| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Motivation of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第13-14页 |
| ·layout of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·The Definition of Metalanguage | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Defining Metalanguage | 第17-19页 |
| ·Overseas Research Situation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Domestic Research Situation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Definition of Nouns in MCD | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies on the Defining Metalanguage of MCD | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on the Defining Metalanguage of Nouns in MCD | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Function Theory of Lexicography | 第23-26页 |
| ·Definition of Lexicographical Functions | 第23-24页 |
| ·Characteristics and Needs of Dictionary Users | 第24-26页 |
| ·Communicative Theory of Lexicography | 第26-34页 |
| ·The Main Contents of Communicative Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Main Models of Communicative Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Differences between Lexicographical Communication and Human Communication | 第29-31页 |
| ·Communicative Model of Lexicography | 第31-34页 |
| ·A New Research Perspective of Defining Metalanguage : From the User erspective | 第34-42页 |
| ·The Status of the User in Dictionary Compilation | 第34-36页 |
| ·Interactive Relations between Users and Definition | 第36-37页 |
| ·A New Approach to Defining Metalanguage: From the User Perspective | 第37-42页 |
| ·Emphasis on the User’s Cognitive Characteristics | 第37-38页 |
| ·Emphasis on the User’s Needs | 第38-40页 |
| ·Emphasis on the User’s Communication Characteristics | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four On the Improvement of Defining Metalanguage of Nouns in MCD | 第42-64页 |
| ·The Present Structure and Existing Problems of Nouns’ Defining Metalanguage | 第42-52页 |
| ·Introduction | 第42-43页 |
| ·Analysis on the Syntactic and Semantic Rules of Nouns’ Defining Metalanguage | 第43-50页 |
| ·Word Definition | 第44-46页 |
| ·Phrase Definition | 第46-48页 |
| ·Sentence Definition | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Existing Problems of Nouns’ Defining Metalanguage | 第50-52页 |
| ·Confusion of the Use of Definition Deixis | 第50-51页 |
| ·Unparallel in Definition | 第51-52页 |
| ·Disorder in Definition | 第52页 |
| ·The Construction of New Models of Nouns’ Defining Metalanguage | 第52-62页 |
| ·Iconicity Principle | 第52-54页 |
| ·Systematic Principle | 第54-60页 |
| ·Natural Principle | 第60页 |
| ·Easy Definition Principle | 第60-61页 |
| ·Economic Principle | 第61-62页 |
| ·Adaptation Principle | 第62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第64页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-69页 |
