声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Organization of the Paper
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1.1 Definition and Functions of Linking Adverbials
2.1.2 Syntactic Patterns of Linking Adverbials
2.1.3 Classification of Linking Adverbials
2.2 Corpus-based Approach and Interlanguage Contrastive Analysis
2.2.1 Corpus Linguistics
2.2.2 Corpus-based Approach
2.2.3 Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis
2.3 Previous Studies of Linking Adverbials
2.3.1 Previous studies of Linking Adverbials abroad
2.3.2 Previous studies of Linking Adverbials at home
2.3.3 Evaluation on the previous studies
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Corpora Used
3.2.1 Learners’ Corpus
3.2.2 Native Speakers’ Corpus
3.3 Research Tools
3.4 Research Procedure
3.4.1 Selection of Linking Adverbials
3.4.2 Identification of Linking Adverbials
3.4.3 Data Retrieval and Frequency Calculation
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Frequency Distribution of Linking Adverbials
4.1.1 Overall Frequency of Linking Adverbials
4.1.2 Semantic Categories of Linking Adverbials
4.1.3 Top 10 High-Frequency Linking Adverbials
4.1.4 Linking Adverbials Overused and Underused
4.2 Function of Linking Adverbials in ST2 and BNC
4.2.1 Function of also in ST2 and BNC
4.2.2 Function of so in ST2 and BNC
4.2.3 Function of however in the ST2 and BNC
4.2.4 Function of on the other hand in BNC and ST2
4.2.5 Function of of course in ST2 and BNC
4.3 Discussion
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations of the Study
References
Appendix