| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Contents | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-21页 |
| ·Previous researches | 第12-17页 |
| ·Linguistic studies on English synonyms | 第12-14页 |
| ·Lexicographical discussions on synonyms | 第14-17页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第17-19页 |
| ·The key research questions | 第19页 |
| ·Methodology | 第19页 |
| ·Structure of this thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第21-27页 |
| ·Classification of synonyms | 第21-22页 |
| ·The theories employed to analyze the acquisition of English synonyms | 第22-26页 |
| ·Word knowledge | 第22-24页 |
| ·Mental Lexicon and Semantic network of L2 | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis on the Treatments of Synonym Information in ECBDs | 第27-40页 |
| ·Cross-reference | 第27-29页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustration | 第29-31页 |
| ·Diagram | 第31-32页 |
| ·Lexical Sets | 第32-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Diagnosing Advanced Chinese EFL learners'Use of English Synonym | 第40-53页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Common Errors of Chinese EFL Learners | 第40-46页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Word Frequency | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Analysis of Collocations | 第42-44页 |
| ·The analysis of syntactic behavior | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Diagnosis of Causes of the Errors in the Use of Synonymous Words | 第46-49页 |
| ·Learning Strategies for Advanced Chinese EFL Learners | 第49-52页 |
| ·Increase Language Input of Target Words | 第49页 |
| ·Provide a Proper Context | 第49-50页 |
| ·Adopt Synonym Discrimination | 第50页 |
| ·Give respective Treatments for Partial Synonyms and Near Synonyms | 第50-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Proposed Treatments of Synonym Information in ECBDs | 第53-69页 |
| ·Enlightenment from Some Theories and Errors Made by Chinese Advanced Learners | 第53-59页 |
| ·Proposed Treatments of Synonym Information | 第59-68页 |
| ·Word Definition | 第60-62页 |
| ·Cross-references | 第62页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustration | 第62-65页 |
| ·Discrimination Columns | 第65-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings in the Present Study | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| 1 Dictionaries cited | 第72-73页 |
| 2 Other publications | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-85页 |
