Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Objectives and Research Questions
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Book
Chapter 2 Theoretical Analysis of the Split Intransitivity
2.0 Introduction
2.1 The Split Intransitivity
2.2 The Split Intransitivity Hierarchy
2.3 Split Intransitivity in English and Chinese
2.4 Unaccusative Diagnostics in English and Chinese
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Previous Studies on L2 Intransitivity
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Early Studies Based on Spontaneous Composition Data
3.2 Studies Based on Corpus Production Data
3.3 Studies Based on Experimental Data
3.4 Summary and Unresolved Problems
Chapter 4 Research Methodology
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Research Hypotheses
4.2 Subjects
4.3 Tasks and Materials
4.4 Data Collection
4.5 Procedures for Data Analysis
Chapter 5 Results
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Results for Hypothesis I
5.2 Results for Hypothesis II
5.3 Results for Hypothesis III
5.4 Further Analysis of the Results for Hypothesis IV
5.5 Summary of the Overall Results
Chapter 6 Discussions
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Summary of the Major Results
6.2 L2 Mental Grammar. Unaccusative- Unergative Distinction
6.3 Sensitivity to the Semantic Hierarchy
6.4 The Developmental Patterns
6.5 The Role of UG and L1
Chapter 7 Conclusions
7.0 Introduction
7.1 Summary of the Major Findings
7.2 Implications
7.3 Limitations and Recommendations
Appendix
References