| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-10页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Graphs | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| ·PRELIMINARIES ABOUT GARDEN PATH SENTENCES | 第14-15页 |
| ·AIMS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第15-17页 |
| ·METHODOLOGICALAPPROACHES AND DATA | 第17-18页 |
| ·LAYOUT OF THE DISSERTATION | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER 2 A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF RESEARCHES ON GARDEN PATH SENTENCESAT HOME AND ABROAD | 第20-54页 |
| ·A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF RESEARCHES ON GARDEN PATH SENTENCES ABROAD | 第20-39页 |
| ·A Review of Theoretical Researches on Garden Path Santences | 第20-26页 |
| ·Studias on Garden Path Sentences Based on Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studias on Garden Path Sentences Based on Grammatical and Thematic Analysis | 第24-26页 |
| ·A Review of Empirical Researches on Garden Path Sentences | 第26-39页 |
| ·Researches Exploring Native English Speakers' Ultimate Interpretation of Garden Path Sentences | 第27-33页 |
| ·Researches Exploring EFL Learners' Processing of English Garden Path Sentences | 第33-35页 |
| ·Researches with Garden Path Sentences Working as Research Materials | 第35-39页 |
| ·A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF RESEARCHES ON GARDEN PATH SENTENCESAT HOME | 第39-49页 |
| ·Theoretical Researches Exploring the Cause of Garden Path Effect | 第39-43页 |
| ·Empirical Researches on Garden Path Sentences | 第43-46页 |
| ·Researches on Chinese Garden Path Sentences | 第46-49页 |
| ·JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRESENT STUDY | 第49-54页 |
| CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCESS | 第54-61页 |
| ·RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHES | 第54-56页 |
| ·METHOD | 第56-61页 |
| ·Participants | 第56页 |
| ·Stimuli | 第56-57页 |
| ·Procedures | 第57-58页 |
| ·Design and Data Analysis | 第58-61页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第61-74页 |
| ·WILLVERBAL TYPE DIFFERENCES EXERTAN INFLUENCE ON ADVANCED CHINESE EFL LEARNERS' FINAL INTERPRETATION OF DO/S GARDEN PATH SENTENCES? | 第61-62页 |
| ·WHAT WILL THE THREE VERBAL TYPES' INFLUENCES BE LIKE RESPECTIVELY? | 第62-70页 |
| ·Are Garden Path Sentences with Optionally Transitive Verbs Processed the Worst? | 第64-65页 |
| ·Do Garden Path Sentences with RAT Verbs Block Garden Path Effect and Can They Be Parsed Successfully? | 第65-67页 |
| ·Do Garden Path Sentences with Reciprocal Verbs Preceded by Conjoined Noun Phrases Block Garden Path Effect and Can They Be Parsed Successfully? | 第67-70页 |
| ·ON THE WHOLE,WHAT WILK THE ULTIMATE INTERPRETATION BE LIKE ON DO/S GARDEN PATHSENTENCES FOR ADVANCED CHINESE EFL LEARNERS? | 第70-73页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第73-74页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第74-80页 |
| ·MAJOR FINDINGS | 第74-76页 |
| ·THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS | 第76-78页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第76-77页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第77-78页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS | 第78-79页 |
| ·SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE RESEARCHES | 第79-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-84页 |
| APPENDIX | 第84-86页 |
