| Chapter I Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第8-10页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter II Theoretical Framework and Literature Review | 第11-30页 |
| ·Definition and scope of finance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Word vs. term | 第12-14页 |
| ·English word structure and word formation processes | 第14-23页 |
| ·Word structure | 第14-15页 |
| ·Word formation processes in English | 第15-23页 |
| ·Semantic theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Word and meaning | 第23-25页 |
| ·Meaning change | 第25-27页 |
| ·Causes of meaning change | 第25-26页 |
| ·Ways of meaning change | 第26-27页 |
| ·Recent works and development of the study of English for finance in China | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter III Data Collection and Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data collection | 第30-31页 |
| ·Source of the data | 第30-31页 |
| ·Sampling procedure and sample size | 第31页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter IV Analysis of English Financial Terms | 第32-63页 |
| ·Lexical analysis of English financial terms | 第32-48页 |
| ·Word formation processes of English financial terms | 第32-42页 |
| ·Features of English financial terms word formation processes | 第42-45页 |
| ·Causes of the English financial terms word formation features | 第45-48页 |
| ·Semantic Analysis of English financial terms | 第48-58页 |
| ·Meaning change of English financial terms | 第48-50页 |
| ·How meaning changes in English financial terms | 第50-57页 |
| ·Single meaning vs. multiple meaning | 第57-58页 |
| ·Etymological analysis of English financial terms | 第58-63页 |
| ·Origins of the English financial terms | 第59-60页 |
| ·Word stories of English financial terms | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications on teaching and learning | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix | 第69-75页 |
