Representation and processing of English lexial ambiguity by Chinese EFL learners

前言
Abstract
Chapter 1  Introduction
  1.1  Research Orientation
  1.2  Definition of Lexical Ambiguity
  1.3  Rationale for the Study
  1.4  Research Questions
Chapter 2  Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution: General Issues
  2.1  Introduction
  2.2  Meaning Representation
    2.2.1  Hierarchical Network Models
    2.2.2  Activation Spreading Models
    2.2.3  Distributed Memory Model
  2.3  Word Recognition and Lexical Access
    2.3.1  The Search Model
    2.3.2  The Logogen Model
    2.3.3  The Cohort Model
    2.3.4  Factors Influencing Lexical Access
  2.4  Semantic Priming
  2.5  Second Language Lexicon
  2.6  Summary
Chapter 3  Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution: Theoretical Models and Empirical Evidence
  3.1  Introduction
  3.2  Previous Studies of Homonymy Processing in L1
    3.2.1  Fodor's Modularity Hypothesis
    3.2.2  Five Models of Homonymy Processing in L1
  3.3  Previous Studies of Suppression Mechanism in Homonymy Processing
  3.4  Previous Studies of Homonymy Processing in L2
  3.5  Previous Studies of Polysemy Processing in L1
    3.5.1  Representation of Polysemous Words
    3.5.2  Previous Studies of Polysemy Effects
    3.5.3  Processing of Polysemy in L1
  3.6  Previous Studies of Polysemy Processing in L2
  3.7  Comments on the Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution
  3.8  Summary
Chapter 4  Previous Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution: Experimental Tasks
  4.1  Introduction
  4.2  Experimental Techniques
    4.2.1  Ambiguity Detection Method
    4.2.2  Processing Complexity Tasks
    4.2.3  Priming Paradigm
  4.3  The Nature of Sentential Context
  4.4  The SOA Conditions
  4.5  Comments on the Experimental Tasks
  4.6  Summary
Chapter 5  Research Questions and Hypotheses
  5.1  Introduction
  5.2  Linguistic and Psycholinguistic Models Related to the Present Study
    5.2.1  Ambiguous Words in Mind: Linguistic Models
    5.2.2  Disambiguation of Lexical Ambiguity: Psycholinguistic Models
  5.3  Research Questions
  5.4  Hypotheses
  5.5  Experimental Design and Predictions
    5.5.1  Experiment One
    5.5.2  Experiment Two
    5.5.3  Experiment Three
  5.6  Summary
Chapter 6  Experiment One: Selecting Contextually Appropriate Meanings
  6.1  Introduction
  6.2  Preparatory Studies
    6.2.1  Preparatory Study Ⅰ
    6.2.2  Preparatory Study Ⅱ
    6.2,3  Preparatory Study Ⅲ
  6.3  Experiment One
    6.3.1  Hypothesis, Design and Predictions
    6.3.2  Participants
    6.3.3  Materials
    6.3.4  Procedure
    6.3.5  Results
    6.3.6  Discussion
  6.4  Summary
Chapter 7  Experiment Two: Suppressing Contextually Inappropriate Meanings
  7.1  Introduction
  7.2  Experiment Two
    7.2.1  Hypothesis, Design and Predictions
    7.2.2  Participants
    7.2.3  Material
    7.2.4  Procedure
    7.2.5  Results
    7.2.6  Discussion
  7.3  Summary
Chapter 8  Experiment Three: Representation of English Lexical Ambiguity
  8.1  Introduction
  8.2  Experiment Three
    8.2.1  Hypothesis, Design and Predictions
    8.2.2  Participants
    8.2.3  Materials
    8.2.4  Procedure
    8.2.5  Results
    8.2.6  Discussion
  8.3  Summary
Chapter 9  General Discussions
  9.1  Introduction
  9.2  Discussion of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution Theories
    9.2.1  L2 Processing of Homographs: The Ordered-Access Model
    9.2.2  L2 Processing of Metonymic Polysemy: Specified, Not Underspecified
    9.2.3  Comparison of the Processing of Different Ambiguous Words
  9.3  L2 Lexical Ambiguity Resolution and Reading Comprehension
  9.4  Summary
Chapter 10  Conclusions
  10.1  Introduction
  10.2  Conclusions
    10.2.1  Conclusions about the Experiments
    10.2.2  A Unified Picture for L2 Resolution of Lexical Ambiguity
  10.3  Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies
    10.3.1  Limitations
    10.3.2  Suggestions for Future Studies
  10.4  Implications
    10.4.1  Theoretical Implications
    10.4.2  Pedagogical Implications
  10.5  Summary
Bibliography
Appendices
  Appendix A: Ambiguous Words for Judgment
  Appendix B: A Sample of Materials Used in Preparatory Study Ⅱ
  Appendix C: Dominance and Familiarity of the Ambiguous Meanings
  Appendix D: Primes with Sentential Contexts and Their Targets
  Appendix E: The Sense Relatedness Questionnaire