| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·General Description of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Motivations for the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·Key Terms and Basic Concepts | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definitions of Ambiguity and Syntactic Ambiguity | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of Syntactic Ambiguity | 第17-18页 |
| ·Distinction between Lexical Ambiguity and Syntactic Ambiguity | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第19-29页 |
| ·Definition and Theories of Working Memory | 第19-25页 |
| ·Models of Sentence Processing | 第25-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Syntactic Processing and Disambiguation | 第29-34页 |
| ·Studies of the Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Syntactic Processing and Disambiguation Abroad | 第29-33页 |
| ·Studies of the Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Syntactic Processing and Disambiguation at Home | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第34-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Design | 第34-40页 |
| ·Working Memory Capacity Test | 第35-36页 |
| ·Sentence Comprehension Test | 第36-38页 |
| ·Sentence Comprehension Test by TAP | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第40-49页 |
| ·Overall Picture of Sentence Processing and Disambiguation among Chinese English Learners | 第40-41页 |
| ·Results of Working Memory Capacity Test of the Subjects | 第41-42页 |
| ·Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Sentence Processing and Disambiguation among Chinese English Learners | 第42-48页 |
| ·Effects of Working Memory Capacity on the Accuracy Percentages of Sentence Processing and Disambiguation | 第42-45页 |
| ·Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Syntactic Parsing Strategies | 第45-48页 |
| ·Features of Sentence Processing among Chinese English Learners | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第49页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第58-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第64-65页 |
