| DECLARATION | 第1-4页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第7页 |
| LIST OF CONVENTIONS | 第7-8页 |
| LISTOFTABLES | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| ·Rationale behind the present study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objective of the present study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology of the present study | 第15页 |
| ·Terminology | 第15-16页 |
| ·General framework of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDY | 第17-29页 |
| ·Significance of making errors in English learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of learner errors | 第19-22页 |
| ·Attitude towards learner errors | 第22-23页 |
| ·Provision of error warning in overseas dictionaries | 第23页 |
| ·The study of Chinese learner errors | 第23-25页 |
| ·Theoretical study | 第23-25页 |
| ·Provision of error warning in domestic dictionaries | 第25页 |
| ·Current situation and problems | 第25-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第29-35页 |
| ·Three Levels of error | 第29-30页 |
| ·Context Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Figure / ground segregation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relationship between the three theories | 第33页 |
| ·Ten classifying criteria | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR ANALYSIS OF COMMON ERRORS BY CHINESE LEARNERS | 第35-51页 |
| ·Collection of error | 第35页 |
| ·Description of error | 第35-45页 |
| ·Lexical Errors | 第36-39页 |
| ·Grammatical Errors | 第39-43页 |
| ·Pragmatic Errors | 第43-45页 |
| ·Explanation of error | 第45-50页 |
| ·Mother tongue transfer | 第46-47页 |
| ·Target language causes | 第47-48页 |
| ·Communication strategy causes | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE ERROR WARNING IN CURRENT LEARNER'S DICTIONARIES | 第51-63页 |
| ·General characteristics | 第51-54页 |
| ·Longman (monolingual, 4th edition) | 第52页 |
| ·Oxford (monolingual, 6th edition) | 第52-53页 |
| ·Cambridge (bilingualized, 2nd edition) | 第53-54页 |
| ·Specific ways of error warning | 第54-59页 |
| ·Warnings about typical errors by Chinese learners | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| CHAPTER SIX SUGGESTIONS ON ERROR WARNING | 第63-74页 |
| ·Suggestions on content of error warning | 第63-65页 |
| ·Suggestions on form of error warning | 第65-66页 |
| ·Abetter method of error warning | 第66-68页 |
| ·Samples based on the suggestions | 第68-73页 |
| ·Warning against Lexical Errors | 第68-69页 |
| ·Warning against Grammar Errors | 第69-71页 |
| ·Warning against Pragmatic Errors | 第71-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第73-74页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第74-77页 |
| ·Innovations of the present study | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第75页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第75-77页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第77-82页 |
| 1. Dictionaries cited | 第77-78页 |
| 2. Other publications | 第78-82页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第82-84页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第84-85页 |
