| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-25页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-21页 |
| ·Thesaurus:a definition | 第14-15页 |
| ·Functions of thesauri | 第15-19页 |
| ·A brief introduction to English and Chinese monolingual thesauri | 第19-21页 |
| ·Status Quo of C-E Thesauri and Research Methods | 第21-23页 |
| ·Status quo of Chinese-English thesauri | 第21-22页 |
| ·Research methods | 第22-23页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Bases of Thesaurus Compilation | 第25-37页 |
| ·The Field Theory | 第25-30页 |
| ·A Definition and classification of the semantic field | 第25-29页 |
| ·The application of the field theory to thesaurus compilation | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Theory of Mental Lexicon | 第30-37页 |
| ·Mental lexicon and models of semantic knowledge | 第30-34页 |
| ·Mental lexicon and thesaurus compilation | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Case Studies of Three Monolingual Thesauri | 第37-54页 |
| ·A Case Study of TEWP | 第37-42页 |
| ·The classification system in TEWP | 第37-40页 |
| ·The macrostructure of TEWP | 第40-41页 |
| ·The microstructure of TEWP | 第41-42页 |
| ·A Case Study of LLCE | 第42-47页 |
| ·The classification system in LLCE | 第43-44页 |
| ·The macrostructure of LLCE | 第44-46页 |
| ·The microstructure of LLCE | 第46-47页 |
| ·A Case Study of CDS | 第47-51页 |
| ·The classification system in CDS | 第47-49页 |
| ·The macrostructure of CDS | 第49-50页 |
| ·The microstructure of CDS | 第50-51页 |
| ·A Summary of the Key Features of the Three Thesauri | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter 4 C-E Thesauri and Difficulties in Compilation | 第54-70页 |
| ·Case Studies of C-E Thesauri | 第54-61页 |
| ·A case study of CEEK | 第54-58页 |
| ·A case study of CCEDI | 第58-59页 |
| ·A case study of NCCCED | 第59-61页 |
| ·Problems in Current C-E Thesauri | 第61-70页 |
| ·Confusion in classifying concepts | 第61-67页 |
| ·Problems in macrostructure | 第67-68页 |
| ·Problems in microstructure | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter 5 Suggestions on Compiling a C-E Thesaurus | 第70-79页 |
| ·Suggestions on Classification System | 第70-73页 |
| ·Principles and standards in concept classification | 第70-72页 |
| ·Identification of the first level of classification | 第72-73页 |
| ·Suggestion on the macrostructure of a C-E Thesaurus | 第73-75页 |
| ·Suggestions on the microstructure of a C-E Thesaurus | 第75-79页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第79-83页 |
| ·Research Findings of the Present Thesis | 第79-81页 |
| ·Directions for Further Research | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
