| Abstract (in English) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Prescriptivism and Descriptivism in Linguistics | 第16-22页 |
| ·Prescriptivism in Linguistics | 第16-18页 |
| ·Descriptivism in Linguistics | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Combination of Prescriptivism and Descriptivism in Linguistics | 第19-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 2 A Historical Review of Prescriptivism and Deseriptivism in English Lexicography | 第22-38页 |
| ·The Eighteenth Century: Era of Prescripivism | 第22-29页 |
| ·Background Situation | 第22-23页 |
| ·A Dictionary of the English Language: A Masterpiece of English Prescriptive Lexicography | 第23-27页 |
| ·Compiling Background | 第23-24页 |
| ·Features of the Dictionary | 第24-26页 |
| ·Significance of the Dictionary | 第26-27页 |
| ·An American Dictionary of the English Language: An American Representative of English Prescriptive Lexicography | 第27-29页 |
| ·Oxford English Dictionary: A Transitional Work from Prescriptivism to Descriptivism | 第29-32页 |
| ·Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language: A Masterpiece Of English Descriptive Lexicography | 第32-37页 |
| ·Compiling Background | 第32-33页 |
| ·Descriptive Features of W3 | 第33-35页 |
| ·Public Reaction to W3 | 第35-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 3 The Descriptive Trend in Modern English Lexicography | 第38-56页 |
| ·Dictionaries for Native Speakers | 第38-42页 |
| ·General Situation in British and American Lexicography | 第38-39页 |
| ·The OED Family | 第39-40页 |
| ·A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary | 第39-40页 |
| ·Other Members of the OED Family | 第40页 |
| ·Webster's Family | 第40-42页 |
| ·A Supplement to Webster's Third New International Dictionary | 第40-41页 |
| ·Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (The Seventh and Eighth Editions) | 第41-42页 |
| ·English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners | 第42-49页 |
| ·General Situation of English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners | 第42-43页 |
| ·Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | 第43-49页 |
| ·English-Chinese Dictionaries | 第49-55页 |
| ·General Situation of English-Chinese Dictionaries | 第49-52页 |
| ·The English-Chinese Dictionary (Unabridged) | 第52-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 4 The Complementary Relationship between Prescriptivism and Descriptivism in English Lexicographical Practice | 第56-66页 |
| ·The Inevitable Descriptive Trend in Modern English Lexicography | 第56-57页 |
| ·The American Heritage Dictionary: A Middle Way between Prescriptivism and Descriptivism | 第57-61页 |
| ·Prescriptive and Descriptive Attitudes toward Usage in English Lexicography | 第58页 |
| ·The American Heritage Dictionary | 第58-61页 |
| ·The Need for Prescriptivism in Modern English Lexicography | 第61-65页 |
| ·The Unavoidability of Prescriptivism | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Need of Dictionary Users for Prescriptivism | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-72页 |
| Dictionaries Analyzed in the Text | 第72-73页 |
