| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Importance of vocabulary and its teaching and learning | 第11-12页 |
| ·Present situation of the studies of L2 vocabulary teaching and learning | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of this thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Definitions of terms | 第14-15页 |
| ·Vocabulary, lexicon, and mental lexicon | 第14页 |
| ·RV and PV | 第14-15页 |
| ·Other terms | 第15页 |
| ·Layout of this thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·A general survey of the L2 mental lexicon research | 第16-24页 |
| ·Lexical knowledge in the L2 mental lexicon | 第16-18页 |
| ·Lexical organization in the L2 mental lexicon | 第18-21页 |
| ·Lexical representation in the L2 mental lexicon | 第21-24页 |
| ·RV and PV aspect in the L2 mental lexicon | 第24-29页 |
| ·RV vs. PV and reception vs. production | 第25-26页 |
| ·Continuum of RV and PV knowledge | 第26-27页 |
| ·Scales of RV and PV knowledge | 第27-28页 |
| ·C-representation and P-representation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 The Empirical Research | 第31-53页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Methodology | 第32-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-34页 |
| ·Prompt words | 第32-33页 |
| ·VKS | 第33页 |
| ·WAT | 第33-34页 |
| ·Procedure of the study | 第34-35页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第35页 |
| ·Scoring procedure | 第35-38页 |
| ·Scoring the VKS | 第36-37页 |
| ·Scoring the WAT | 第37-38页 |
| ·Result analysis | 第38-46页 |
| ·The overall scale levels and response patterns of the CLE | 第39-41页 |
| ·Response patterns of the CLE according to VKS scores | 第41-46页 |
| ·Response patterns for the words eliciting a score of 1 | 第41-42页 |
| ·Response patterns for the words eliciting a score of 2 | 第42-43页 |
| ·Response patterns for the words eliciting a score of 3 | 第43-44页 |
| ·Response patterns for the words eliciting a score of 4 | 第44-45页 |
| ·Response patterns for the words eliciting a score of 5 | 第45-46页 |
| ·Interpretation and discussion | 第46-51页 |
| ·Lexical organization of RV and PV in the CLE mental lexicon | 第46-48页 |
| ·Lexical representation of RV and PV in the CLE mental lexicon | 第48-50页 |
| ·The problems in the CLE vocabulary acquisition | 第50-51页 |
| ·Lack of native-like language input and situation | 第50页 |
| ·Less attention to semantic content than form of L2 words | 第50页 |
| ·Less attention to depth than breath of vocabulary | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| ·Implications | 第53-56页 |
| ·Learning vocabulary through abundant reading | 第53-54页 |
| ·Creating word-meaning awareness | 第54页 |
| ·Using L1 lexical knowledge rationally | 第54-55页 |
| ·Acquiring vocabulary through activities and exercises | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and expectation for future studies | 第56-58页 |
| Note | 第58-60页 |
| Appendixes | 第60-65页 |
| References | 第65-69页 |
