声明
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of UCREL CLAWS 7 Tags
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Significance and Purpose
1.3 Layout of the Study
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Chinese Students’ English Writing
2.1.1 Studies at Home
2.1.2 Studies Abroad
2.1.3 Studies on Relative Pronouns in English Learners’ English Writing
2.2 Previous Studies on the Learner Corpus
2.2.1 Studies Overseas
2.2.2 Studies in China
2.2.3 Previous Studies on TECCL and LOCNESS
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis (CIA)
3.1.1 Definition of CIA
3.1.2 Development of CIA
3.2 Transfer Theory
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Design
4.3 Research Instruments
4.4 Data Collection
4.5 Data Analysis Procedures
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 General Frequency Distribution of Relative Pronouns
5.2 Types of Errors Made by Chinese College Students
5.2.1“That”
5.2.2“Which”
5.2.3“Who”
5.2.4“Whose”
5.2.5“Whom”
5.3 Chinese College Students’ Features of Use and Misuse of Relative Pronouns
5.3.1 Overall Underuse of Relative Pronouns
5.3.2 Overuse of Relative Pronouns in Certain Circumstances
5.3.3 Confusion of“That”with“Which”
5.3.4 Absence of Relative Pronouns in Existential Sentences
5.3.5 No Misuse of“That”After General Prepositions
5.4 Possible Causes
5.4.1 Causes of Differences
5.4.2 Causes of Similarities
5.5 Pedagogical Implications
5.6 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
参考文献
Appendix Ⅰ Some Excepts from Tagged Texts in LOCNESS
Appendix Ⅱ Pictures of Some Query Results in TECCL
Appendix ⅢPictures of Some Query Results in LOCNESS
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