| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第15页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Wordhood from the Perspective of General Linguistics | 第15-20页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Wordhood in English | 第20-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Doing without Word | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Definitions and Criteria for Word | 第21-25页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Definitions | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Criteria for Word | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 Word Formation and Lexicalization | 第25-27页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第28-40页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第28页 |
| 3.2 The Genesis and Development of Language as a Complex Adaptive System | 第28-33页 |
| 3.3 Study Related to Language as a Complex Adaptive System | 第33-37页 |
| 3.3.1 The Usage-based Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Lexicalization and Grammaticalization | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.3 Conventionalization | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Lexicography and Dictionary Headwords | 第37-38页 |
| 3.5 Research Hypotheses | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1 Selection of Research Object | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Selection of Dictionary and Copora | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection and Processing | 第41-43页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第44-62页 |
| 5.1 Results of the Study | 第44-48页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第48-60页 |
| 5.2.1 The Characteristics of Wordhood in Modern English Presented by AHD-540 | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2 The Conventionalization of Headwords Especially Partial Words andMultiword Expressions in the Dictionary | 第50-53页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Conventionalization | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Headwords in Dictionary | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2.2.3 The Conventionalization of Partial Words and Multiword Expressions43 | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2.3 The Impact of the Frequency on Combining Forms and MultiwordExpressions in the Dictionary | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2.4 Case Studies on Combining Forms and Multiword Expressions from theSelected Dictionary | 第55-60页 |
| 5.2.4.1 Lexicalization of Combining Forms and Multiword Expressions | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2.4.2 Criteria of Being a Word | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-72页 |
| Appendixes | 第72-173页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Combining Forms with Word Class Labeling | 第72-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Compound Words with Hyphen(s) and Space(s) with Word ClassLabeling | 第86-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Compound Words with Space(s) with Word Class Labeling | 第90-159页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Combining Forms Without Word Class Labeling | 第159-160页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Compound Words with Hyphen(s) and Space(s) Without Word ClassLabeling | 第160-161页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Compound Words with Space(s) Without Word Class Labeling | 第161-173页 |
