| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| ·Overview of Corpus-based Approach | 第9-12页 |
| ·Definition of Corpus-based Approach | 第9-10页 |
| ·Advantages of Corpus-based Approach | 第10-12页 |
| ·Overview of Semantic Prosody | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition of Semantic Prosody | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of Studying Semantic Prosody | 第13-14页 |
| ·Aims of the Study | 第14-19页 |
| ·Selection of Verbs of Continuing Existence | 第14-16页 |
| ·Questions to be Solved in the Study | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第19-29页 |
| ·Corpus Linguistics as a Sub-discipline of Applied Linguistics | 第19-25页 |
| ·Corpora: A Brief History | 第19-21页 |
| ·Development of Corpus Linguistics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Use of Corpora in Linguistic Analysis | 第23-25页 |
| ·Application of Corpora to Analyze Language Features | 第23-24页 |
| ·Other Applications of Corpora | 第24-25页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody as a New Perspective on Lexicography | 第25-29页 |
| ·Development of the Concept of Semantic Prosody | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research Type of Semantic Prosody | 第26-27页 |
| ·Study of Semantic Prosody at Syntactic Level | 第26-27页 |
| ·Study of Semantic Prosody at Textual Level | 第27页 |
| ·Treatment of Semantic Prosody in Dictionary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology of the Study | 第29-34页 |
| ·Pre-survey of Verbs of Continuing Existence in Dictionaries | 第29-31页 |
| ·Selection of Typical Colligation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Corpus Used in the Study | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Semantic Prosody of Verbs of Continuing Existence | 第34-66页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of ENDURE | 第34-37页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of EXTEND | 第37-41页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of LINGER | 第41-45页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of PERSIST | 第45-49页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of REMAIN | 第49-56页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of STAY | 第56-61页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of SURVIVE | 第61-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
