| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Rationale for the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Relative Clauses in General | 第17-22页 |
| ·Definition and Structure of Relative Clauses | 第17-18页 |
| ·Different Types of Relative Clauses | 第18-22页 |
| ·English and Chinese Relative Clauses | 第22-24页 |
| ·Review of Previous Studies | 第24-29页 |
| ·Avoidance | 第25页 |
| ·Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy Hypothesis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Perceptual Difficulty Hypothesis | 第26页 |
| ·Parallel Function Hypothesis | 第26-27页 |
| ·SO Hierarchy Hypothesis | 第27页 |
| ·Perspective Shifting Hypothesis | 第27页 |
| ·Information Flow Hypothesis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第30-32页 |
| ·Methodology | 第32-35页 |
| ·Participants | 第32-33页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Procedure | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第35-49页 |
| ·Frequency of Relative Clauses Use | 第36-39页 |
| ·Frequency of Relative Clauses Used by Different Groups | 第36页 |
| ·Frequency of Relative Clauses Used by Different Grades | 第36-37页 |
| ·Frequency of Relative Clauses Used by Groups under Different Directions | 第37-39页 |
| ·Errors in the Use of Relative Clauses | 第39-41页 |
| ·Error Ratios of Relative Clauses | 第39-40页 |
| ·Types of Errors | 第40-41页 |
| ·Correct Use of Relative Clauses | 第41-42页 |
| ·Four Types of Relative Clauses Used Correctly | 第42-45页 |
| ·Four Types of Relative Clauses Used Correctly by Different Groups | 第42-43页 |
| ·Four Types of Relative Clauses Used by Different Grades under Different Tasks | 第43-45页 |
| ·Types of Non-Relative Sentences Used by the Participants | 第45-49页 |
| ·Numbers of Every Type of Non-Relative Sentences | 第45-47页 |
| ·Types of Sentences besides Relative Clauses | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Analysis | 第49-73页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第49-63页 |
| ·Analysis of Frequency of Relative Clauses | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Error Analysis | 第52-57页 |
| ·Correct Use of Relative Clauses | 第57页 |
| ·Acquisition Order of Four Types of Relative Clauses | 第57-59页 |
| ·Analysis of Types of Sentences besides Relative Clauses | 第59-63页 |
| ·Findings | 第63-73页 |
| ·Frequency of Relative Clauses | 第63-66页 |
| ·Error Categories | 第66-68页 |
| ·Acquisition Order of Four Types of Relative Clauses | 第68-70页 |
| ·Types of Sentences besides Relative Clauses | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| ·Summary of the Research | 第73-76页 |
| ·Limitations | 第76页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-83页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第83页 |
