| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 Review on Word Classes | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 The Origin of Studies on Word Classes | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Criteria for Word Class Categorization | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Heterosemy | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Heterosemy in Modern English | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Heterosemy in Modern Chinese | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Noun-Adjective Lexemes | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Retrospection of Studies on Noun-Adjective lexemes | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Comparison of Noun-Adjective Lexemes in Chinese and English Dictionaries | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Background of the Two-Level Word Class CategorizationModel in Analytic Languages | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Usage-based Theory | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 The Theory of Norms and Exploitations | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 The Two-Level Word Class Categorization Model in AnalyticLanguages | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Gaps of Previous Studies on Word Class Categorization | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Major Tenents of the Two-Level Word Class CategorizationModel in Analytic Languages | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1 The Selection of Dictionaries | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 The Selection of Corpora | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3.1 The Need to Choose Noun-adjective Lexemes | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3.2 Noun-adjective Lexemes from OALD8 | 第40页 |
| 4.4 Data Processing | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第42-69页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第42页 |
| 5.2 Statistical Results of Noun-adjective Lexemes in OALD8 | 第42-50页 |
| 5.2.1 Statistical Results of Senses | 第42-45页 |
| 5.2.1.1 Orders of Senses | 第42-43页 |
| 5.2.1.2 Structures of Senses | 第43-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Statistical Results of Definitions | 第45-48页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Types of Definitions | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Defining Meta-language | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2.3 Statistical Results of Exemplification | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2.4 Statistical Results of Color Words as Noun-adjective Lexemes | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3 Discussion | 第50-69页 |
| 5.3.1 Discussion of Statistics of Noun-adjective Lexemes in OALD8 | 第50-57页 |
| 5.3.1.1 Discussion of Statistics of Senses | 第50-53页 |
| 5.3.1.2 Analysis on Statistics of Definitions | 第53-55页 |
| 5.3.1.3 Discussion of Statistics of Exemplifications | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3.2 Rationality of Setting Transferred-designation Usages as Independent Senses in OALD8 and the Implication for Chinese dictionaries | 第57-61页 |
| 5.3.2.1 Discussion on the Treatment of Transferred-designationUsages as Independent Senses in OALD8 | 第57-59页 |
| 5.3.2.2 The Implication for Chinese Dictionaries | 第59-61页 |
| 5.3.3 The Implication of the Treatment on Conventionalized Adjective Usages of Noun-adjective Lexemes in OALD8 for Chinese Dictionaries | 第61-67页 |
| 5.3.4 Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第69-71页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第71页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-95页 |
| Appendix 1 Noun-adjective Lexemes with Transferred-designation Sensesin OALD8 | 第78-86页 |
| Appendix 2 Noun-adjective Lexemes with Exemplifications but withoutDefinitions in OALD8 | 第86-88页 |
| Appendix 3 Noun-adjective Lexemes with Definitions but withoutExemplifications in OALD8 | 第88-93页 |
| Appendix 4 Noun-adjective Lexemes without Definitions andExemplifications in OALD8 (i.e. with word class labeled only) | 第93-95页 |
