| ACKNOWLEDEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-22页 |
| ·Rationale of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第16-19页 |
| ·Corpora:CLEC,LOB,BNC,and CGC(simplified) | 第16-17页 |
| ·Analysis Tools:Antconc and Sketch Engine | 第17-18页 |
| ·Analysis Approaches | 第18页 |
| ·Data | 第18-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES | 第22-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Collocation | 第22-26页 |
| ·Definition of Collocation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Collocational Problems in SLA and Lexicography | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Representation of Collocation Information in ECLDs | 第25-26页 |
| ·Corpus-based Studies on EFL Learners' Performance of Adjective Collocations | 第26-29页 |
| ·Corpus-based Studies Related to the Use of Adjective Intensification by EFL Learners | 第27-29页 |
| ·Corpus-based Studies Related to the Use of Adjective/Noun Collocations by Chinese Learners | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE A CLEC-BASED STUDY ON CHINESE LEARNERS' DEFICIENCY IN THE PRODUCTION OF ADJECTIVE COLLOCATIONS | 第32-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第32页 |
| ·Identifying the Weak Areas of Chinese Learners in the Use of Adjective Collocations by EA and CIA | 第32-37页 |
| ·Error Analysis(EA) | 第33-34页 |
| ·Interlanguage Theory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interlanguage Analysis Aided by Computer Learner Corpora | 第35-37页 |
| ·Errors of Adjective Collocations Committed by Chinese Learners | 第37-52页 |
| ·Diagnosing CC4 and CC6 Errors | 第40-45页 |
| ·Misuse of Intensifying Adjectives | 第45-46页 |
| ·Overuse of General Adjectives | 第46-48页 |
| ·Underuse of Appropriate Adjective Modifiers | 第48-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE REPRESENTATION OF AJDECTIVE COLLOCATION INFORMATION IN EFL DICTIONARIES | 第54-90页 |
| ·Introduction | 第54页 |
| ·An Overview of the EFL Dictionaries Involved in the Present Study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Representation of Adjective Collocations in Three"Big"EFL Dictionaries | 第55-76页 |
| ·The Strong Areas Possibly Benefiting Chinese Learners as Part of General EFL Learners | 第55-68页 |
| ·The Weak Areas Overlooking Chinese Learners as the Specific | 第68-76页 |
| ·The Practice of Domestic ECLDs in Presenting Adjective Collocations | 第76-88页 |
| ·The Gap with the"Big Three"Foreign Dictionaries | 第77-82页 |
| ·The Gap with the Specific Needs of Chinese Learners | 第82-88页 |
| ·Summary | 第88-90页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF ADJECTIVE COLLOCATION INFORMATION IN ECLDS | 第90-102页 |
| ·Introduction | 第90页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Selection and Inclusion of Information on Adjective Collocations | 第90-91页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Arrangement of Adjective Collocations in ECLDs | 第91-100页 |
| ·A General View of the Structure of Presenting Adjective Collocations | 第91-93页 |
| ·Special concern on the Presentation of Adjective Collocations in ECLDs | 第93-100页 |
| ·Summary | 第100-102页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第102-108页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第102-104页 |
| ·Chinese Learners' Weak Areas in the Production of Adjective Collocations | 第102-103页 |
| ·The EFL dictionaries' Weaknesses in the Presentation of Adjective Collocation Information | 第103-104页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第104页 |
| ·Innovations of the Present Study | 第104-105页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第105-106页 |
| ·Data Inadequacy of Corpora | 第105页 |
| ·Error Tagging Deficiency in CLEC | 第105页 |
| ·The Unavoidable Subjective Aspect in EAApproach and Case Study | 第105-106页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Study | 第106-108页 |
| REFERENCES | 第108-114页 |
| APPENDICES | 第114-121页 |
| Appendix A Salient Noun Collocates of Large in Word Sketch | 第114-115页 |
| Appendix B Salient Modifiers of Product in Word Sketch | 第115-116页 |
| Appendix C Salient Modifiers of Goods in Word Sketch | 第116-117页 |
| Appendix D Salient Adjective Collocates of Chan Pin(产品)in Word Sketch | 第117-118页 |
| Appendix E Salient Adjective Collocates of Shang Pin(商品)in Word Sketch | 第118-119页 |
| Appendix F Salient Adjective Collocates of Experience in Word Sketch | 第119-120页 |
| Appendix G Salient Adjective Collocates of Jing Yan(经验)in Word Sketch | 第120-121页 |
| Appendix H Salient Noun Collocates of Defective in Word Sketch | 第121页 |
