| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| List of Tables | 第6-7页 |
| List of Figures | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research rationale | 第11页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Definition of defining vocabulary | 第11-12页 |
| ·Related studies of defining vocabulary application | 第12-13页 |
| ·Defining vocabulary and metalanguage | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research questions and objectives | 第14页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the present research | 第15页 |
| ·Framework for the present research | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Reflection on Defining Vocabulary | 第16-20页 |
| ·Some views about vocabulary and vocabulary acquisition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Information processing theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Input-output hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning strategies | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Defining Vocabulary and its Relation to Vocabulary Acquisition | 第20-28页 |
| ·Defining vocabulary: origin and development | 第20-25页 |
| ·Origin of defining vocabulary | 第20-22页 |
| ·Development of defining vocabulary | 第22页 |
| ·Current situation of defining vocabulary | 第22-23页 |
| ·Discrimination between defining vocabulary and related concepts | 第23-25页 |
| ·Defining vocabulary and its relation to vocabulary acquisition | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Strengths and Weaknesses of Defining Vocabulary from the Perspective Vocabulary Acquisition | 第28-43页 |
| ·Strengths of defining vocabulary | 第28-38页 |
| ·High frequency | 第28-34页 |
| ·Universality | 第34-38页 |
| ·Weaknesses of defining vocabulary | 第38-43页 |
| ·Limited number | 第38-39页 |
| ·Word sense ambiguity | 第39-41页 |
| ·Selection deficiency | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Suggestions for Improving Defining Vocabulary | 第43-51页 |
| ·Suggestions from the lexicographical perspective | 第43-46页 |
| ·Improvement of defining vocabulary selection | 第43-44页 |
| ·Improvement of definition style | 第44-46页 |
| ·Suggestions from the pedagogical perspective | 第46-51页 |
| ·Improvement of polysemy learning strategy | 第46-49页 |
| ·Improvement of metacognitive strategy | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| ·Summary of the present research | 第51页 |
| ·Limitation of the present research | 第51-52页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59页 |
