| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance | 第10页 |
| ·Pedagogic Significance | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives | 第11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Mental Lexicon | 第13-15页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Word Association Test (WAT) | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous studies on WAT-Based Mental Lexicon | 第16-23页 |
| ·WAT- Based Mental Lexicon Studies abroad | 第16-20页 |
| ·WAT- Based Mental Lexicon Studies at Home in China | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第23-33页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第23-25页 |
| ·English Native Speakers (Group One) | 第24页 |
| ·English as Official Language Speakers (Group Two) | 第24页 |
| ·English as Foreign Language Speakers (Group Three) | 第24-25页 |
| ·Instrument | 第25-27页 |
| ·Word Association Test | 第25-26页 |
| ·Think Aloud Protocol Formed Questionnaire | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedure | 第27页 |
| ·Data Categorizing | 第27-30页 |
| ·Classifications of Associative Patterns in Previous Studies | 第28页 |
| ·Classifications of Associative Patterns in the Present Study | 第28-30页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第30-33页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis | 第30-31页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第33-47页 |
| ·Within-group Comparisons | 第33-39页 |
| ·Comparisons of Response Patterns within Group One | 第33-35页 |
| ·Comparisons of Response Patterns within Group Two | 第35-37页 |
| ·Comparisons of Response Patterns within Group Three | 第37-39页 |
| ·Cross-group Comparisons | 第39-44页 |
| ·Comparisons of Paradigmatic Association Patterns Among the Three Groups | 第40-41页 |
| ·Comparisons of Syntagmatic Association Patterns Among the Three Groups | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparisons of Phonological Association Patterns Among the Three Groups | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparisons of Null Association Patterns Among the Three Groups | 第43-44页 |
| ·General Discussions of Semantic and Non-semantic Response Patterns | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Pedagogic Implications | 第47-52页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第47-48页 |
| ·Effects of Language Background on Mental Lexicon Organizations | 第47页 |
| ·Effects of Word Class on Word Association Patterns | 第47-48页 |
| ·Effects of Word Frequency on Word Association Patterns | 第48页 |
| ·Pedagogic Implications | 第48-50页 |
| ·Implications for Vocabulary Teaching | 第49页 |
| ·Implications for Vocabulary Learning | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-58页 |
| Appendix A | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix B | 第59-63页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第63-64页 |
| 在学期间公开发表论文及著作情况 | 第64页 |
