| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-25页 |
| ·Picture-word interference paradigm (PWI paradigm) | 第15页 |
| ·Semantic interference effect (SIE) | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definition of typicality | 第16页 |
| ·Theories about semantic effects in the PWI paradigm | 第16-19页 |
| ·Hypothesis of Lexical Selection by Competition | 第16-18页 |
| ·Assumption of comparative level of categorization | 第18-19页 |
| ·Response Exclusion Hypothesis | 第19页 |
| ·Relevant studies on semantic effect in PWI paradigm | 第19-22页 |
| ·Current issues and hypothesis | 第22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESIGN | 第25-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data selection | 第26页 |
| ·Research methodology and procedures | 第26-31页 |
| ·Experiment 1: Typicality effect of English words in basic-level naming task | 第26-29页 |
| ·Experiment 2: typicality effect of English words in category level naming task | 第29-31页 |
| ·Typicality and familiarity | 第31-33页 |
| ·Typicality in the present study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Familiarity and typicality effect | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS | 第35-43页 |
| ·Results and discussion of Experiment 1 | 第35-36页 |
| ·Results and discussion of Experiment 2 | 第36-37页 |
| ·Differences of typicality effect for Chinese EFL learners and English native speakers | 第37-38页 |
| ·Typicality effect for English native speakers | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comparison of two typicality effects | 第38页 |
| ·Causes for the different results | 第38-39页 |
| ·Accounts for word typicality effect in PWI paradigm | 第39-42页 |
| ·Lexical Selection by Competition Account | 第39-40页 |
| ·A Cognitive Resource Account | 第40-41页 |
| ·Response Exclusion Hypothesis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Major findings of the research | 第43-44页 |
| ·Implications of the present research | 第44页 |
| ·Limitations of the research and suggestions for further study | 第44-45页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第45-49页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第49-51页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第51-53页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第53-54页 |
