| Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| 1． Strong bondage between word and sentence | 第12-13页 |
| 1．1 Single-word sentence | 第12-13页 |
| 1．2 Meaning and meaningful | 第13页 |
| 2．Meaning theories based on logic | 第13-17页 |
| 2．1 The access theory of meaning | 第14页 |
| 2．2 The denotative theory of meaning | 第14-15页 |
| 2．3 Wittgenstein's view | 第15-17页 |
| 2．4 Summary: logical perspective | 第17页 |
| 3． Meaning theories based on language acquisition | 第17-21页 |
| 3．1 Word meaning to be rejected? | 第18页 |
| 3．2 Word meaning and reference | 第18-20页 |
| 3．3 Significance of word acquisition | 第20-21页 |
| 4．Later Wittgenstein's view: meaning is usage | 第21-28页 |
| 4．1 Review of "name" | 第21-23页 |
| 4．1．1 "Simple" objects | 第22页 |
| 4．1．2 Source of meaning | 第22-23页 |
| 4．2 Distinction between word meaning and sentence meaning | 第23-27页 |
| 4．2．1 Sentence usage in the "Sprachspiele" | 第24-25页 |
| 4．2．2 Distinction between language and speech | 第25页 |
| 4．2．3 Sentence meaning, word usage and word meaning | 第25-26页 |
| 4．2．4 Difficulty in theory of use | 第26-27页 |
| 4．3 Summary | 第27-28页 |
| 5． Saussure's insight: word meaning as a system | 第28-32页 |
| 5．1 The first principle of language | 第28-30页 |
| 5．2 Word's value | 第30-32页 |
| 5．3 A conclusion about word meaning | 第32页 |
| 6． Adilemma of polysemy: senses or usages | 第32-36页 |
| 6．1 Predictability of word usage | 第32-35页 |
| 6．2 Native speakers' gift to predict | 第35-36页 |
| 7． Value and vagueness of word meaning | 第36-42页 |
| 7．1 Wittgenstein's 'family likeness' | 第36-37页 |
| 7．2 Semantic relations | 第37-38页 |
| 7．3 Analysis of 'game' | 第38-40页 |
| 7．3．1 Limitations on 'game' | 第38-40页 |
| 7．3．2 Description of 'game | 第40页 |
| 7．4 Trunk theory | 第40-42页 |
| 8．Children's acquisition of word meaning as a whole | 第42-49页 |
| 8．1 Contradiction of Quine's view | 第42-43页 |
| 8．2 The principle of children's acquisition of words | 第43-45页 |
| 8．3 The process of system construction | 第45-46页 |
| 8．3．1 Passive conversion | 第45-46页 |
| 8．3．2 A tentative conclusion | 第46页 |
| 8．4 Organic nature of the system | 第46-48页 |
| 8．5 Summary: a contrast | 第48-49页 |
| 9．Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Reference | 第51-53页 |
