| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Description of Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第14页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Overview of Political Correctness | 第16-30页 |
| ·Definition of Political Correctness | 第16-17页 |
| ·History of Political Correctness | 第17-19页 |
| ·In the United States | 第17-18页 |
| ·In Marxism-Leninism | 第18页 |
| ·In the U.S left-winger | 第18页 |
| ·In Modern American society | 第18-19页 |
| ·Movements of Political Correctness | 第19-21页 |
| ·The First Movement of Political Correctness in 1960s | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Second Movement of Political Correctness in 1990s | 第20页 |
| ·The New Movement in Recent Years of 21st Century | 第20-21页 |
| ·Social Functions of Politically Correctness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Political Correctness in Place of Some Taboos | 第21-22页 |
| ·Political Correctness for Sensitive Topics to Avoid Offending others | 第22-23页 |
| ·Comments on Political Correctness | 第23-24页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Political Correctness | 第24-27页 |
| ·Politically Correct Language and Euphemism | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 PC and Political Incorrectness in ELDs: A Diachronic Study | 第30-41页 |
| ·PC and political incorrectness in definition | 第30-31页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Example | 第31-33页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Grammar | 第33-37页 |
| ·Morphology | 第33-35页 |
| ·Syntax | 第35-37页 |
| ·PC and political incorrectness in pragmatic information | 第37-40页 |
| ·label | 第37-39页 |
| ·Usage note | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 4 PC and Political Incorrectness in ELDs: A Synchronic Study | 第41-53页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Definition | 第41-42页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Example | 第42-43页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Grammar | 第43-46页 |
| ·Morphology | 第43-45页 |
| ·Syntax | 第45-46页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Pragmatic Information | 第46-50页 |
| ·Label | 第46-47页 |
| ·Usage note and pragmatic information in entries' definitions | 第47-50页 |
| ·PC and Political Incorrectness in Other Aspects of ELDs | 第50-52页 |
| ·Semantic evolution and vocabulary vacancy | 第50-51页 |
| ·Idioms and collocations | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Findings of present study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Proposal for the treatment of information referring to PC in ELDs | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitation of present study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Papers published during 2006-2009 | 第59页 |
