topic Familiarity on Lexical Inferencing Difficulty | 第116-118页 |
| ·Impact of Text-related Factors on Lexical Inferencing | 第118-132页 |
| ·Impact of Morphological Transparency and Contextual Support on Lexical Inferencing Success | 第118-125页 |
| ·Results of the Univariate Analysis of Variance | 第119-123页 |
| ·Results of the Multiple Regression Analysis | 第123-125页 |
| ·Impact of Morphological Transparency and Contextual Support on Lexical Inferencing Difficulty | 第125-131页 |
| ·Results of the Univariate Analysis of Variance | 第125-129页 |
| ·Results of the Multiple Regression Analysis | 第129-131页 |
| ·A Comparison of Patterns between Year Two and Year Four | 第131-132页 |
| ·Results of the Retrospective Study | 第132-150页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Knowledge Sources | 第132-138页 |
| ·Patterns of the Use of Knowledge Sources | 第138-144页 |
| ·Nature of Lexical Inferencing Process | 第144-150页 |
| ·Evidence for Huckin & Bloch's Hypothesis | 第144-146页 |
| ·Evidence for De Bot's Theory | 第146-150页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第150-169页 |
| ·Relationship between Learner-related Factors and Lexical Inferencing | 第150-156页 |
| ·L2 Proficiency and Lexical Inferencing Success | 第150-154页 |
| ·Reading Proficiency and Lexical Inferencing Success | 第150-151页 |
| ·Vocabulary Knowledge and Lexical Inferencing Success | 第151-154页 |
| ·Topic Familiarity and Lexical Inferencing Success | 第154-155页 |
| ·Learner-related Factors and Lexical Inferencing Difficlty | 第155-156页 |
| ·Impact of Text-related Factors on Lexical Inferencing | 第156-164页 |
| ·Impact of Morphological Transparency on Lexical Inferencing Success | 第156-160页 |
| ·Impact of Contextual Support on Lexical Inferencing Success | 第160-163页 |
| ·Impact of Text-related Factors on Lexical Inferencing Difficulty | 第163-164页 |
| ·Types and Patterns of Knowledge Sources | 第164-166页 |
| ·Nature of L2 Lexical Inferencing | 第166页 |
| ·A Tentative Model of L2 Lexical Inferencing | 第166-169页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第169-177页 |
| ·Summary of M ajor Findings | 第169-171页 |
| ·Implications | 第171-174页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第174-177页 |
| Appendices | 第177-206页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第177-185页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第185-193页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第193-201页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第201-205页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第205-206页 |
| References | 第206-221页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第221-223页 |
| Publications | 第223-224页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第224页 |