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Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Chapter1 Introduction
1.0 Introductory Remarks
1.1 Defining ‘style' in the present study
1.2 Defining the ‘choice' in L2 Acquisition
1.3. Research Aims
1.3.1 ‘Style as a result of choice'
1.3.2 Layers of analysis
1.3.3 Research aim and methodology
1.4.Theortetic Framework and Guidance
1.4.1 UG and parameter-setting
1.4.2 Register theory
1.5.Composition and Guidance of this Thesis
1.5.1 Composition
1.5.2 Guidance of this thesis
1.6 Key Terms
Chapter 2 Relevant Problems and Literature Review
2.0 Introduction
2. 1 Key Problems in Early L1 Acquisition
2.1.1 General description on the syntactic features in early L1 acquisition
2.1.2 Logical problem
2.1.3 Small clause hypothesis about L1 learners' initial state
2.1.4 Style features of linguistic choice in L1 acquisition
2.2 Relevant Problems in L2 Syntax Acquisition
2.2.1 UG in L2 acquisition
2.2.2 Logical problem in L2 acquisition
2.2.3 L1 and initial state of L2 acquisition
2.3 Previous Researches from Relevant Perspectives on L2 Learners' Syntactic Style
2.3.1 Views on L2 learners' syntactic style from grammar-based approach
2.3.2 Perspectives on L2 Learners' style from use-oriented approach
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 VP-Style at Early Stage of L2 Learning
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Range of Choice for L2 Beginners
3.1.1 Functional morphemes and syntax
3.1.2 L2 English learners' syntax structures
3.1.3. Developmental problem of L2 grammar
3.1.4 Summary
3.2 An Investigation
3.2.1 Material and method
3.2.2 Subjects and hypothesis in this chapter
3.2.3 Procedures and result
3.2.4 Discussion
3.3 More on Lexical Projection by L2 Beginners
3.4 Summary
3.5 A Special Case of VP
3.5.1 Formulaic expressions in L2 acquisition
3.5.2 Views on roles of formulas in L2 acquisition
3.5.3 Differences of formulas-use in L1 and L2
3.5.4 Summary
3.6 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Style of Optionality at the Underspecification Stage of IP and CP
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Why Negatives and Interrogatives as Two Emerging Structures for Specification of IP and CP ?
4.2 Negative Structures
4.2.1 VP-style of negatives
4.2.2 Parallel IP-style of negatives
4.2.3 Style features of Chinese L2 learners' negative structures
4.2.4 Summary
4.3 Interrogative Structures
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Syntactic features of English interrogatives
4.3.3 Movement in interrogative sentences
4.3.4 Types of verb movements in questions
4.3.5 Linguistic evolution and choice of style by L2 learners
4.3.6 Summary
4.4. Typological Influence on Learners' Syntactic Style
4.4.1 Features of topic-constructions in Chinese
4.4.2 Transitional L2 English features from Chinese
4.4.3 An investigation
4.4.4 More analysis on motivation of pseudo-passives
4.4.5 Syntactic deviation of advanced L2 learners
4.4.6 Summary
4.5 Experiments of DC and DB
4.5.1 Subjects and procedures
4.5.2 Result
4.5.3. Discussion
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5 CP-Style of Discourse: Explicit and Inexplicit Syntactic Structures
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Factors Affecting Choice of Style in Use
5.1.1 Field of discourse
5.1.2 Mode of discourse
5.1.3 Tenor of discourse
5.2 Motivations of Appropriateness in Linguistic Production
5.2.1 Usage and use (signification and value) in L2 acquisition
5.2.2 Appropriateness in choice
5.2.3 Coherence and appropriateness
5.3 Choice of Inexplicit Constitutes or Structures for Appropriateness
5.3.1 Covert structure in spoken form
5.3.2 Covert structures in written forms
5.3.3. Explaining choice of overt structures
5.4 Case Study to the Students' Linguistic Production
5.4.1 Basic assumption
5.4.2 Aim and experiment procedures
5.4.3 Result and discussion
5.4.4 More discussion
5.5 Summary
5.6 Difference Between Inexplicitness and Improper Fragments
5.7 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Concluding Remarks
6.2 Implications
6.3 Open Questions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Bibliography
Index
