| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Motivation of the present research | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research issues | 第17页 |
| ·Research methodology of the research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Organization of the research | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Relevant Studies of Polysemy Acquisition and Prototype Categories | 第20-29页 |
| ·Relevant studies of polysemy acquisition | 第20-21页 |
| ·Property of prototype categories | 第21-23页 |
| ·The prototypical conception in terms of semantic structure | 第22-23页 |
| ·Competing views about prototype categories | 第23-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Polysemy Relations | 第29-36页 |
| ·Definition of polysemy | 第29-30页 |
| ·General issues involved | 第30-34页 |
| ·Polysemy vs.monosemy | 第30-31页 |
| ·Polysemy vs.ambiguity | 第31-32页 |
| ·Polysemy vs.homonymy | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four The Origins of Prototypes and Relevant Issues on Prototypes | 第36-41页 |
| ·The origins of prototypes | 第36-38页 |
| ·A functional explanation for prototypes | 第38-39页 |
| ·Prototype categories vs.classical categories | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Current Situation on Sense Ordering Approaches in Popular English Dictionaries | 第41-59页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Traditional approaches for senses ordering | 第41-52页 |
| ·Historical sense ordering | 第43-46页 |
| ·Logical sense ordering | 第46-48页 |
| ·Frequency sense ordering | 第48-52页 |
| ·Other innovational sense ordering approaches | 第52-57页 |
| ·Innovations in NOED | 第52-54页 |
| ·The SHORT CUT in OALED6 | 第54-56页 |
| ·The MENU in KLEJD2 | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Six The Study on Optimized Prototype-based Sense Ordering Model | 第59-69页 |
| ·Introduction | 第59页 |
| ·The design of optimized sense ordering model | 第59-62页 |
| ·Issues on the application of frequency to sense selection | 第60-61页 |
| ·Issues on the application of prototype theory | 第61页 |
| ·Issues on the application of available innovations | 第61-62页 |
| ·Principles of the optimized prototype-based sense ordering model | 第62-63页 |
| ·The structure of optimized prototype-based model | 第63-66页 |
| ·The hierarchical charts of prototypical sense and sub-senses | 第63-66页 |
| ·The layout of the model | 第66页 |
| ·The optimized sense ordering models | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| ·Major findings | 第69页 |
| ·Implication and suggestion for the research | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-77页 |
| Appendix A:Sense ordering of word cut in NOED | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix B:Sense ordering of word cut in OALED6 | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix C:Sense ordering of word charge in NOED | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix D:Sense ordering of word charge in OALED6 | 第81-82页 |
| 在学期间发表论文清单 | 第82页 |
