| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第8-9页 |
| List of abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| ·Research rationale | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Existing researches | 第11-13页 |
| ·Relevant studies on semantic generalization of NCECLs | 第11-13页 |
| ·Relevant studies on treatment of NCECLs in dictionaries | 第13页 |
| ·Major findings and existing deficiencies | 第13-14页 |
| ·Selection of NCECLs in the present study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research questions | 第16页 |
| ·Research methodology and terminology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Attributes and Meaning of Generalized NCECLs | 第19-27页 |
| ·Attributes of generalized NCECLs | 第19页 |
| ·Operational definition of semantic generalization of NCECL | 第19页 |
| ·Meaning of generalized NCECLs | 第19-25页 |
| ·From the perspective of culture | 第20-22页 |
| ·Cultural tradition and generalized NCECLs | 第20-21页 |
| ·Cultural psychology and generalized NCECLs | 第21-22页 |
| ·From the perspective of “descriptions” | 第22-24页 |
| ·From the perspective of componential stratum | 第24页 |
| ·From the perspective of componential analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Cognitive Analysis of Semantic Generalization of NCECLs | 第27-41页 |
| ·Theoretical basis | 第27-30页 |
| ·Fundamental cognitive mechanisms: metonymy and metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Metonymy and metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·The difference between metonymy and metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| ·The continuum of metonymy and metaphor | 第29页 |
| ·The prototype theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Metonymy and the initially generalized sense of NCECLs | 第30-34页 |
| ·ICM and metonymy | 第30-32页 |
| ·The initially generalized sense within different ICMs by metonymy | 第32-34页 |
| ·The initially generalized sense within the Shape/Appearance ICM | 第32-33页 |
| ·The initially generalized sense within the Character ICM | 第33页 |
| ·The initially generalized sense within the Duty ICM | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34页 |
| ·Polysemy of generalized NCECLs within prototype theory | 第34-39页 |
| ·Main forms of generalizing polysemy from generalized NCECLs | 第35-38页 |
| ·By radiation | 第35-36页 |
| ·By chaining | 第36-37页 |
| ·By incorporation of the two forms | 第37-38页 |
| ·A prototype model for senses of generalized NCECLs | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Towards a Standardized Treatment of Generalized NCECLs in Learner’s Dictionaries | 第41-52页 |
| ·The macrostructural selection of generalized NCECLs in LDs | 第41-44页 |
| ·A survey of the current major four LDs | 第42页 |
| ·Proposed principles for selecting generalized NCECLs in LDs | 第42-44页 |
| ·The microstructural presentation of generalized NCECLs in LDs | 第44-50页 |
| ·Technique of defining generalized NCECLs | 第44-45页 |
| ·Sense ordering for polysemous generalized NCECLs | 第45-47页 |
| ·Exemplification | 第47-48页 |
| ·Cultural glossing | 第48页 |
| ·Labeling | 第48-49页 |
| ·Etymological indication | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·A summary of the present study | 第52页 |
| ·Major findings of the present research | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the present research | 第53页 |
| ·Implications for further research | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
