| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·Definition of Near-synonym | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of Collocation | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies of Semantic Prosody | 第20-25页 |
| ·Definition of Semantic Prosody | 第20-22页 |
| ·Classification of Semantic Prosody | 第22页 |
| ·Relationship Between Semantic Prosody arid Related Terms | 第22-24页 |
| ·Research Methods for the Study of Semantic Prosody | 第24-25页 |
| ·Relevant Cross-linguistic Studies of Semantic Prosodies | 第25-27页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第25-26页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第26-27页 |
| ·Originality of This Research | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Selection of Near-synonyms for Contrast | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-33页 |
| ·Corpora Used in the Study | 第30-31页 |
| ·Tools for Data Processing | 第31-33页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection and Analysis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-68页 |
| ·Frequencies of Near-synonyms in English and Chinese Corpus | 第35-38页 |
| ·Frequencies of English Near-synonyms in BNC | 第35-37页 |
| ·Frequencies of the Chinese Near-synonyms in MCC | 第37-38页 |
| ·Collocation and Semantic Preference of English and Chinese Near-synonyms | 第38-53页 |
| ·Collocation and Semantic Preference of English Near-synonyms | 第38-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the Collocation and Semantic Preference of the English Near-synonyms | 第46-48页 |
| ·Collocation and Semantic Preference of the Chinese Near-synonyms | 第48-53页 |
| ·Comparison of the Collocations and Semantic Preferences of the Chinese Near-synonyms | 第53页 |
| ·Semantic Prosodies of Near-synonyms in English and Chinese Corpora | 第53-56页 |
| ·Semantic Prosodies of English Near-synonyms in BNC | 第54-55页 |
| ·Semantic Prosodies of Chinese Near-synonyms in MCC | 第55-56页 |
| ·Comparison Between English and Chinese Near-synonyms | 第56-66页 |
| ·Comparison of Frequencies of English and Chinese Near-synonyms | 第56-57页 |
| ·Comparison of Collocation and Semantic Preference Between English and Chinese | 第57-63页 |
| ·Comparison of Semantic Prosodies Between English and Chinese Near-Synonyms | 第63页 |
| ·Correspondence Between English and Chinese Near-synonyms | 第63-65页 |
| ·Discussion on the Results | 第65-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第68-69页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第69页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-76页 |
| Publication | 第76页 |
