| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Research background of the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of the study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| ·Representation and causes of adult inflectional morpheme insensitivity | 第18-19页 |
| ·Two approaches in explaining adult inflectional morpheme insensitivity | 第19-25页 |
| ·Competence deficit approach | 第20-22页 |
| ·Performance deficiency approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Distinction between competence deficit approach and performance deficiency approach | 第23-25页 |
| ·Two standards for judging inflectional morpheme insensitivity | 第25-27页 |
| ·Experimental paradigm retrospection | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three Research Question, Hypothesis, and Method | 第31-39页 |
| ·Research question | 第31页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第31-33页 |
| ·Method | 第33-39页 |
| ·Participants | 第33-34页 |
| ·Materials | 第34-35页 |
| ·Procedure | 第35-37页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第39-48页 |
| ·Results | 第40-45页 |
| ·Accuracy rates of comprehension questions | 第40-41页 |
| ·Mean reading time differences through simple data analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Results through paired sample t test | 第42-45页 |
| ·Discussions | 第45-48页 |
| ·Research questions to be answered | 第45-47页 |
| ·Hypothesis to be justified | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-54页 |
| ·Main findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications | 第49-52页 |
| ·Implications for research purpose | 第49-50页 |
| ·Implications for pedagogical purpose | 第50-52页 |
| ·Limitations | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix A Sentences and Questions for Morphological Insensitivity | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix B Filler Sentences and Related Questions | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix C Practice Sentences and Related Questions | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix D Background Information about ESL Subjects | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix E Items for Blank-filling Task | 第63页 |
