| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Literature review | 第10-11页 |
| ·The primary coverage of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The framework of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The aim of writing this thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 An analysis of ambiguity and words causing lexical ambiguity | 第14-34页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第14-23页 |
| ·A brief introduction to ambiguity | 第14-16页 |
| ·The classification of ambiguity | 第16-19页 |
| ·Ambiguity classified on different criteria | 第16页 |
| ·A comparative analysis of structural ambiguity and lexical ambiguity | 第16-19页 |
| ·Garden path sentences | 第19-23页 |
| ·A definition of garden path sentences | 第19页 |
| ·Examples illustrating garden path sentences | 第19-20页 |
| ·An analysis of locally ambiguous structure and globally ambiguous structure | 第20-21页 |
| ·The understanding of garden path sentences | 第21-23页 |
| ·Words that may cause lexical ambiguity | 第23-34页 |
| ·Polyseme and homonym | 第23-28页 |
| ·Polyseme | 第23-25页 |
| ·Homonym | 第25-26页 |
| ·Distinguishing an ambiguous word from homonym and polyseme | 第26-28页 |
| ·Sources of homonymy and polesemy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sources of homonymy | 第28页 |
| ·Sources of polysemy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Access of words causing lexical ambiguity | 第29-34页 |
| ·Theories on the access of words causing ambiguity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Researches and viewpoints of different schools on the access of words causing lexical ambigusty | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 3 The cognition of lexical ambiguity | 第34-47页 |
| ·An introduction to lexical ambiguity | 第34-43页 |
| ·Classification of lexical ambiguity | 第35页 |
| ·Instances of lexical ambiguity | 第35-38页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity as a touchstone on syntactic analysis,semantic analysis and integrated analysis | 第38-43页 |
| ·Theoretical models on the resolution of lexical ambiguity | 第43-44页 |
| ·Different factors helpful for the resolution of lexical ambiguity | 第44-47页 |
| ·Context | 第44-45页 |
| ·The arrangements of words | 第45页 |
| ·Semantic relation of words | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4 The application of lexical ambiguity | 第47-56页 |
| ·Obj-ctive lexical ambiguity and subjective lexical ambiguity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Objective lexical ambiguity | 第47-48页 |
| ·Subjective lexical ambiguity | 第48-49页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity in application | 第49-54页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity utilized in literature works | 第50-51页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity in advertisements | 第51-52页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity in humors,jokes and riddles | 第52-53页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity in headlines and titles | 第53-54页 |
| ·Lexical ambiguity and communicative teaching | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary of the major findings of the thesis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the thesis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
