| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| ·Rationale for the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Goals of the Present Study | 第16页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第17页 |
| ·Terminology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES ON DISTINCTIVE SEMANTIC FEATURES | 第20-32页 |
| ·Definitions of Equivalents and Domestic-oriented CEDs | 第20-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Equivalents in Dictionaries | 第20-21页 |
| ·Definitions of Domestic-oriented CEDs | 第21-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Distinctive Semantic Features | 第22-25页 |
| ·Origin and Definition of Distinctive Semantic Features | 第22-23页 |
| ·Distinctive Semantic Features in Dictionaries | 第23页 |
| ·Distinctive Semantic Features and Discrimination of Near-synonyms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第25-27页 |
| ·Necessity of Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research on Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第26-27页 |
| ·Meaning types | 第27-30页 |
| ·Meaning Theories Used to Analysis Semantic Aspects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Analysis of the Meaning Theories | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CURRENT SITUATION:AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AND A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS | 第32-48页 |
| ·Empirical Study on the Using of Existing CEDs | 第32-36页 |
| ·Selection of Subjects | 第32页 |
| ·Design of the Questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Procedure of the Survey | 第33页 |
| ·Findings and Discussions | 第33-36页 |
| ·Implications of the Questionnaire for CEDs | 第36页 |
| ·Analysis of Distinctive Semantic Fcatures in Current Popular CEDs | 第36-40页 |
| ·A Case Study of Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第36-38页 |
| ·Defects of Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第38-40页 |
| ·Distinctive Semantic Features in ELDs | 第40-47页 |
| ·Definition | 第40-41页 |
| ·Labels | 第41-43页 |
| ·Illustrative Examples | 第43-44页 |
| ·Discrimination Columns | 第44-45页 |
| ·Explanatory Notes | 第45-46页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustrations | 第46页 |
| ·Implication of Comparative Analysis for CEDs | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND A TENTATIVE MODEL | 第48-62页 |
| ·Meaning-driven Multi-dimensional Definition Theory | 第48-51页 |
| ·Meaning-driven Definition Theory | 第48-50页 |
| ·Multi-dimensional Definition Theory | 第50-51页 |
| ·MDD for Representing Distinctive Semantic Features and Prototypical Samples | 第51-54页 |
| ·MDD for Representing Distinctive Semantic Features | 第51-52页 |
| ·Prototypical Samples Based on MDD | 第52-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Representing Distinctive Semantic Features in CEDs | 第54-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Optimizing Existing Representation | 第55-56页 |
| ·Highlights from ELDs | 第56-58页 |
| ·Original Suggestions for Representing Distinctive Semantic Features | 第58-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第62-66页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第64-66页 |
| REFERENCES | 第66-74页 |
| APPENDICES | 第74-82页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表论文清单 | 第82页 |
