| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Questions | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research Conception | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Working Definition | 第17-18页 |
| 1.6 Outline of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Studies on Lexical Chunks | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Lexical Chunks | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification and Features of Lexical Chunks | 第21页 |
| 2.2 Lexical Chunks in the Field of SLA | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Function of Lexical Chunks in SLA | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Lexical Chunks Usage Features of Chinese EFL Learners | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Country-specific Perspective on Lexical Chunks in ELDs | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Necessity of Country-specific Perspective on Lexical Chunks Research | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Relative Studies on Lexical Chunks in Country-specific Principle | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第26-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON LEXICAL CHUNKS | 第27-45页 |
| 3.1 Corpora Selected for the Present Study | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Analysis Approach in the Present Study | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Lexical Chunks Errors in CLEC | 第29-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Negative Transfer of Chinese | 第30-34页 |
| 3.3.2 Overgeneralization of English Rules | 第34-38页 |
| 3.3.3 Generalization of High-frequency Words | 第38-42页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DEFICIENCIES OF THE DESCRIPTION OF LEXICAL CHUNKS INELDS | 第45-55页 |
| 4.1 ELDs Involved in the Present Study | 第45页 |
| 4.2 Inadequacy in the Representation of Lexical Chunks in ELDs | 第45-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Limited Number of Lexical Chunks Presented | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Ignorance of Cognitive Features of Chinese EFL Learners | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Ignorance of Errors Caused by Negative Transfer of Chinese | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Ignorance of Errors Caused by Overgeneralization of English Rules | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Ignorance of Errors Caused by Generalization of High-frequencyWords | 第52-54页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第54-55页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND PROPOSED MODEL FORCOUNTRY-SPECIFIC REPRESENTATION OF LEXICAL CHUNKS | 第55-65页 |
| 5.1 Theoretical Foundation for the Present Study | 第55-58页 |
| 5.1.1 Krashen’s Input Hypothesis | 第55-56页 |
| 5.1.2 Country-specific Perspective | 第56-57页 |
| 5.1.3 Meaning-driven Multidimensional Definition Theory | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2 MMDT for the Country-specific Representation of Lexical Chunks in ELDs | 第58-63页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第63-65页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第65-69页 |
| 6.1 Findings of the Present Study | 第65页 |
| 6.2 Significance of the Present Study | 第65-66页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第66-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-76页 |
| APPENDICES | 第76-81页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第76-79页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第79-81页 |
