| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-23页 |
| ·Previous research on vocabulary and mental lexicon in psycholinguistics | 第16-19页 |
| ·The importance of vocabulary | 第16-17页 |
| ·Historical changes of vocabulary learning status in SLA | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mental lexicon in psycholinguistics | 第18-19页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning and learner's dictionaries | 第19页 |
| ·Rationale and significance of the present study | 第19-21页 |
| ·Rationale of the present study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Methodology, terminology and data | 第21-22页 |
| ·Methodology | 第21页 |
| ·Terminology | 第21页 |
| ·Data | 第21-22页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Two Vocabulary Building Approaches and Mental Lexicon | 第23-50页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Aspects of vocabulary knowledge | 第23-28页 |
| ·Breadth of vocabulary knowledge vs depth of vocabulary knowledge | 第24-27页 |
| ·Word knowledge: receptive vs productive | 第27-28页 |
| ·Vocabulary building and mental lexicon in psycholinguistics | 第28-36页 |
| ·Working definition of vocabulary building | 第29页 |
| ·Mental lexicon and psycholinguistics | 第29-35页 |
| ·Mental lexicon in vocabulary building | 第35-36页 |
| ·Vocabulary building strategies | 第36-46页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary building approaches | 第37-39页 |
| ·Taxonomy of vocabulary building approaches | 第39-45页 |
| ·Vocabulary building approaches practical in learner's dictionaries | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of selected vocabulary building approaches related to mental lexicon | 第46-49页 |
| ·Deduction/recombination | 第46-47页 |
| ·Grouping | 第47-49页 |
| ·Elaboration | 第49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of ELDs' Vocabulary Building Approaches | 第50-69页 |
| ·Introduction | 第50页 |
| ·Vocabulary building approaches concerning each level of the modified Spreading Activation Model | 第50-52页 |
| ·Grouping in mainstream ELDs | 第52-59页 |
| ·Lexical columns | 第52-56页 |
| ·Cross-reference | 第56-57页 |
| ·Pictorial illustrations and topic pages | 第57-59页 |
| ·Elaboration in ELDs | 第59-64页 |
| ·Lexical columns | 第59-62页 |
| ·Pictorial illustrations and topic pages | 第62-64页 |
| ·Deduction/recombination in mainstream ELDs | 第64-66页 |
| ·Lexical columns | 第65-66页 |
| ·Appendix and extra explanation | 第66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Four Relevant Defects in ECLDs and Relevant Suggestions | 第69-81页 |
| ·Introduction | 第69页 |
| ·Defects in vocabulary building information in existing ECLDs | 第69-71页 |
| ·Vocabulary building information in Students' Practical English-Chinese Dictionary | 第70页 |
| ·Vocabulary building information in A Multi-purpose English-Chinese Dictionary for Study | 第70-71页 |
| ·Main differences between ELDs and ECLDs | 第71-72页 |
| ·Suggestions for vocabulary building approaches in ECLDs | 第72-77页 |
| ·Bi-directional or multi-directional cross-reference | 第72-73页 |
| ·Colorful full-page illustrations, pictorial illustrations, and topic pages | 第73-75页 |
| ·Word-formation information | 第75-76页 |
| ·Lexical columns | 第76-77页 |
| ·Original suggestions specifically for the improvement of ECLDs | 第77-80页 |
| ·Collocation comparison between Chinese and English | 第77-78页 |
| ·Lexical box about certain general words | 第78-79页 |
| ·Enlarging vocabulary by roots | 第79-80页 |
| ·Summary | 第80-81页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| ·Major findings | 第81-82页 |
| ·Limitation of the study and suggestions for further study | 第82-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-89页 |
