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Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Rationale for the Present Research
1.2 Overview of Exemplification Research
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Methodology
1.5 Research Framework
1.6 Outline of the Book
Chapter Two Intentionality of Illustrative Examples
2.1 Evidence for the Functions of Illustrative Examples
2.1.1 Psycholmguistic Evidence
2.1.2 Empirical Evidence
2.2 Nature of Illustrative Examples
2.2.1 Infinite Utterances vs. Prototypical Examples
2.2.2 Syntagmatic Relationship vs. Paradigmatic Relationship
2.3 Classification of Examples' Functions
2.3.1 Descriptive Approach
2.3.2 User-oriented Approach
2.3.3 A Refined Classification of Examples' Functions
2.3.4 A Case Study of the Exemplification of the Word monopoly
2.3.5 Discussion
2.4 Evincing lexicographic Intentions in Illustrative Examples
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three Informativity of Illustrative Examples
3.1 Impacts of Technological Innovations on the Choice of Dictionary Examples
3.1.1 Manual Collection of Data
3.1.2 Computer Corpus and KWIC Concordancing
3.1.3 Word Sketch Engine
3.1.4 FrameNet Concordancing
3.1.5 Summary of the Technological Advances
3.2 Semantic Information in Illustrative Examples
3.2.1 Overview of Frame Semantics
3.2.2 Implications of Frame Semantics for Lexicography
3.2.3 Application of Frame Semantics to Exemplification: A Case Study of the Lemma conclude
3.2.4 Procedures for Selecting Informative Examples from Corpus
3.3 Combinatory Information in Illustrative Examples
3.3.1 Significance of Word Combinatory Information in Linguistics and in Lexicography
3.3.2 Classification of Word Combinations: An Overview
3.3.3 Approaches to Phraseological Study
3.3.4 Method
3.3.5 Results
3.3.6 Discussion
3.3.7 Principles of Exemplifying Collocations
3.4 Syntactic Information in Illustrative Examples
3.4.1 Overview of Lexicogrammars
3.4.2 Treatment of Syntactic Information in Illustrative Examples in the "Big Five
3.5 Summary
Chapter Four Cohesion Between the Illustrative Example and the Source Text
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Relevant Studies
4:2.1 Theoretical Underpinnings
4.2.2 Critique of Relevant Research
4.3 Method
4.4 Results
4.4.1 Number of Example Sentences in the Sample Data
4.4.2 Person Deictic Expressions in Example Sentences
4.4.3 Place Deictic Expressions in Example Sentences
4.4.4 Time Deictic Expressions in Example Sentences 2
4.5 Discussion
4.5.1 Person Deictics from a Perspective of Information Structure Theory
4.5.2 here and there: Markers of Simultaneous Spoken Discourse
4.5.3 Conditions for Using Minor Types of Verb Tenses
4.6 Summary
Chapter Five Cohesion Between the Illustrative Example and the Dictionary Text
5.1 Relevant Studies
5.2 Method
5.3 Results
5.3.1 Effects of Word Frequency, Part-of-Speech and Lexical Meaning on Exemplification
5.3.2 Factors Affecting Exemplification of Regionalisms
5.3.3 Effects of a Word's Subject Field on Exemplification
5.3.4 Effects of a Word's Currency on Exemplification
5.3.5 Effects of a Word's Style on Exemplification
5.3.6 Effects of a Word's Attitude on Exemplification
5.3.7 Summary of the Results
5.4 Discussion
5.5 Summary
Chapter Six Acceptability of Illustrative Examples to EFL Learners
6.1 Relevant Studies
6.1.1 User's Needs for Examples
6.1.2 Effectiveness of Different Types of Examples in Language Learning Tasks
6.1.3 Effects of the User's Proficiency Level and the Background Knowledge on the Selection of Examples
6.1.4 Summary of Previous Studies
6.2 Method
6.3 Results
6.3.1 Results of the Questionnaire Survey
6.3.2 Results of the CLEC Concordances of the Erroneous Structure although...but..
6.4 Discussion: Theorizing the Findings with Relevance Theory
6.4.1 Overview of Relevance Theory
6.4.2 Interpreting with Relevance Theory the Criterion of Acceptability for Illustrative Examples
6.5 Summary
Chapter Seven Conclusions
7.1 Main Findings
7.2 Implications
7.2.1 Implications for the Practice of Dictionary Exemplification
7.2.2 Implications for the Development of Metalexicographical Theory
7.3 Limitations of the
7.4 Concluding Remarks
References
Appendix
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Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5