声明
Acknowledgments
摘要
Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Significance
1.3 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Research On Construction Grammar
2.1.1 Foreign Research on Construction Grammar
2.1.2 Domestic Research on Construction Grammar
2.2 Review of English Learners’Output at Home and Abroad
2.2.1 Review of English Learners’Output Abroad
2.2.2 Review of English Learners’Output at Home
2.3 Research on there Existential Constructions at Home and Abroad
2.3.1 Research on there Existential Constructions Abroad
2.3.2 Research on there Existential Constructions at Home
Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation
3.1 Introduction to Construction Grammar
3.1.1 Construction Grammar
3.1.2 The Definition of Construction
3.1.3 Features of Construction
3.2 Usage-based Theory
3.2.1 Background of Usage-based Theory
3.2.2 Frequency and Construction Acquisition
3.2.3 Construction and Collocation
3.3 Theoretical Framework
Chapter 4 Research Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Methodology
4.3 Research Instruments
4.3.1 Corpora
4.3.2 Analytical Tools
4.4 Research Procedures
4.4.1 Retrieval Criteria
4.4.2 Retrieval of TEC
4.4.3 Post-editing of Data
4.4.4 Statistical Analysis
Chapter 5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Lexicons in TEC
5.1.1 Raw Frequency of Verb Lexicons
5.1.2 Collostruction Strength of Verb Lexicon
5.2 The Verb Lexicons in TEC
5.2.1 The Classification of Verb Lexicon Types
5.2.2 The Distribution of Verb Lexicon Types
5.3 The Usage Regularity of TEC for Chinese Learners’Acquisition
5.3.1 Comparison of Token Frequencies of TEC
5.3.2 Comparison of Type/Token Ratios Frequencies of Exemplar with TEC
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Implication of the Research
6.3 Limitations and Suggestions
Bibliography
Appendices
Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree
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