Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Goals
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Framework
Chapter 2 Language Transfer and Markedness Theory
2.1 Language Transfer in SLA
2.2 Markedness
Chapter 3 Studies on L2 Acquisition of English Articles
3.1 The Nominal Domain of Articles
3.2 Linguistic Studies of English Article Acquisition
3.3 Cognitive Studies of English Article Acquisition
3.4 The Study of Language Transfer and Markedness in Article Acquisition
Chapter 4 Experiment 1 : The Multiple-choice Task
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Method
4.3 Results
4.4 Data Analysis
4.5 Discussion
Chapter 5 Experiment 2: The Blank-filling Task
5.1 Research Questions
5.2 Research Method
5.3 Results
5.4 Data Analysis
5.5 Discussion
Chapter 6 The Interviews
6.1 Research Questions
6.2 Research Method
6.3 Results
6.4 Data Analysis
6.5 Discussion
Chapter 7 General Discussion and Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Implications
7.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
Appendix A The Multiple-choice Task
Appendix B The Blank-filling Task
Appendix C Transcription Notation
Bibliography
Acknowledgements