| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| ·Importance of vocabulary in Second Language Acquisition | 第7-8页 |
| ·Shortcomings of Earlier Lexical Studies on High-frequency Vocabulary | 第8-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study on Core Vocabulary | 第10-12页 |
| ·Aims, Methods and Layout Of the Thesis | 第12-15页 |
| ·Aims Of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Methods Adopted in This Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Layout Of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Core Vocabulary | 第15-31页 |
| ·Literature Review of Related Research | 第15-21页 |
| ·Prendergast's Research on the Most Common Words | 第16页 |
| ·Basic English | 第16-18页 |
| ·Michael West's A General Service List of English Words | 第18-19页 |
| ·J. C. Richards' Word lists: Problems andprospects | 第19-20页 |
| ·Modem Research on Core Vocabulary | 第20-21页 |
| ·Aspects Concerning the Definition of Core Vocabulary | 第21-23页 |
| ·Definition of Core Vocabulary | 第21-22页 |
| ·Further Illustration on the Definition of Core Vocabulary | 第22-23页 |
| ·Specific Properties of Core Vocabulary | 第23-31页 |
| ·Syntactic and Semantic Relations of Core Vocabulary | 第23-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Neutrality of Core Vocabulary | 第26-29页 |
| ·Etymological Feature of Core Vocabulary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter three Corpus-based Study On the Practical use of core vocabulary | 第31-52页 |
| ·Lexical Issues for Corpus-based Study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Investigating Meaning and Collocation of Core Vocabulary | 第32-47页 |
| ·Investigating the Meaning of Core Vocabulary | 第32-41页 |
| ·Investigating the Collocation of Core Vocabulary | 第41-45页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis on the Meaning and Collocation of Core Vocabulary | 第45-47页 |
| ·Investigating the Frequency and Distribution of Core Vocabulary | 第47-52页 |
| ·Previous Investigation on the Frequency and Distribution of Core Vocabulary | 第47页 |
| ·Corpus-based Investigation on the Frequency and Distribution of Core Vocabulary | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter Four Potential Applications of Core Vocabulary | 第52-65页 |
| ·Applications of Core Vocabulary in Language Teaching and Learning | 第52-61页 |
| ·Potential of Core Vocabulary in Improving Lexical Competence | 第52-56页 |
| ·Potential of Core Vocabulary in Improving Semantic competence | 第56-61页 |
| ·Applications of Core vocabulary in Lexicography | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第74-84页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第84页 |
