| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Studies on Compounding | 第17-23页 |
| ·Definition of Compounds | 第17-18页 |
| ·Characteristics of Compounds | 第18-19页 |
| ·Types of Compounds | 第19-21页 |
| ·Meaning of Compounds | 第21-23页 |
| ·Acquisition of Compounds | 第23页 |
| ·Studies on Lexicographical Treatment of Compounds | 第23-28页 |
| ·Studies on the Treatment of Compounds in General Dictionaries | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on the Treatment of Compounds in English Learner's Dictionaries | 第25-28页 |
| ·Achievements and Shortcomings of Previous Studies | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第29-37页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of the Theory of Norms and Exploitations | 第29-32页 |
| ·Theory of Norms and Exploitations | 第32-35页 |
| ·Meaning Events and Meaning Potentials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Norms and Exploitations | 第34-35页 |
| ·TNE and Lexicography | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Dictionary Survey | 第37-58页 |
| ·Survey Purpose | 第37页 |
| ·Survey Design | 第37-38页 |
| ·Choice of Learners' Dictionaries | 第37-38页 |
| ·Choice of Compounds | 第38页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第38-57页 |
| ·Treatment of Scope of Compounds | 第38-41页 |
| ·Total Number of the Compounds in Each of the Big Five | 第39页 |
| ·Types of Compounds Provided by Each of the Big Five | 第39-40页 |
| ·Compounds Included by One to Five Dictionaries | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Treatment of Location of Compounds | 第41-42页 |
| ·Treatment of Depth of Compounds | 第42-57页 |
| ·Written form of Compounds | 第42-48页 |
| ·Semantic Range of Compounds | 第48-51页 |
| ·POS Label of Compounds | 第51-54页 |
| ·Collocate Pattern of Compounds | 第54-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Five Corpus-based Evaluation of the Treatment of Compounds in theBig Five | 第58-73页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第58页 |
| ·Research Design | 第58-59页 |
| ·Choice of Compounds | 第58-59页 |
| ·Choice of Corpus | 第59页 |
| ·Research Strategies | 第59页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第59-72页 |
| ·Corpus Survey of Written Form of Compounds | 第59-65页 |
| ·Treatment of Semantic Range of Compounds | 第65-67页 |
| ·Treatment of POS Labels of Compounds | 第67-69页 |
| ·Treatment of Collocates of Compounds | 第69-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-73页 |
| Chapter Six Editing policies for Treating Compounds in English Learners'Dictionaries | 第73-78页 |
| ·Policies for Treatment of Compounds | 第73-77页 |
| ·Policy 1 for Determining the Scope of the Compound | 第73-74页 |
| ·Policy 2 for Determining the Location of the Compound | 第74-75页 |
| ·Policy 3 for Determining the Written Form of the Compound | 第75页 |
| ·Policy 4 for Labeling POS of the Compound | 第75-76页 |
| ·Policy 5 for Determining Semantic Range of the Compound | 第76页 |
| ·Policy 6 for Providing Collocates of the Compound | 第76-77页 |
| ·A Tentative Model for the Treatment of Compounds in the English Learner's Dictionary | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第78-79页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第79页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Further Study | 第79-81页 |
| References | 第81-86页 |
| Appendix 1-1 the List of Compounds Covered by the Big Five | 第86-122页 |
