| Acknowledgement s | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research Background and Object | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Clarifications of Some Terms | 第15页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Language Transfer | 第17-24页 |
| ·Definitions and Manifestations of Language Transfer | 第17-19页 |
| ·Different Views on Language Transfer | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Behaviorist View | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Mentalist View | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Cognitive View | 第22-24页 |
| ·Prototypicality | 第24-29页 |
| ·A Brief Understanding of Prototypicality | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on Prototypicality and Language Transfer | 第25-28页 |
| ·Key Issues in Prototypicality Researches | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第31-41页 |
| ·Markedness Theory in Language Transfer | 第31-33页 |
| ·Linguistically Defined Markedness | 第31-33页 |
| ·Cognitively Defined Markedness | 第33页 |
| ·Passive Voice | 第33-38页 |
| ·A Cognitive Definition of Passive Voice | 第33-34页 |
| ·Prototypical and Non-prototypical Passive Voice in English | 第34-36页 |
| ·Prototypical and Non-prototypical Passive Voice in Chinese | 第36-37页 |
| ·Comparison of English and Chinese Passive Construction | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第41-52页 |
| ·Participants | 第41-42页 |
| ·Materials | 第42-43页 |
| ·Procedure and Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| ·Results and Data Analysis | 第44-51页 |
| ·Test One | 第44-48页 |
| ·Test Two and Test Three | 第48-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five Discussions | 第52-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第52-57页 |
| ·Implications | 第57-59页 |
| ·Theoretical Implication | 第57-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implication | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Research | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-68页 |
| Appendix A Translation Task | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix B Questionnaire | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix C Distribution of Passive Use and its Correct Use by the Subjects | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix D Error Distribution in Learners' Production of the Passive | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix E Frequencies and Scores of the 15 Sentences in Test 2 | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix F Frequencies and Scores of the 15 Sentences in Test 3 | 第74页 |
