声明
Acknowledgement
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Questions of the Study
1.3 The Purpose and the Significance of the Research
1.4 Organization
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Academic Writing and its Features
2.2 Academic Vocabulary
2.2.1 Categorization of English Words
2.2.2 The Definition and Features of Academic Vocabulary
2.2.3 Some Previous Studies on Academic Vocabulary
2.3 Academic Word List(AWL)
2.3.1 General Introduction to Coxhead’s AWL
2.3.2 Composition of Academic Corpus
2.3.3 The Selection of AWL
2.3.4 The Sublist of AWL
2.3.5 Some Previous Studies on AWL
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Compilation of the Chinese and American MA Thesis of Linguistics Corpus
3.2 The Software for Analysis
3.2.1 The Software Range
3.2.2 The Software AntConc
3.3 Data Processing
Chapter Four Result and Discussion
4.1 Coverage Analysis of AWL Vocabulary in Chinese and American MA Theses
4.1.1 Coverage of AWL Vocabulary in CTLC and ATLC
4.1.2 Coverage of AWL Vocabulary in Different Sections in CTLC and ATLC
4.2 Frequency Analysis of the AWL Vocabulary in Chinese and American MA Theses
4.2.1 The Distribution of Frequently Used Word Families in AWL Sublists
4.2.2 Frequently Used Academic Words in CTLC and ATLC
4.3 Distinctive Features of Frequently Used Academic Vocabulary
4.3.1 Morphological Differences of Frequently Used Academic Vocabulary in Abstract
4.3.2 Verb-Noun Collocations for Frequently Used Academic Vocabulary in Abstract
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Findings of the Research
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions
Bibliography
Appendix Ⅰ Frequently Used Word Families of Linguistics in CTLC
Appendix Ⅱ Frequently Used Word Families of Linguistics in ATLC
Publications during MA Study