| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第13-16页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第16页 |
| ·Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES | 第19-31页 |
| ·The Lexical Features of Journalistic English | 第19-23页 |
| ·Adoption of Short Words in Journalistic English | 第20-21页 |
| ·Adoption of New Words in Journalistic English | 第21-23页 |
| ·Nominalization in Journalistic English | 第23-26页 |
| ·Studies on Definitions in Specialized Bilingual Dictionaries | 第26-28页 |
| ·Specialized Bilingual Dictionaries with Descriptive and Explanatory Definitions | 第28-29页 |
| ·Lexical Definitions and Encyclopedic Definitions in Specialized Bilingual Dictionaries | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER THREE DEFINITION PROBLEMS FOUND IN ECDJES | 第31-55页 |
| ·The Features of Headword Selection in Specialized Bilingual Dictionaries | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Features of the Headword Selection in ECDJEs | 第33-44页 |
| ·The Brevity of the Headwords in ECDJEs | 第35-41页 |
| ·The Diversity and Readability of the Headwords in ECDJEs | 第41-44页 |
| ·Definition Problems Found in ECDJEs | 第44-55页 |
| ·Lexical Definitions and Encyclopedic Definitions in ECDJEs | 第44-45页 |
| ·Problems Found in Lexical Definitions | 第45-50页 |
| ·Problems Found in Encyclopedic Definitions | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Lack of Cross-Reference in ECDJEs | 第52-55页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEFINITIONS IN ECDJES | 第55-69页 |
| ·Improvements to the Definitions in ECDJEs | 第55-68页 |
| ·Improvements to the Chinese Equivalents in ECDJEs | 第55-57页 |
| ·Improvements to the Phonetic Transcriptions in ECDJEs | 第57-60页 |
| ·Improvements to the Etymological Information in the Definitions in ECDJEs | 第60-62页 |
| ·Improvements to the Encyclopedic Definitions in ECDJEs | 第62-65页 |
| ·Significance of Cross-Reference in the Definitions in ECDJEs | 第65-67页 |
| ·Elimination of the Inappropriate Use of Punctuations in the Definitions | 第67-68页 |
| ·Summary of the Improvements to the Definitions in ECDJEs | 第68-69页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第69-73页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第69-70页 |
| ·Innovations and Significance of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-73页 |
| REFERENCES | 第73-79页 |
| APPENDICES | 第79-87页 |
| Appendix A | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix B | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix C | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix D | 第83-87页 |
| 在校期间发表论文清单 | 第87页 |
