| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-31页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Overview of Adverbial Clauses | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Overview of Temporal Adverbial Clauses | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Researches on the Ordering of Temporal Adverbial Clauses | 第23-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Researches on the Ordering of Temporal Adverbial Clauses Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Researches on the Ordering of Temporal Adverbial Clauses at Home | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Corpus-based Approach | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Research Designs | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Self-Compiled Corpus in the Study | 第32页 |
| 3.3.2 British National Corpus (BNC) | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Instruments for Data Processing | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4.1 AntConc 3.4.4 | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4.2 Loglikelihood and Chi-square Calculator 1.0 | 第34页 |
| 3.5 Temporal Subordinators Selection | 第34-35页 |
| 3.6 Research Procedure | 第35-36页 |
| 3.7 Factors in the Study | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第39-67页 |
| 4.1 The Characteristics of the Ordering Distribution of Temporal Adverbial ClausesUsed by Chinese English majors | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 The Differences between Chinese English Majors and Native SpeakersConcerning the Ordering Distribution of Temporal Adverbial Clauses | 第40-59页 |
| 4.2.1 Results Analysis of Ordering Distribution of Temporal Adverbial ClausesUsed by Native Speakers | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Results Analysis of Differences in Ordering Distribution of TemporalAdverbial Clauses Used by Chinese English Majors and Native Speakers | 第42-59页 |
| 4.2.2.1 General Differences | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Statistical Differences | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Theoretical Differences | 第47-59页 |
| 4.3 The Reasons for the Differences between Chinese English majors and NativeSpeakers | 第59-63页 |
| 4.3.1 Conceptual Transfer of Mother Tongue | 第59-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Different Cognitive Styles | 第62-63页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 The Implications for Language Teaching and Learning | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions to the Future Research | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
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