摘要 4-5 Abstract 5-6 Table of Contents 7-9 List of Tables 9-10 List of Figures 10-11 List of Abbreviations 11-12 Chapter One Introduction 12-15 Chapter Two Literature Review 15-42 2.1 Definition of Important Terms 15-28 2.1.1 Language Acquisition 15-17 2.1.2 Language Attrition 17-24 2.1.3 Morpheme "-ing" 24-28 2.2 Studies on Acquisition Order and Sequence 28-35 2.2.1 Studies Abroad on Acquisition Order and Sequence 29-34 2.2.2 Studies at Home on Acquisition Order and Sequence 34-35 2.3 Studies on Attrition Sequence 35-37 2.4 Studies on Morpheme "-ing" 37-40 2.4.1 Origin and Development of Morpheme "-ing" in Verb-ing Form 37-38 2.4.2 Classification and Functions of Verb-ing Form 38-39 2.4.3 Foreign and Domestic Researches on Morpheme "-ing" in Verb-ing Form 39-40 2.5 Summary 40-42 Chapter Three Methodology 42-56 3.1 Research Questions 42 3.2 Subjects 42-44 3.3 Instruments 44-49 3.3.1 Questionnaire 44-45 3.4.2 Test Paper 45-49 3.4 Pilot Study 49-53 3.5.1 Reliability 50-52 3.5.2 One-way ANOVA and Multiple Comparisons 52-53 3.5 Data Collection 53 3.6 Scoring 53-54 3.7 Data Analysis 54-56 Chapter Four Results and Discussion 56-76 4.1 Attrition of Morpheme "-ing" 56-59 4.1.1 Subjects' Performance of Each Test Item 56-58 4.1.2 Attrition of Morpheme "-ing" 58-59 4.2 Attrition Sequence of Morpheme "-ing" 59-62 4.3 Factors Affecting the Attrition of Morpheme "-ing" 62-75 4.3.1 Proficiency Level Prior to Attrition 62-67 4.3.2 Length of Time since Onset of Attrition 67-70 4.3.3 Exposure to Target Language 70-71 4.3.4 Gender 71-73 4.3.5. Learning Experience 73-75 4.4 Summary 75-76 Chapter Five Conclusion 76-80 5.1 Major Findings 76-77 5.2 Implications and Limitations 77-78 5.3 Recommendations for Further Research 78-80 References 80-89 Appendix 89-94 Acknowledgements 94-95 在读期间发表的学术论文及探讨成果 95 |