| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Questions Addressed in the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Previous Studies on Neologisms | 第18-26页 |
| ·Definition of Neologism | 第18-20页 |
| ·Classification of Neologism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Related Studies on Neologisms at Home and Abroad | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-39页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·Dirk Geeraerts’ Sociosemantic Model | 第31-39页 |
| ·The Semantics of Cooperation | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Semantics of Authority | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Semantics of Conflict and Competition | 第34-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第39-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Comparative Analysis of the Selected English and Chinese Neologisms | 第43-58页 |
| ·Analysis of English Neologisms | 第43-50页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Cooperation | 第43-45页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Authority | 第45-47页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Conflict and Competition | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-50页 |
| ·Analysis of Chinese Neologisms | 第50-54页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Cooperation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Authority | 第51-52页 |
| ·Analysis from the Perspective of Semantics of Conflict and Competition | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of English and Chinese Neologisms | 第54-58页 |
| ·Similarities | 第54-56页 |
| ·Differences | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implications and Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-68页 |
