| Synopsis | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter One Illustrative Examples and C-E Dictionaries | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Meaning of Illustrative Examples | 第18-19页 |
| ·C-E Dictionaries | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Scope of this Research | 第19-20页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the History of C-E Dictionaries in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Dictionary Users | 第21-23页 |
| ·Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Two Types and Functions of Illustrative Examples | 第25-45页 |
| ·Types of Illustrative Examples | 第25-32页 |
| ·Classification of Illustrative Examples by Context | 第25-26页 |
| ·Classification of Illustrative Examples by Source | 第26-29页 |
| ·Quotations | 第26-28页 |
| ·Invented Examples | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classification of Illustrative Examples by Form | 第29-31页 |
| ·Sentence Examples | 第29-30页 |
| ·Phrase Examples | 第30-31页 |
| ·Classification of Examples by Semantic Compatibility of Grammatically Adjacent Words | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Functions of Illustrative Examples | 第32-45页 |
| ·To Reflect Semantic Information | 第35-40页 |
| ·To Reflect Conceptual Meaning | 第36页 |
| ·To Reflect Connotative Meaning | 第36-38页 |
| ·To Reflect Affective Meaning | 第38页 |
| ·To Reflect Reflected Meaning | 第38-39页 |
| ·To Reflect Collocative Meaning | 第39页 |
| ·To Reflect Stylistic Meaning | 第39-40页 |
| ·To Convey Cultural Information | 第40-42页 |
| ·Literary Works | 第41页 |
| ·Things or Festivals with Chinese Characteristics | 第41-42页 |
| ·To Reflect Pragmatic Information | 第42-44页 |
| ·A Summary of Functions of Illustrative Examples | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Three Selection of Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries | 第45-52页 |
| ·Characteristics of Appropriate Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries | 第45-48页 |
| ·To Reflect Positive Viewpoints | 第45-46页 |
| ·To Be Closely Related to Definitions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Appropriateness Concerning Contexts | 第47-48页 |
| ·To Have Clear Meaning | 第48页 |
| ·Selection of Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries: Questions and Answers | 第48-52页 |
| ·Questions to Be Answered about the Selection of Illustrative Examples | 第48-49页 |
| ·Answers to the Questions about the Selection of Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries | 第49-52页 |
| ·To Draw Examples from Actual Writing and Speech and Make Some Changes When Necessary | 第49页 |
| ·To Select Examples Which Represent Contemporary Usages | 第49-50页 |
| ·Unnecessary to Identify Authors and Sources | 第50页 |
| ·To Quote Authors Both for Their Use of Words and for Their Opinions | 第50-51页 |
| ·To Present Several Citations Illustrating One Word in a Certain Order | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Four Corpus Use in the Selection of Illustrative Examples | 第52-62页 |
| ·Definition of Corpus | 第52页 |
| ·Historical Development of Corpus | 第52-54页 |
| ·Citation Files | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pre-electronic Corpus | 第53页 |
| ·Electronic Corpus | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Use of Corpus in Lexicography | 第54-58页 |
| ·Corpus Enquiry Tools | 第54-55页 |
| ·Lexicographical Application of Corpora | 第55-57页 |
| ·To Find Grammatical Features of the Node Word | 第55-56页 |
| ·To Decide Whether to Put a Lexical Item in a Dictionary as an Entry Word | 第56页 |
| ·To Decide the “Standard”(or the Commonly Used) Form of a Lexical Item | 第56-57页 |
| ·To Select Illustrative Examples | 第57页 |
| ·The Advantages and Disadvantages of Selecting Illustrative Examples from Corpora | 第57-58页 |
| ·To Build Our Own C-E Corpus for Selecting Illustrative Examples | 第58-62页 |
| ·Corpus Use in Lexicography in China | 第58-60页 |
| ·To Build Our Own C-E Corpus for Selecting Illustrative Examples | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Principles for Illustrative Example Design in C-E Dictionaries | 第62-67页 |
| ·To Provide Typical Examples | 第62-63页 |
| ·To Provide Informative and Integrated Examples | 第63-64页 |
| ·To Show Grammatical Information in Examples | 第64-65页 |
| ·To Provide Pragmatic Information in Examples | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Six Illustrative Examples in C-E Dictionaries: Problems and Remedies | 第67-76页 |
| ·Insufficiency of Examples and its Remedy | 第67-68页 |
| ·Superabundance or Repetition of Examples and its Remedy | 第68-71页 |
| ·Improper Translation of Examples and its Remedy | 第71-72页 |
| ·Problems with Equivalents in Examples and Remedies | 第72-76页 |
| Conclusion | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82页 |
