| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第10页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第10-11页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| 2.1 Collocation | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Collocation | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Collocation | 第13页 |
| 2.2 Colligation | 第13-14页 |
| 2.3 Semantic prosody | 第14-16页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of semantic prosody | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of Semantic prosody | 第15-16页 |
| 2.4 Synonyms and Near-synonyms | 第16-17页 |
| 2.5 Previous Studies on Semantic Prosody both Abroad and at Home | 第17-22页 |
| 2.5.1 Previous Studies on Semantic Prosody Aborad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.5.2 Previous Studies on Semantic Prosody At home | 第18-21页 |
| 2.5.3 Comments on the Previous Studies | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1 Node words | 第22页 |
| 3.2 Research Corpus | 第22-23页 |
| 3.3 Research Tools | 第23-24页 |
| 3.4 Statistical Measures | 第24-25页 |
| 3.5 Procedures of Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第26-50页 |
| 4. 1 Semantic Prosody of rather in COCA and CLEC | 第26-33页 |
| 4.1.1 Semantic Prosody of rather in COCA | 第26-29页 |
| 4.1.2 Semantic Prosody of rather in CLEC | 第29-32页 |
| 4.1.3 The Comparison of rather between COCA and CLEC | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Semantic Prosody of quite in COCA and CLEC | 第33-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic prosody of quite in COCA | 第33-36页 |
| 4.2.2 Semantic Prosody of quite in CLEC | 第36-40页 |
| 4.2.3 The comparison of quite between CLEC and COCA | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Semantic Prosody of very in COCA and CLEC | 第41-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Semantic Prosody of very in COCA | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Semantic Prosody of very in CLEC | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.3 The Comparison of very between CLEC and COCA | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
