| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| ·Historical research on American English | 第10-13页 |
| ·Purposes and ways of American neologisms' research | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Some Basic Notions of American Neologisms | 第15-31页 |
| ·History of American English | 第15-19页 |
| ·Origin of American English: from Elizabeth English | 第15页 |
| ·Development of American English | 第15-19页 |
| ·Categories of American neologisms | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definition of neologism | 第19-21页 |
| ·Classification of neologisms | 第21-23页 |
| ·Features of American English | 第23-28页 |
| ·Archaic features | 第24-25页 |
| ·Rich in loan words | 第25-27页 |
| ·Coexisting with Black English | 第27-28页 |
| ·Factors that cause American neologisms | 第28-31页 |
| ·Foreign factor | 第28-29页 |
| ·Regional factors | 第29页 |
| ·Psychological factors | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Two Approaches to American Neologisms | 第31-58页 |
| ·Metaphorical approach to neologisms | 第31-42页 |
| ·Concepts of metaphor | 第32-36页 |
| ·Metaphorical neologisms | 第36-42页 |
| ·Contextual approach to neologisms | 第42-54页 |
| ·Context and culture | 第42-47页 |
| ·Contextual neologisms | 第47-54页 |
| ·Relationship between two approaches | 第54-58页 |
| ·Metaphor and context | 第55-56页 |
| ·Interaction between metaphor, context and neologisms | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Four Prospects for American Neologisms | 第58-65页 |
| ·The global influence of American English | 第58-60页 |
| ·Interaction between American English and British English | 第60-61页 |
| ·American neologisms: positive or negative? | 第61-63页 |
| ·Trend of the growing American neologisms | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| References | 第68-70页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
| 个人简历 | 第72-73页 |
