| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Corpora source | 第9页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| ·Definition of neologism | 第10-11页 |
| ·Previous studies | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 3 The Creations and Features of Neologisms | 第14-30页 |
| ·Creations of English neologisms | 第14-24页 |
| ·Loanwords | 第14-16页 |
| ·Creating new words | 第16-21页 |
| ·Affixation | 第16-18页 |
| ·Back-formation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Blending | 第19页 |
| ·Clipping | 第19-20页 |
| ·Compounding | 第20-21页 |
| ·Conversion | 第21页 |
| ·Adding new meaning to existing words: semantic change | 第21-24页 |
| ·Generalization | 第22页 |
| ·Specialization | 第22-23页 |
| ·Amelioration | 第23页 |
| ·Pejoration | 第23-24页 |
| ·Creations of Chinese neologisms | 第24-27页 |
| ·Loanwords | 第24-25页 |
| ·Creating new words | 第25-26页 |
| ·Old words with new meaning | 第26-27页 |
| ·Adoption of dialects | 第27页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Neologisms | 第27-30页 |
| ·Dynamics | 第27-28页 |
| ·Brevity | 第28页 |
| ·High-Frequency | 第28-29页 |
| ·Derivation | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 4 The Classification and Reasons for Neologisms | 第30-37页 |
| ·Classification of neologisms | 第30-34页 |
| ·Science and technology | 第30页 |
| ·Politics and economy | 第30-31页 |
| ·Health and medicine and environment | 第31-32页 |
| ·Pop culture and education | 第32-33页 |
| ·Daily life | 第33-34页 |
| ·Website | 第34页 |
| ·Miscellaneous | 第34页 |
| ·Reasons for creation of neologisms | 第34-37页 |
| ·Scientific and technological factors | 第34-35页 |
| ·Political and economic factors | 第35-36页 |
| ·Social and cultural factors | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 5 Reflection on English and Chinese Neologisms | 第37-42页 |
| ·The interaction between neologisms and society | 第37-38页 |
| ·The parallels and divergences between English and Chinese neologisms | 第38-42页 |
| ·The parallels between English and Chinese neologisms | 第38-40页 |
| ·The divergences between English and Chinese neologisms | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Appendix | 第47-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |