| Declaration | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第5-6页 |
| Abbreviation forms used in the thesis | 第6-7页 |
| A list of tables used in the thesis | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The rationale of the study | 第10-13页 |
| ·The significant role of idioms in language | 第10-11页 |
| ·The necessity of presenting pragmatic information of idioms in learner's dictionaries | 第11-12页 |
| ·Deficiency in the treatment of PI of idioms in existing China-made ECLDs | 第12-13页 |
| ·The object of the thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Research Issues: | 第13页 |
| ·Possible difficulties | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter2 Relevant studies | 第15-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·The definition, scope and classification of idioms | 第15-19页 |
| ·The definition of idioms | 第15-16页 |
| ·The scope of idioms | 第16页 |
| ·The classification of idioms | 第16-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19页 |
| ·PI of idioms in learner's dictionaries | 第19-21页 |
| ·Pragmatics and Lexicography | 第19-20页 |
| ·The categories of PI in learner's dictionaries | 第20-21页 |
| ·The treatment of PI of idioms in existing English pedagogical dictionaries | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter3 Classification of PI of idioms based on Communicative Competence | 第23-36页 |
| ·Introduction of "Communicative Competence" | 第23-24页 |
| ·Classification of PI of idioms based on the principle | 第24-35页 |
| ·Pragmatic Context | 第24-30页 |
| ·Pragmatic Function | 第30-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Comparison between the treatments of PI of idioms in Big 5 and three China-made ECLDs | 第36-59页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·The treatment of PI of idioms in Big5 | 第36-50页 |
| ·A brief introduction of Big5 | 第36-37页 |
| ·The amount of PI of idioms in Big5 | 第37-40页 |
| ·The presentation methods of PI of idioms in Big5 | 第40-50页 |
| ·The amount of PI of idioms in three China-made ECLDs | 第50-56页 |
| ·A concise introduction of the three dictionaries | 第50页 |
| ·The amount of PI of idioms in the three ECLDs | 第50-53页 |
| ·The presentation methods of PI of idioms in these three ECLDs | 第53-56页 |
| ·Suggestions and implicationss from the comparison between the treatment of PI of idioms in Big5 and three China-made ECLDs | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter5 The needs of advanced English learners of China in PI of idioms | 第59-65页 |
| ·Introduction of "User's perspective" | 第59页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第59-60页 |
| ·Research aims | 第60页 |
| ·Analysis of the results of the questionnaire and the test paper | 第60-64页 |
| ·Analysis of the questionnaire | 第60-62页 |
| ·Analysis of the test paper | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary of the investigation | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter6 A proposed presentation model of PI of idioms in an idealized ECLD | 第65-73页 |
| ·The presentation model | 第65-66页 |
| ·The macro-structure | 第66-67页 |
| ·The micro-structure | 第67-70页 |
| ·Samples based on the above presentation model in an idealized ECLD | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| ·Research Values | 第73页 |
| ·Limitations of present study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-80页 |
| Appendixes | 第80-83页 |
| Appendix 1: Questionnaire | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix 2: Test paper | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix 3: Suggested answer and analysis of the test paper | 第83页 |
