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ABSTRACT |
4-7 |
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中文摘要 |
7-9 |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
9-14 |
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION |
14-17 |
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1.1 Aim of Research |
14-15 |
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1.2 Research Methodology |
15-16 |
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1.3 Framework of the Thesis |
16-17 |
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CHAPTER TWO RELEVANT LITERATURE REVIEWS |
17-26 |
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2.1 Semantic Change of Word Meaning |
17-21 |
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2.1.1 Viewpoint of Historical Semantics |
17-19 |
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2.1.2 Viewpoint of Prototype Semantics |
19-21 |
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2.2 Ad hoc Concepts |
21-25 |
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2.2.1 Definition of Ad hoc Concepts |
21 |
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2.2.2 Barsalou’s Points of View of Ad hoc Concepts |
21-23 |
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2.2.3 Carston’s Points of View of Ad hoc Concepts |
23-25 |
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2.3 Summaries |
25-26 |
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CHAPTER THREE RELEVANCE THEORY AND ITS ACCOUNT OF AD HOC CONCEPTS AND WORD MEANING |
26-41 |
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3.1 Theoretic Framework — Relevance Theory |
26-32 |
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3.1.1 Definition of Relevance |
26-27 |
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3.1.2 Two Principles of Relevance |
27-29 |
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3.1.3 Relevance Theoretic Comprehension Procedure |
29-32 |
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3.2 A Relevance-theoretic Account of the Ad hoc Concept andWord Meaning |
32-41 |
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3.2.1 Progresses of Existing Accounts |
32-35 |
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3.2.2 The Narrowing and Broadening of Word Meaning within Relevance Theory |
35-39 |
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3.2.3 Ad hoc Concepts andWord Meaning |
39-41 |
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CHAPTER FOUR FEATURES OF CHINESE AD HOC WORD MEANING |
41-49 |
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4.1 Grammatical Features of Chinese Ad hocWord Meaning |
42-45 |
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4.1.1 Ad hoc Meaning of Nouns |
42-43 |
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4.1.2 Ad hoc Meaning of Verbs |
43-44 |
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4.1.3 Ad hoc Meaning of Adjectives |
44-45 |
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4.2 Pragmatic Features of Chinese Ad hocWord Meaning |
45-47 |
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4.2.1 Contextual Dependence |
45-46 |
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4.2.2 Dynamic Process of Interpretation |
46 |
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4.2.3 Different Developing Directions |
46-47 |
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4.2.4 The Tendency of the Changes of Chinese Ad hocWord Meaning |
47 |
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4.3 Summaries |
47-49 |
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CHAPTER FIVE RELEVANCE THEORY AND INTERPRETATION OF BROADENINGAND NARROWING OF CHINESE WORD MEANING |
49-67 |
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5.1 Relevance-theoretic Comprehension Procedures |
49-53 |
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5.2 Interpretation of Narrowing of ChineseWord Meaning |
53-59 |
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5.2.1 Pragmatic Narrowing in a Certain Context |
55-57 |
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5.2.2 Determinations of Word Meanings with Different Degrees |
57-58 |
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5.2.3 Disambiguation |
58-59 |
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5.3 Interpretation of Broadening of ChineseWord Meaning |
59-66 |
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5.3.1 Approximation |
60-61 |
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5.3.2 Category Extension |
61-62 |
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5.3.3 Metaphor, Hyperbole and Metonymy |
62-66 |
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5.4 Summary |
66-67 |
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CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION |
67-73 |
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6.1 Findings |
67-68 |
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6.2 Implications of the Present Study |
68-69 |
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6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for the Future Studies |
69-73 |
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6.3.1 Limitations |
69-70 |
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6.3.2 Suggestions for the Future Studies |
70-73 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
73-77 |
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攻读学位期间主要科研成果目录 |
77 |
