| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第14-15页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第15-16页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第17-23页 |
| ·Background | 第17-20页 |
| ·Necessity of the Present Study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第21页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-36页 |
| ·Key Terms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第25-34页 |
| ·The Research on C-E Idioms Outside Lexicography | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Researches on C-E Idioms in Lexicography | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Research on Corpora in Lexicography | 第31-34页 |
| ·Research Gap | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS | 第36-47页 |
| ·An Overview of Schema Theory | 第36-41页 |
| ·Definition | 第37-39页 |
| ·Functions of Schemata | 第39-40页 |
| ·Classifications of Schemata | 第40-41页 |
| ·Application of Schema Theory | 第41-47页 |
| ·Achievements and Limitations of Previous Studies | 第41-43页 |
| ·Implications of the Schema Theory for the Treatment of Animal-related Idiom Entries in C-E Dictionaries | 第43-47页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR METHODOLOGY | 第47-54页 |
| ·Specific Research Questions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Subjects | 第48页 |
| ·Instruments | 第48-49页 |
| ·C-E Translation Test | 第48-49页 |
| ·Questionnaire Survey | 第49页 |
| ·Parallel Corpora | 第49页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第49-52页 |
| ·Collecting Data from the C-E Translation Test and the Questionnaire Survey | 第50-51页 |
| ·Collecting Data from the Dictionary Text Study | 第51页 |
| ·Collecting Data from the Parallel Corpora | 第51-52页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第52-54页 |
| ·Analyzing the Data Collected from the C-E Translation Test | 第52页 |
| ·Analyzing the Data Collected from the Questionnaire Survey | 第52页 |
| ·Analyzing the Data from the Dictionary Survey | 第52-53页 |
| ·Analyzing the Data Collected from the Parallel Corpora | 第53-54页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第54-74页 |
| ·Results from the C-E Translation Test | 第54-55页 |
| ·Results from the Questionnaire Survey | 第55-62页 |
| ·Results from the Dictionary Survey | 第62-66页 |
| ·Over-literal Translation | 第63页 |
| ·Over-free Translation | 第63-66页 |
| ·Exemplifying Idiom Entries with the Help of C-E Parallel Corpora | 第66-74页 |
| ·Findings from the Examination of Three C-E Parallel Corpora | 第66-69页 |
| ·An Exemplification of Animal-related Idiom Entries | 第69-74页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第74-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第74-76页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第76-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-82页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ C-E Translation Test | 第82-83页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ The Sample Entries from C-E Dictionaries | 第83-85页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ Mini-dictionary | 第85-87页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ Questionnaire | 第87-90页 |
