| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Contents: Objective and Issues | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research Conception | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Methodology | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Significance of the Study | 第17页 |
| 1.6 Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES OF DEFINING LIGHT VERBS | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Definition Principles | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 General Features of Light Verb Constructions | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Research on Defining Light Verbs | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Remark on Above Previous Research | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIVE LIGHT VERBS | 第25-51页 |
| 3.1 Characteristics of Light Verb Constructions | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Structure of Light Verb Constructions | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Function of Light Verb Constructions | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.3 Types of Light Verb Constructions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Features on Structures of the Five Light Verbs | 第32-50页 |
| 3.2.1 Typicality of the Five Light Verbs | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Contrasts Analysis of the Extracted Constructions | 第33-50页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DEFICIENCIES OF DEFINITIONS ON THE FIVE LIGHT VERBS IN THE FIVE DICTIONARIES | 第51-77页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of Definitions on the Five Light Verbs | 第51-71页 |
| 4.1.1 Structure of the Five Light Verb in the Definitions | 第51-63页 |
| 4.1.2 Function of the Five Light Verb in the Definitions | 第63-67页 |
| 4.1.3 Types of the Five Light Verb in the Definitions | 第67-71页 |
| 4.2 Deficiencies of the Definitions in the Five Dictionary | 第71-74页 |
| 4.2.1 General Deficiencies of Definitions and Examples in the Five Dictionaries | 第71-73页 |
| 4.2.2 Deficiencies of Structure, Function, and Type in the Definitions | 第73-74页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第74-77页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE SUGGESTED OPTIMIZATION FOR THE DEFINITIONS | 第77-87页 |
| 5.1 Theoretical Background | 第77-79页 |
| 5.1.1 Decategorization in Grammar of Light Verbs | 第77-78页 |
| 5.1.2 Metaphorical Inheritance in Basic Meanings of Light Verbs | 第78页 |
| 5.1.3 Exocentric Coercion of Non-Head Words | 第78-79页 |
| 5.2 A Model for Definitions of the Five Light Verbs | 第79-82页 |
| 5.3 Sample of Definitions on the Five Light Verbs | 第82-85页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第85-87页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第87-91页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第87-88页 |
| 6.1.1 Mechanism of Light Verb Constructions | 第87页 |
| 6.1.2 Problems Identified in the Five Dictionaries | 第87-88页 |
| 6.1.3 Definition Model for Definitions of Light Verbs | 第88页 |
| 6.2 Implication | 第88页 |
| 6.3 Limitation and Suggestion for Further Studies | 第88-91页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第91-102页 |
| Appendix A | 第102-118页 |
| Appendix B | 第118-121页 |
| Appendix C | 第121-125页 |
| Appendix D | 第125-128页 |
| Appendix E | 第128-131页 |
| Appendix F | 第131-133页 |
