| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of and Need for the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study and Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-34页 |
| 2.1 Dynamic Systems Theory and Second Language Development | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Introducing DST | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Second language development as a dynamic process | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Feedback | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Notion and key issues in feedback research | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Integrated feedback as a potential control parameter | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Grammatical Metaphor: A Construct of Meaning-making | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Defining grammatical metaphor | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2 GM in L2 advanced writings from a DST perspective | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Related Studies | 第29-33页 |
| 2.4.1 DST studies on complexity, accuracy, and fluency | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4.2 Studies on development of semantic complexity in L2 writing | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4.3 DST studies on influencing factors | 第32-33页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第34-44页 |
| 3.1 The Setting | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 The Participants | 第35页 |
| 3.3 Task and Procedure | 第35-37页 |
| 3.4 Operationalization of Measures | 第37-41页 |
| 3.4.1 Measures of formal complexity | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4.2 Measure of semantic complexity | 第39-41页 |
| 3.5 Data Processing and Analysis | 第41-44页 |
| 3.5.1 Coding | 第41-42页 |
| 3.5.2 Data analysis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第44-82页 |
| 4.1 Development of Formal Complexity | 第44-57页 |
| 4.1.1 The developmental pattern of DC/T | 第44-51页 |
| 4.1.2 The developmental pattern of CN/T | 第51-57页 |
| 4.2 Development of Semantic Complexity | 第57-71页 |
| 4.2.1 The developmental pattern of GM/T | 第58-64页 |
| 4.2.2 Developmental use of GM toward more complex meaning-making | 第64-71页 |
| 4.3 Dynamic Interplay Between Formal Complexity and Semantic Complexity | 第71-82页 |
| 4.3.1 General correlation among DC/T, CN/T and GM/T | 第71-73页 |
| 4.3.2 Moving correlation between DC/T and CN/T | 第73-75页 |
| 4.3.3 Moving correlation between DC/T and GM/T | 第75-77页 |
| 4.3.4 Moving correlation between CN/T and GM/T | 第77-79页 |
| 4.3.5 Discussion | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第82-87页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第82-84页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第84-85页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第85-87页 |
| REFERENCES | 第87-93页 |
| APPENDICES | 第93-102页 |
| Appendix A: List of Topics for Five Essays | 第93-94页 |
| Appendix B: Sample Writings with GMs Annotated | 第94-102页 |
