| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of Research | 第11页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Lexical Changes | 第13-19页 |
| ·Language and its Changing Nature | 第13-15页 |
| ·Creativity in Lexical Changes | 第15-19页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Changes at Home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Changes Abroad | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three Creativity in Lexical Changes in Present-day English | 第24-77页 |
| ·Contributing Factors of Creativity in Lexical Changes | 第24-37页 |
| ·Linguistic Factors | 第24-29页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Factors | 第29-37页 |
| ·Creativity in Word-formation of Lexical Changes | 第37-65页 |
| ·Inventing New Words | 第38-62页 |
| ·Utilizing Existing Words | 第62-65页 |
| ·Creativity in Application of Lexical Changes | 第65-72页 |
| ·New Meaning in New Forms | 第65-66页 |
| ·New Meaning in Old Forms | 第66-71页 |
| ·Old Meaning in New Forms | 第71-72页 |
| ·New Trends of Creativity in Lexical Changes | 第72-77页 |
| ·More Use of Short Forms | 第72-74页 |
| ·More Use of Borrowing | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第77页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research | 第77-78页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第78-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-82页 |
| Published Papers | 第82-83页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第83-86页 |
