| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| CONTENTS | 第13-15页 |
| List of Tables | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第16-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 Problems in the EFL Learners’ Use of Adverbial Connectors | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-39页 |
| 2.1 The Classification of Adverbial Connectors | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Semantic Classifications | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Functional Classifications | 第26页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Adverbial Connectors in Written English | 第26-34页 |
| 2.2.1 Relevant Studies Abroad | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2.2 Relevant Studies on the Chinese EFL Learners | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3 Cohesion / Coherence Theory | 第34-38页 |
| 2.3.1 Cohesion and Coherence | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.2 Adverbial Connectors and Textual Cohesion | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.3 Adverbial Connectors and Coherence Relations | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.4 Two Models of Coherence: Local and Global Coherence | 第37-38页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第38-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY | 第39-48页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions in the Present Study | 第39页 |
| 3.2 Adverbial Connectors for Observation and Analysis | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3 Corpora Construction | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.1 The Non-Native Learner Corpus (NNLC) | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 The Native Learner Corpus (NLC) | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4 The Retrieving Software | 第44页 |
| 3.5 Data Retrieval Procedures | 第44-48页 |
| 3.5.1 Determining the Retrieved Adverbial Connectors | 第44-45页 |
| 3.5.2 Data Retrieval and the Identification of Adverbial Connectors | 第45-48页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第48-66页 |
| 4.1 General Study of Adverbial Connectors | 第48-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall Frequencies of Adverbial Connectors | 第48-49页 |
| 4.1.2 Distribution of Adverbial Connectors by the Semantic Classification | 第49-51页 |
| 4.1.3 Explanations for the General Findings | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.4 Summary of the General Findings and Explanations | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 Specific Study of Adverbial Connectors | 第54-63页 |
| 4.2.1 Most Frequently Used Adverbial Connectors in NNLC-P and NLC | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Adverbial Connectors Over-/Under-used by the Chinese EFL learners | 第55-58页 |
| 4.2.3 The Contextual Information of Some Adverbial Connectors Used by the Chinese EFL Learners | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.4 Explanations for the Specific Findings | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.5 Summary of the Specific Findings and Explanations | 第62-63页 |
| 4.3 Coherence-based Analysis of Adverbial Connectors | 第63-66页 |
| 4.3.1 Adverbial Connectors and Local Coherence | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Adverbial Connectors and Global Coherence | 第64-66页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第66-70页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications of the Study | 第67-69页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-73页 |
