| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Issues | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Conception | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Terminology in the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| 1.6 Outline of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT STUDIES ON ILLUSTRATIONS BASED ON COGNITION | 第21-31页 |
| 2.1 Illustration, Text and Cognition | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Ontological Research on Dictionary Illustrations | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Features of Dictionary Illustrations | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Classifications of Dictionary Illustrations | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Use Research on Dictionary Illustrations from the Users' Cognitive Perspective | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Illustrations and Users' Comprehension of Verbal Explanations | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Illustrations and Users' Retention of Lexical Items | 第27页 |
| 2.3.3 Illustrations and Users' Attention | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Illustrations in Electronic Dictionaries | 第28-29页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER THREE COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE: ILLUSTRATION-DEFINITION RELATION AND RECLASSIFICATION OF DICTIONARY ILLUSTRATIONS | 第31-47页 |
| 3.1 Relation between Dictionary Illustrations, Definitions and Users' Cognition | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 Motivations for Cognitive Classification of Dictionary Illustrations | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Reclassification of Dictionary Illustrations from a Cognitive Perspective | 第34-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Illustrations of Complete Representation | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Illustrations of Incomplete Representation | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3.3 Illustrations of Non-representation | 第41-45页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CONNECTION BETWEEN USERS' COGNITIVE FEATURES AND THEIR PREFERENCES FOR DICTIONARY ILLUSTRATIONS | 第47-61页 |
| 4.1 Introduction of the Survey | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2 Method of the Survey | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 Results and Discussion | 第50-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Different Features of Three Cognitive Styles | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3.2 Users' Preferences for Illustration Types | 第52-59页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第59-61页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE A SUGGESTED COGNITION-ADAPTIVE MODEL FOR ILLUSTRATION SETTING IN ELECTRONIC LEARNERS' DICTIONARIES | 第61-73页 |
| 5.1 Theoretical Framework | 第61-62页 |
| 5.1.1 Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning | 第61-62页 |
| 5.1.2 Cognitive Psychology of Information Processing | 第62页 |
| 5.2 Guiding Principles for Illustration Setting in Electronic Dictionaries | 第62-65页 |
| 5.2.1 Database Principle | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2.2 Multimedia Principle | 第63页 |
| 5.2.3 Concept-illustration Matching Principle | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.4 User-centered Principle | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2.5 User Participation Principle | 第65页 |
| 5.3 Cognition-adaptive Model for Illustration Setting and Prototype Design | 第65-72页 |
| 5.3.1 Establishment of An Illustration Database | 第66-68页 |
| 5.3.2 Representation of Illustrations with Regard to Uers' Cognitive Features | 第68-70页 |
| 5.3.3 Feedback Opportunities for Users | 第70-72页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第72-73页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第73-77页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第73-74页 |
| 6.2 Innovations of the Present Study | 第74页 |
| 6.3 Implications of the Present Study | 第74-75页 |
| 6.4 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第75-77页 |
| REFERENCES | 第77-91页 |
| APPENDIXES | 第91-114页 |
