| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of tables and figures | 第11-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Present Study | 第15-20页 |
| ·The dispute over the necessity of pictorial illustrations in bilingual dictionaries | 第15-17页 |
| ·A survey of the pictorial illustrations in English-Chinese learner's dictionaries | 第17-19页 |
| ·The objective of the present study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Studies on pictorial Illustrations in Dictionaries | 第21-36页 |
| ·Historical Background to the Use of Pictorial Illustrations in Dictionaries | 第21-24页 |
| ·The history of pictorial illustrations in China | 第21-22页 |
| ·The history of pictorial illustrations in the US and UK | 第22-24页 |
| ·Current Researches | 第24-33页 |
| ·Researches on the function of pictorial illustrations in dictionaries | 第24-25页 |
| ·The types and positioning of pictorial illustrations | 第25-28页 |
| ·Researches on words to be illustrated | 第28-29页 |
| ·Researches on the criteria to include pictorial illustrations | 第29-33页 |
| ·Methodology,Terminology and the Data of the Present Study | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three The Use of Pictorial Illustrations in Dictionaries:Some Theoretical Perspectives | 第36-41页 |
| ·From a Philosophical Perspective | 第36-37页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Cognitive Processing | 第37-38页 |
| ·From a Metalexicographic Perspective | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Pictorial illustrations in ECLDs in China | 第41-57页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustrations in NAECD | 第41-51页 |
| ·The functions of pictorial illustrations | 第41-49页 |
| ·The types and positioning of pictorial illustrations | 第49-51页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustrations in ANECD | 第51-57页 |
| ·The functions of pictorial illustrations | 第51-53页 |
| ·The types and positioning of pictorial illustrations | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Five The Pictorial illustrations in ELDs Abroad | 第57-75页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustrations in LDOCE | 第58-72页 |
| ·The functions of pictorial illustrations | 第58-69页 |
| ·The types and positioning of pictorial illustrations | 第69-72页 |
| ·Pictorial Illustrations in OALECD | 第72-74页 |
| ·Some Pictorial Illustrations' Drawbacks in LDOCE and OALECD | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-80页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第75页 |
| ·Major Findings from the Present Study | 第75-78页 |
| ·Remaining Problems and Topics for Further Study | 第78-80页 |
| References | 第80-82页 |
