| AKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Background and Significance of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Issues | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Conception | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO PREVIOUS STUDIES ON CATEGORIZATIONAND CATEGORIZATION-BASED DEFINITION | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1 Works on Categorization and Definition | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Relationship between Categorization and Lexicographic Definition | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Categorization-based Lexicographic Definition | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Prototype Approach in Lexicographic Definition | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Views on Classification of Words of Transportation | 第20-23页 |
| CHAPTER THRE ANALYSIS OF WORDS OF TRANSPORTATION | 第23-49页 |
| 3.1 Scope of Words of Transportation | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Collection of Language Material | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Construction of the Category Network of Words of Transportation | 第25-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Principle for the Categorization of Words of Transportation | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3.2 Categorization of Words of Transportation: Space Domain | 第26-31页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Sub-categorization of Words of Air Transportation: FunctionDomain | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Sub-categorization of Words of Land Transportation: RoadDomain and Structure Domain | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3.2.3 Sub-categorization of Words of Water Transportation: SizeDomain | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.3 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| 3.4 Characteristics of Words of Transportation | 第33-48页 |
| 3.4.1 Relationship between Schema, Prototype and Members | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4.2 Characteristics of Air Transportation Category | 第35-39页 |
| 3.4.2.1 Characteristics of Civil Service Category | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.2.2 Characteristics of Military Service Category | 第38页 |
| 3.4.2.3 Characteristics of Space Exploration Service Category | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.3 Characteristics of Land Transportation Category | 第39-45页 |
| 3.4.3.1 Characteristics of Rail Transportation Category | 第40-41页 |
| 3.4.3.2 Characteristics of Road Transportation Category | 第41-45页 |
| 3.4.4 Characteristics of Water Transportation Category | 第45-48页 |
| 3.4.4.1 Characteristics of Boat Category | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.4.2 Characteristics of Ship Category | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第48-49页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPLES OF CATEGORIZATION DEFINITION FORWORDS OF TRANSPORTATION | 第49-55页 |
| 4.1 Prototype Principle | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Non-prototypical Features Principle | 第51页 |
| 4.3 Model of Categorization Definition | 第51-55页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONSTRUCTION OF DEFINITION FOR WORDS OFTRANSPORT | 第55-67页 |
| 5.1 Deficiencies of the Definitions in Traditional Dictionaries | 第55-57页 |
| 5.2 Categorization Definition for Words of Air Transportation | 第57-60页 |
| 5.2.1 Categorization Definition for Words of Civil Service Category | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2.2 Categorization Definition for Words of Military Service Category | 第59页 |
| 5.2.3 Categorization Definition for Words of Space Exploration ServiceCategory | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3 Categorization Definition for Words of Land Transportation | 第60-64页 |
| 5.3.1 Categorization Definition for Rail Transportation Category | 第61页 |
| 5.3.2 Categorization Definition for Road Transportation Category | 第61-64页 |
| 5.4 Categorization Definition for Words of Water Transportation | 第64-65页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第65-67页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第67-71页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第67-68页 |
| 6.2 Implication of the Present Study | 第68-69页 |
| 6.3 Limitation of the Present Study and Suggestion to Further Studies | 第69-71页 |
| REFERENCES | 第71-78页 |
