声明
摘要
Abstract
List of Abbreviations
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Rationale of the Study
1.2 The Purpose of the Study
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 The Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 The Notion of Lexical Bundles
2.1.1 Definitions of Lexical Bundles
2.1.2 The Working Definition of Lexical Bundles in This Study
2.1.3 Classifications of Lexical Bundles
2.1.4 The Working Classifications of Lexical Bundles in This Study
2.2 Previous Empirical Studies on Lexical Bundles
2.2.1 Empirical Studies on the Teaching of Lexical Bundles
2.2.2 Empirical Studies on the Acquisition of Lexical Bundles
2.2.3 Empirical Studies on the Use of Lexical Bundles
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3.1 Corpus-based Approach
3.2 Corpora Used in This Study
3.3 Software Used in This Study
3.4 Research Procedures
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Overall Distribution of Lexical Bundles in Two Corpora
4.2 Structural Classification and Comparison of Lexical Bundles
4.2.1 Structural Characteristics of Lexical Bundles in Food Corpus
4.2.2 Structural Characteristics of Lexical Bundles in Education Corpus
4.2.3 Comparison of the Structural Distribution between Two Corpora
4.3 Functional Classification and Comparison of Lexical Bundles
4.3.1 Functional Characteristics of Lexical Bundles in Food Corpus
4.3.2 Functional Characteristics of Lexical Bundles in Education Corpus
4.3.3 Comparison of Functional Distribution between Two Corpora
4.4 The Relationship Between Structural and Functional Categories
4.4.1 The Relationship Between Structural and Main Functional Categories
4.4.2 The Relationship Between Structural and Functional Sub-Categories
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings of the Research
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions
References
Appendices
Acknowledgements
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