复杂句式类型和任务类型对外语学习者句法复杂性的影响-外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docx

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis would never been completed without the assistance and support of many respectable individuals. I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me during the writing of this thesis. First of all, I gratefully acknowledge the help of my supervisor, Gui Bao who has offered me valuable suggestions in the academic studies. In the preparation of the thesis, he has spent much time reading through each draft and provided me with inspiring advice. When I carried out this project, he showed considerable concern for my progress and gave me a lot of detailed comments. Without his patient instruction, insightful criticism and expert guidance, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible. I also owe a special debt of gratitude other professors in School of Foreign Language, from whose devoted teaching and enlightening lectures I have benefited a lot and academically prepared for the thesis. Moreover, I wish to extend my grateful thanks to my classmates Wang Jing, Xing Qian and Xue Ruijie, who helped me a lot in preparing and revising this thesis. And With their company, concern and consideration, my postgraduate life has been so wonderful and unforgettable. My appreciation also extends to the students from Nanjing University of Technology, Yan Cheng Teachers University, and Yan Cheng Institute of Technology, without whose participation and cooperation this research would not have been made impossible. Finally, I should like to express my gratitude to my beloved parents who have always been helping me out of difficulties and supporting without a word of complaint. Zhang Lei i ABSTRACT Syntactic complexity is a very important component of language development. Most researchers have shown interest in whether syntactic complexity distinguishes well between/among genres/proficiency levels, different ages/grades by analyzing EFL learners’ oral/written output and their research has contributed a lot to our understanding of how EFL