ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
摘要 | 第8-10页 |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第10-16页 |
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-20页 |
1.1 Background of the Study | 第16-17页 |
1.2 Research Content | 第17-18页 |
1.2.1 Objectives and Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
1.2.2 Research Conception | 第18页 |
1.3 Research Methodology | 第18-19页 |
1.4 Research Significance | 第19页 |
1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES ON SYNONYMS, ENGLISHVERBS AND COLLEGE DICTIONARIES | 第20-32页 |
2.1 Research on Synonyms | 第20-25页 |
2.1.1 Definition of and Classification of Synonyms | 第20-22页 |
2.1.2 Discrimination of Synonyms | 第22-24页 |
2.1.3 Incipient Dictionaries of English Synonyms | 第24-25页 |
2.2 Studies of English Verbs | 第25-28页 |
2.2.1 Classification of Verbs | 第25-27页 |
2.2.2 Studies of Verb Meanings | 第27-28页 |
2.3 College Dictionaries | 第28-30页 |
2.4 Summary | 第30-32页 |
CHAPTER THREE SYNONYM PARAGRAPHS IN WNWD-5: DISTRIBUTIONAND STRUCTURE | 第32-40页 |
3.1 Distribution of SPs | 第32-34页 |
3.2 Structure of SPs | 第34-35页 |
3.3 Comparison with Three College Dictionaries | 第35-38页 |
3.4 Summary | 第38-40页 |
CHAPTER FOUR SELECTION OF SYNONYMS FOR VERBSYNONYM PARAGRAPHS | 第40-48页 |
4.1 Distribution of Verb SPs Among Different Verb Classes | 第40-42页 |
4.2 Characteristics of Discriminated Verbs | 第42-46页 |
4.2.1 Synonymous Categories Formed by Semantic Sameness | 第43-44页 |
4.2.2 Prototypes and Instantiations: Relations of Synonymous Verbs | 第44-46页 |
4.3 Principles for Selecting Verbs for SPs | 第46页 |
4.4 Summary | 第46-48页 |
CHAPTER FIVE DISCRIMINATION OF SYNONYMOUS VERBS | 第48-62页 |
5.1 Discriminative Dimensions | 第48-50页 |
5.2 Meaning Types Involved | 第50-52页 |
5.2.1 Differences in Conceptual Meaning | 第51页 |
5.2.2 Differences in Connotative Meaning | 第51-52页 |
5.2.3 Differences in Stylistic Meaning | 第52页 |
5.3 Arrangement of Discriminative Information | 第52-57页 |
5.3.1 Relationship of Discriminated Words in Discriminative Sentences | 第53-55页 |
5.3.2 Order of Discriminated Synonyms | 第55-56页 |
5.3.3 Illustrative Examples, Cross-reference and Antonyms | 第56-57页 |
5.4 Discriminative Model | 第57-60页 |
5.4.1 Model of Semantic Differences | 第58页 |
5.4.2 Model of Discriminative Format | 第58-60页 |
5.5 Summary | 第60-62页 |
CHAPTER SIX EVALUATION OF SYNONYM DISCRIMINATIONFOR VERBS | 第62-70页 |
6.1 Validity of the Model | 第62-65页 |
6.2 Deficiencies in Verb SPs | 第65-67页 |
6.2.1 Lack of Semantic Sameness | 第65-66页 |
6.2.2 Lack of Unified Genus Word | 第66页 |
6.2.3 Large Quantity of Sentence Examples | 第66-67页 |
6.3 Tentative Improvements of Verb SPs | 第67-69页 |
6.3.1 Highlight Semantic Sameness | 第67-68页 |
6.3.2 Unify Genus Word | 第68页 |
6.3.3 Increase Ratio of Phrase Examples | 第68-69页 |
6.4 Summary | 第69-70页 |
CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第70-73页 |
7.1 Major Findings | 第70-71页 |
7.2 Implications | 第71页 |
7.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第71-73页 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第73-81页 |
APPENDICES | 第81-97页 |