| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第13-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions and Significance of the Present Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES OF DEFINITION ANDCATEGORIZATION | 第22-34页 |
| 2.1 Evolution of Categorization-based Definition | 第22-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies of Categorization-based Definition | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Current Studies on Categorization-based Definition | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Study of Home Appliances’ Categorization from The PhysicalPerspective | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Categorization from the Operating Voltage Perspective | 第28页 |
| 2.2.2 Categorization from the Action Principle Perspective | 第28页 |
| 2.2.3 Categorization from the Operating Principle Perspective | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.4 Categorization from Wikipedia | 第29页 |
| 2.2.5 Categorization from the Safety Factor Perspective | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3 Characteristics of Categorization-based Definition | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4 Functions of Categorization-based Definition | 第31页 |
| 2.5 Merits and Demerits of Categorization-based Definition | 第31-32页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE FEATURES OF CATEGORIZATION FOR THE HOMEAPPLIANCES | 第34-40页 |
| 3.1 Features and Mechanism of Home Appliance Words’ Categorization | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Principle of Home Appliance Words’ Categorization | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Function of Home Appliance Words’ Categorization | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Relation between Categorization and Definition | 第38页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第38-40页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CATEGORY SYSTEM OFHOME APPLIANCE WORDS | 第40-54页 |
| 4.1 Structure of the Home Appliance Words’ Category System | 第40-43页 |
| 4.2 Meaning Driven Categorization of Home Appliance Words | 第43-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Home Appliances’ Classification Key | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Prototypical and Non-prototypical Features of CookingAppliance Category | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Prototypical and Non-prototypical Features of RefrigeratorCategory | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.4 Prototypical and Non-prototypical Features of LightingCategory | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.5 Prototypical and Non-prototypical Features of Audio Category | 第51-52页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第52-54页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DEFICIENCIES OF DEFINITIONS IN PRESENTDICTIONARIES | 第54-62页 |
| 5.1 Definition Deficiencies of Home Appliances in the CookingAppliance Category | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2 Definition Deficiencies of Home Appliances in the RefrigeratorCategory | 第56-57页 |
| 5.3 Definition Deficiencies of Home Appliances in the LightingAppliance Category | 第57-59页 |
| 5.4 Definition Deficiencies of Home Appliances in the Audio ApplianceCategory | 第59-61页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第61-62页 |
| CHAPTER SIX THE CATEGORIZED DEFINITION PATTERN OF HOMEAPPLIANCE WORDS | 第62-70页 |
| 6.1 Principles for Uniformed Definition Patterns of Home ApplianceWords | 第62-63页 |
| 6.2 New Definition Patterns for Home Appliance words | 第63-68页 |
| 6.2.1 A New Definition Pattern for the Cooking Appliance Category48 | 第63-64页 |
| 6.2.2 A New Definition Pattern for the Refrigeration ApplianceCategory | 第64-66页 |
| 6.2.3 A New definition Pattern for the Lighting Appliance Category | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2.4 A New Definition Pattern for the Audio Appliance Category | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Summary | 第68-70页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第70-74页 |
| 7.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第70-71页 |
| 7.2 Implication of the Present Study | 第71页 |
| 7.3 Limitation of the Present Study | 第71-72页 |
| 7.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第72-74页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第74-82页 |
