| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody | 第17-26页 |
| ·Definition of Semantic Prosody | 第17-23页 |
| ·Classification of Semantic Prosody | 第23-25页 |
| ·Functions of Semantic Prosody | 第25-26页 |
| ·Collocation and Colligation | 第26-30页 |
| ·Definition of Collocation and Colligation | 第27-29页 |
| ·Classification of Collocation and Collogation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Verbs of Existence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies of Semantic Prosody at Home and Abroad | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Study of Semantic Prosody at Home | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Study of Semantic Prosody Abroad | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第35-41页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35-38页 |
| ·Data Presentation | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第41-63页 |
| ·Distribution of the Verbs of Existence | 第41-42页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of the Verbs of Existence | 第42-47页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of LIVE | 第43-44页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of REMAIN | 第44页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of STAY | 第44-45页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of WAIT | 第45-46页 |
| ·Collocations and Colligations of SURVIVE | 第46-47页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of the Verbs of Existence | 第47-63页 |
| ·Positive Semantic Prosody | 第47-50页 |
| ·Neutral Semantic Prosody | 第50-58页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of LIVE | 第50-53页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of WAIT | 第53-55页 |
| ·Semantic Prosody of SURVIVE | 第55-58页 |
| ·Negative Semantic Prosody | 第58-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-68页 |
