| Abstract(in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract(in Chinese) | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Background of this Study | 第13-14页 |
| Significance of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| Outline of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第16-42页 |
| ·Tense/Aspect | 第16-23页 |
| ·Tense/Aspect System in English | 第16-21页 |
| ·Tense/Aspect in English | 第16-20页 |
| ·Simple Past Tense in English | 第20-21页 |
| ·Tense/Aspect in Chinese | 第21-23页 |
| ·Tense in Chinese | 第22-23页 |
| ·Aspect in Chinese | 第23页 |
| ·Lexical Aspect | 第23-27页 |
| ·Definition and Classification | 第24-27页 |
| ·Definition | 第24页 |
| ·Vendlerian Classification | 第24-26页 |
| ·Other Ways of Classification | 第26-27页 |
| ·Comments on Vendlerian Classification | 第27页 |
| ·Lexical Aspect and the Aspect Hypothesis | 第27-39页 |
| ·The Aspect Hypothesis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Studies on the Aspect Hypothesis | 第29-39页 |
| ·Studies Providing Supporting Evidence to Aspect Hypothesis | 第30-37页 |
| ·Studies Providing Counterevidence to Aspect Hypothesis | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies | 第38-39页 |
| ·Principles Underlying Tense/Aspect Acquisition | 第39-42页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第40-41页 |
| ·One-to-One Principle | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodology | 第42-50页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第42-43页 |
| ·Participants | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data Coding | 第45-49页 |
| ·Coding the Dependent Variable | 第45-46页 |
| ·Coding the Independent Variable | 第46-49页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 3 Results and Discussion | 第50-68页 |
| ·Results | 第50-61页 |
| ·Analysis of Simple Past Variation | 第50-52页 |
| ·Summary of Lexical Aspect Distribution | 第52-53页 |
| ·Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use | 第53-61页 |
| ·Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use in General | 第53-55页 |
| ·Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use in Group 1 | 第55-57页 |
| ·Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use in Group 2 | 第57-59页 |
| ·Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use in Group 3 | 第59-61页 |
| ·Discussion | 第61-68页 |
| ·Discussion on the Distribution Pattern of Simple Past Use Across Lexical Aspect | 第62-63页 |
| ·Discussion on the Relationship between Proficiency Level and Lexical Aspect | 第63-64页 |
| ·Discussion on the Relationship between Achievements and Accomplishments | 第64-65页 |
| ·Theories and Principles to Explain the Results | 第65-68页 |
| ·Explanation from the Perspective of Language Input | 第65-67页 |
| ·Explanation from the Perspective of Linguistic Cognition | 第67-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Major Findings | 第68-69页 |
| Pedagogical Implications | 第69-70页 |
| Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第70-71页 |
| References | 第71-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第79页 |
