| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1.1 The Significant Role of Dictionary in Language Learning | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Bilingual Dictionaries and Learner's Dictionaries | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of Examples in Dictionaries | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 The significance of the Research | 第18页 |
| 1.4 The Layout of this Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-48页 |
| 2.1 The General Research Background | 第20-33页 |
| 2.1.1 The Components of a Dictionary | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Typologies of Dictionaries | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.3 The Historical Study of Bilingual Dictionary and learner's dictionary | 第24-32页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Bilingual Dictionary and Monolingual Learner's Dictionary | 第24-27页 |
| 2.1.3.2 Four Well-known Monolingual Learner's Dictionaries | 第27-30页 |
| 2.1.3.3 The Study of Bilingualized Dictionary | 第30-32页 |
| 2.1.4 Dictionaries in Foreign Language Teaching & Learning | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2 The Research of Examples | 第33-45页 |
| 2.2.1 The Source of Examples | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.2 The Type of Examples | 第35-38页 |
| 2.2.3 The Functions of Examples | 第38-41页 |
| 2.2.4 The Translation of Examples | 第41-43页 |
| 2.2.5 The Arrangement of Examples | 第43-45页 |
| 2.3 The General Review of the Research Objects | 第45-48页 |
| 2.3.1 A Modern English-Chinese Dictionary(MECD3) | 第45-46页 |
| 2.3.2 A New Age English-Chinese Dictionary(NEDCD4) | 第46页 |
| 2.3.3 A New English-Chinese Dictionary(NECD4) | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第50-75页 |
| 4.1 The Rationale of Exemplification Policy in E-C Learner'sDictionaries | 第50-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Definition and Exemplification | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Context,Collocation and Exemplification | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.3 Exemplification Policy in E-C learner's Dictionaries | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 The Empirical Study of Exemplification in MECD3,NECD4,andNAECD4 | 第54-66页 |
| 4.2.1 The Data of Phrasal Examples and Sentence Examples in MECD3,NECD4, and NAECD4 | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.2 The Analysis of Examples in Three E-C Learner's Dictionaries | 第56-66页 |
| 4.2.2.1 The Analysis of Examples under the Headword "At" | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.2.2 The Analysis of Examples under the Headword "Big" | 第60-63页 |
| 4.2.2.3 The Analysis of Examples under the Headword "Dog" | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.2.4 The Analysis of Examples under the Headword "Play" | 第64-66页 |
| 4.3 A Comparative Study on Exemplification | 第66-70页 |
| 4.4 Discussions of E-C Learner's Dictionary and Its Exemplification | 第70-73页 |
| 4.5 Implications for Exemplification in E-C Learner's Dictionaries | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings and Contributions of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第77-78页 |
| References | 第78-84页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第84页 |
