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声明
Introduction
Background of this Study
Significance of the Present Study
Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 1 Literature Review
1.1 Tense/Aspect
1.1.1 Tense/Aspect System in English
1.1.2 Tense/Aspect in Chinese
1.2 Lexical Aspect
1.2.1 Definition and Classification
1.3 Lexical Aspect and the Aspect Hypothesis
1.3.1 The Aspect Hypothesis
1.3.2 Studies of Aspect Hypothesis
1.4 Principles Underlying Tense/Aspect Acquisition
1.4.1 Prototype Theory
1.4.2 Relevance Theory
1.4.3 One-to-One Principle
Chapter 2 Methodology
2.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses
2.2 Participants
2.3 Data Collection Procedures
2.4 Data Coding
2.4.1 Coding the Dependent Variable
2.4.2 Coding the Independent Variable
2.5 Data Analysis
Chapter 3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Results
3.1.1 Analysis of Simple Past Variation
3.1.2 Summary of Lexical Aspect Distribution
3.1.3 Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Simple Past Use
3.2 Discussion
3.2.1 Discussion on the Distribution Pattern of Simple Past Use Across Lexical Aspect
3.2.2 Discussion on the Relationship between Proficiency Level and Lexical Aspect
3.2.3 Discussion on the Relationship between Achievements and Accomplishments
3.2.4 Theories and Principles to Explain the Results
Conclusion
Major Findings
Pedagogical Implications
Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
References
Acknowledgements
