| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| CONTENTS | 第11-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-17页 |
| ·Definition of Collocation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Related Concepts | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of Collocation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Verb-noun Collocation | 第17页 |
| ·Significance of Collocation Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第18-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-29页 |
| ·Empirical Research on Collocation in the EFL/ESL Contexts | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies of Collocation Use | 第20-23页 |
| ·Studies of Collocation Errors | 第23-26页 |
| ·Studies of L1 Influence on L2 Collocation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27-29页 |
| CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY | 第29-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Language Proficiency Test | 第29页 |
| ·Criteria of Verb-noun Collocations | 第29-30页 |
| ·Classification of Verb-noun Collocation Errors | 第30-32页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第32-33页 |
| ·Methods of Statistical Analysis | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESULTS and DISCUSSION | 第35-48页 |
| ·Results | 第35-41页 |
| ·Variation in Accuracy of Verb-noun Collocations between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第35-36页 |
| ·Variation in the Types of Verb-noun Collocation Errors between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第36-40页 |
| ·Variation in L1 Influence of Verb-noun Collocation between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第40-41页 |
| ·Discussion | 第41-43页 |
| ·Variation in Accuracy of Verb-noun Collocation between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第41-42页 |
| ·Variation in the Types of Verb-noun Collocation Errors between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第42-43页 |
| ·Variation in L1 Influence of Verb-noun Collocation between Learners of Different English Language Proficiency | 第43页 |
| ·Possible Causes of the Verb-noun Collocation Errors | 第43-48页 |
| ·Inadequate Collocational Knowledge | 第44页 |
| ·Difference between English and Chinese Verb-noun Collocation | 第44-45页 |
| ·First Language Transfer | 第45-46页 |
| ·Communicative Strategies | 第46-48页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第48-52页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第48页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第48-50页 |
| ·Raising Awareness of Collocation | 第49页 |
| ·Increasing Collocation Input | 第49页 |
| ·Having Instruction on L1-L2 Differences in Specific Collocations | 第49-50页 |
| ·Making Use of Collocation Errors | 第50页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Recommendations for Future Study | 第50-52页 |
| REFERENCES | 第52-56页 |
| APPENDIX | 第56页 |
