声明
摘要
ABSTRACT
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Purpose and significance of the study
1.2 The structure of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 The English past tense(also called preterite)
2.2 Relevant theoretieal frameworks
2.2.1 Single mechanisms
2.2.2 Dual-route mechanism
2.3 Event-related potentials(ERPs)
2.3.1 N400
2.3.2 LAN
2.3.3 P600/SPS
2.4 Empirical evidence on L1 processing of past tense
2.5 Empirical evidence on L2 processing of past tense
2.6 The present study
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Participants
3.3 Stimuli
3.4 Procedure
3.5 EEG recording and ERP analysis
3.6 Statistical analysis
3.6.1 Behavioral data
3.6.2 ERP data
Chapter Four Results
4.1 Behavioral data
4.2 ERP data:regular condition
4.2.1 Regular past tense violations in L2-high group
4.2.2 Regular past tense violations in L2-low group
4.2.3 L2-high group vs.L2-low group
4.3 ERP data:irregular condition
4.3.1 Irregular past tense violations in L2-high group
4.3.2 Irregular past tense violations in L2-low group
4.3.3 L2-high group vs.L2-low group
Chapter Five Discussion
5.1 Brief summary of the results
5.2 Past tense processing in L2-high group
5.3 Past tense processing in L2-low group
5.4 L2-high group vs.L2-low group
5.5 L2-high group vs.Native English group
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Theoretical implications
6.3 Limitations and suggestions
References
Appendix
Acknowledgment