前辅文
 List of Tables
  List of Figures
  List of Abbreviations
 Chapter 1 Introduction
  1.1 Need for the Study
   1.1.1 Motivation
   1.1.2 Significance of the Study
  1.2 Overview of the Thesis
 Chapter 2 Literature Review
  2.1 Introduction
  2.2 Defining Key Terms
   2.2.1 The Adjective Patterns
   2.2.2 Evaluation
  2.3 Studies on Evaluation
   2.3.1 Approaches to Evaluation
   2.3.2 Studies on Evaluation in China
  2.4 Pattern and Meaning (Sense and Structure)
   2.4.1 The Idiom Principle
   2.4.2 Pattern Grammar
   2.4.3 Lexical Priming
   2.4.4 Construction Grammar
   2.4.5 Critical Evaluation of the Phraseological Views
  2.5 Empirical Studies on the Evaluation of ADJ Patterns
   2.5.1 Major Studies on ADJ Patterns
   2.5.2 Critical Evaluation of the Studies of ADJ Patterns
  2.6 Framework of the Present Study
   2.6.1 Justifying the Parameter-based Framework
   2.6.2 Constructing the Parameter-based Framework
  2.7 Summary
 Chapter 3 Methodology
  3.1 Introduction
  3.2 Research Design
   3.2.1 Data Selection
   3.2.2 Data Analysis
  3.3 Summary
 Chapter 4 Chinese EFL Learners’ Use of ADJ Patterns Followed by a Clause
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 Patterns of Adjectives Followed by a Clause across the Corpora
   4.2.1 The Overall Picture of the Patterns of ADJ Followed by a Clause
   4.2.2 Within-Group Variation
   4.2.3 Between-group Variation
  4.3 The Under-Represented Group
   4.3.1 The Pattern of ADJ1 to-inf
   4.3.2 The Pattern of It v-link ADJ wh
  4.4 The Over-Represented Group
   4.4.1 Types of the Pattern of It v-link ADJ for n to-inf
   4.4.2 High Frequency Adjectives
   4.4.3 Errors
  4.5 Mixed Group
   4.5.1 The Pattern of It v-link ADJ to-inf
   4.5.2 The Pattern of It v-link ADJ that
  4.6 Summary
 Chapter 5 Evaluative Patterns of ADJ Patterns Followed by a Clause
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 The Pattern of ADJ1 to-inf
   5.2.1 Overview of Evaluative Meanings of the Pattern ADJ1 to-inf
   5.2.2 Correspondence Analysis of Evaluative Meanings in the Pattern ADJ1 to-inf
   5.2.3 Types of Adjectives in Each Category of Evaluative Meanings
   5.2.4 Polarity of the Evaluative Meaning
  5.3 The Pattern It v-link ADJ to-inf
   5.3.1 Overview of Evaluative Meanings across the Three Corpora
   5.3.2 Correspondence Analysis of the Evaluative Meaning in the Pattern It v-link ADJ to-inf
   5.3.3 Types of Adjectives in Each Category of Evaluative Meanings
   5.3.4 Polarity of the Evaluative Meaning
  5.4 The Pattern It v-link ADJ for n to-inf
   5.4.1 Overview of Evaluative Meanings across the Three Corpora
   5.4.2 Correspondence Analysis of the Evaluative Meaning in the Pattern It v-link ADJ for n to-inf
   5.4.3 Types of Adjectives in Each Category of Evaluative Meanings
   5.4.4 Polarity of the Evaluative Meaning
  5.5 The Pattern It v-link ADJ that
   5.5.1 Overview of the Evaluative Meanings across the Three Corpora
   5.5.2 Correspondence Analysis of the Evaluative Meanings in the Pattern It v-link ADJ that
   5.5.3 Types of Adjectives in Each Category of Evaluative Meanings
   5.5.4 Polarity of the Evaluative Meaning
  5.6 Summary
 Chapter 6 Conclusion
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Major Findings
   6.2.1 Use of the Adjective Patterns by Chinese EFL Learners
   6.2.2 Predicting Power of the Evaluative Meanings
  6.3 Implications
   6.3.1 Theoretical Implications
   6.3.2 Practical Implications
  6.4 Limitations of the Study
  6.5 Directions for Further Research
  6.6 Summary
 References
 Appendix