| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-18页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第18-30页 |
| 1.1 NEED FOR THE STUDY | 第19-22页 |
| 1.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第22-28页 |
| 1.2.1 Theoretical significance | 第23-26页 |
| 1.2.2 Methodological significance | 第26-27页 |
| 1.2.3 Pedagogical significance | 第27-28页 |
| 1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE DISSERTATION | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第30-87页 |
| 2.1 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS | 第30-35页 |
| 2.1.1 Mental lexicon | 第30-31页 |
| 2.1.2 Word association | 第31-34页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Response patterns | 第32-33页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Lexical availability | 第33-34页 |
| 2.1.3 Word-related factors | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2 THEORETICAL STUDIES ON THE MENTAL LEXICON | 第35-56页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical studies on the L1 mental lexicon | 第35-47页 |
| 2.2.1.1 L1 lexical representation | 第35-39页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Lexico-semantic relations | 第39-43页 |
| 2.2.1.3 Theories of word-type effects | 第43-47页 |
| 2.2.2 Theoretical studies on the L2 mental lexicon | 第47-56页 |
| 2.2.2.1 L2 lexical representation | 第47-52页 |
| 2.2.2.2 L2 lexical development | 第52-56页 |
| 2.3 EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON THE MENTAL LEXICON | 第56-85页 |
| 2.3.1 A review of word association | 第56-66页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Choosing stimulus words | 第57-58页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Classifying response words | 第58-64页 |
| 2.3.1.3 Single-response procedure vs. multiple-response procedure | 第64-66页 |
| 2.3.2 Empirical studies on the L1 mental lexicon | 第66-75页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Findings of the overall patterns | 第66-69页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Findings of word-type effects | 第69-72页 |
| 2.3.2.3 Findings of lexical availability | 第72-75页 |
| 2.3.3 Empirical studies on L2 mental lexicon | 第75-85页 |
| 2.3.3.1 Findings of the overall patterns | 第75-79页 |
| 2.3.3.2 Findings of word-type effects | 第79-83页 |
| 2.3.3.3 Findings of proficiency effects upon L2 response patterns | 第83-85页 |
| 2.4 UNSETTLED ISSUES | 第85-87页 |
| CHAPTER THREEE RESEARCH DESIGN | 第87-106页 |
| 3.1 RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第87-88页 |
| 3.2 METHODOLOGY | 第88-106页 |
| 3.2.1 Participants | 第88-89页 |
| 3.2.1.1 L2 English groups | 第88-89页 |
| 3.2.1.2 L1 English group | 第89页 |
| 3.2.1.3 L1 Chinese group | 第89页 |
| 3.2.2 Instruments | 第89-94页 |
| 3.3.2.1 English word association task | 第89-91页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Chinese word association task | 第91-92页 |
| 3.3.2.3 Concreteness rating scale | 第92页 |
| 3.3.2.4 Depth of word knowledge | 第92-93页 |
| 3.3.2.5 Retrospective Interviews | 第93-94页 |
| 3.2.3 Data collection | 第94-95页 |
| 3.2.4 Data Analysis | 第95-106页 |
| 3.2.4.1 Preparing the data for analysis | 第95页 |
| 3.2.4.2 Classifying the responses | 第95-101页 |
| 3.2.4.3 Labeling the responses | 第101-102页 |
| 3.2.4.4 Computing lexical availability | 第102-104页 |
| 3.2.4.5 Calculating percentages of response per category | 第104-105页 |
| 3.2.4.6 Analyzing the data | 第105-106页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR PATTERNS OF PRIMARY RESPONSES | 第106-124页 |
| 4.1 OVERALL RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第106-113页 |
| 4.1.1 Findings of the overall response patterns | 第106-107页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison with previous studies | 第107-113页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Comparison of paradigmatic responses | 第108-109页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Comparison of syntagmatic responses | 第109-111页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Comparison of encyclopedic responses | 第111-112页 |
| 4.1.2.4 Comparison of form-based and erratic/no responses | 第112-113页 |
| 4.2 WORD-TYPE EFFECTS UPON PRIMARY RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第113-121页 |
| 4.2.1 Word class effects upon primary response patterns | 第113-118页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Findings of word class effects upon primary response patterns | 第113-115页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Comparison with previous studies | 第115-118页 |
| 4.2.2 Frequency effects upon primary response patterns | 第118-120页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Findings of frequency effects upon primary response patterns | 第118-119页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Comparison with previous studies | 第119-120页 |
| 4.2.3 Concreteness effects upon primary response patterns | 第120-121页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Results of concreteness effects upon primary response patterns | 第120页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Comparison with previous studies | 第120-121页 |
| 4.3 PROFICIENCY EFFECTS UPON PRIMARY RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第121-123页 |
| 4.3.1 Results of proficiency effects upon primary response patterns | 第121-122页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparison with previous studies | 第122-123页 |
| 4.4 SUMMARY | 第123-124页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE PATTERNS OF MULTIPLE RESPONSES | 第124-170页 |
| 5.1 OVERALL MULTIPLE RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第124-137页 |
| 5.1.1 Findings of multiple response patterns | 第124-131页 |
| 5.1.2 Comparison with primary response patterns | 第131-134页 |
| 5.1.3 Discussion on the overall response patterns | 第134-137页 |
| 5.1.3.1 L1 lexical organization | 第134-135页 |
| 5.1.3.2 Paradigmatic knowledge as indicator of language proficiency? | 第135-136页 |
| 5.1.3.3 Transferability of L1 conceptual/semantic networks | 第136-137页 |
| 5.2 WORD-TYPE EFFECTS UPON MULTIPLE RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第137-156页 |
| 5.2.1 Word class effects upon multiple response patterns | 第138-142页 |
| 5.2.1.1 Results of word class effects upon multiple response patterns | 第138-140页 |
| 5.2.1.2 Analysis of the word class effects | 第140-142页 |
| 5.2.2 Word frequency effects upon multiple response patterns | 第142-148页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Results of frequency effects upon multiple response patterns | 第142-147页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Analysis of frequency effects | 第147-148页 |
| 5.2.3 Word concreteness effects upon multiple response patterns | 第148-153页 |
| 5.2.3.1 Word concreteness effects upon multiple response patterns | 第148-152页 |
| 5.2.3.2 Analysis of concreteness effects | 第152-153页 |
| 5.2.4 Interaction effects | 第153-156页 |
| 5.3 PROFICIENCY EFFECTS ON RESPONSE PATTERNS | 第156-168页 |
| 5.3.1 Proficiency effects upon multiple response behavior | 第156-161页 |
| 4.3.1.1 Results of proficiency effects upon multiple response behavior | 第156-158页 |
| 5.3.1.2 Discussion on proficiency effects | 第158-161页 |
| 5.3.2 Word-type effects upon learners at different levels of proficiency | 第161-168页 |
| 5.3.2.1 Word class effects upon learners at different levels of proficiency | 第161-163页 |
| 5.3.2.2 Frequency effects upon learners at different levels of proficiency | 第163-166页 |
| 5.3.2.3 Concreteness effects upon learners at different levels of proficiency | 第166-168页 |
| 5.4 SUMMARY | 第168-170页 |
| CHAPTER SIX LEXICAL AVAILABILITY | 第170-197页 |
| 6.1 OVERALL LEXICAL AVAILABILITY | 第170-187页 |
| 6.1.1 Lexical availability of different response types | 第171-174页 |
| 6.1.1.1 Availability of paradigmatic responses | 第171-172页 |
| 6.1.1.2 Availability of syntagmatic responses | 第172-173页 |
| 6.1.1.3 Availability of encyclopedic responses | 第173-174页 |
| 6.1.1.4 Availability of form-based responses | 第174页 |
| 6.1.2 Responses of top availability | 第174-183页 |
| 6.1.2.1 Findings of most available responses | 第174-181页 |
| 6.1.2.2 Analysis of most available responses | 第181-183页 |
| 6.1.3 Discussion on overall lexical availability | 第183-187页 |
| 6.1.3.1 Lexical representation | 第183-184页 |
| 6.1.3.2 Compositional collocations may be represented in the lexicon | 第184-185页 |
| 6.1.3.3 Separate storage of morphological variants in the L2 lexicon | 第185-186页 |
| 6.1.3.4 Impact of vocabulary learning/teaching strategies | 第186-187页 |
| 6.2 WORD-TYPE EFFECTS ON LEXICAL AVAILABILITY | 第187-196页 |
| 6.2.1 Word class effects | 第187-189页 |
| 6.2.2 Word frequency effects | 第189-193页 |
| 6.2.3 Word concreteness effects on lexical availability | 第193-196页 |
| 6.3 SUMMARY | 第196-197页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSIONS | 第197-208页 |
| 7.1 MAJOR FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY | 第197-199页 |
| 7.2 IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS | 第199-205页 |
| 7.2.1 Theoretical implications | 第199-202页 |
| 7.2.1.1 Acknowledging the similarity between L1 and L2 lexical organization | 第199页 |
| 7.2.1.2 Furthering the understanding of the L1 mental lexicon | 第199-200页 |
| 7.2.1.3 Enriching the theoretical models of L2 lexical representation | 第200-201页 |
| 7.2.1.4 Putting L2 lexical development into perspective | 第201-202页 |
| 7.2.2 Methodological implications | 第202-203页 |
| 7.2.3 Pedagogical implications | 第203-205页 |
| 7.2.3.1 Restructuring the L2 lexical network | 第203-204页 |
| 7.2.3.2 Streamlining vocabulary teaching and learning | 第204-205页 |
| 7.3 LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY | 第205-206页 |
| 7.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH | 第206-208页 |
| REFERENCES | 第208-221页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ L1 ENGLISH WA TASK | 第221-223页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ L2 ENGLISH WA TASK | 第223-225页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ CLOZE TEST | 第225-226页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅴ WORD CONCRETENESS RATING | 第226-228页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅵ WORD TYPE EFFECTS | 第228-229页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅶ RESPONSES OF TOP LEXICAL AVAILABILITY | 第229-233页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅷ SNAPSHOT OF SARA | 第233-234页 |
