序 前言 List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Semantic Network Information in a Dictionary 1.2 Explorative Questions and Operative Framework 1.3 Main Terms Used in This Book 1.4 Outline of This Book Chapter 2 English Learners’ Dictionaries and Semantic Network 2.1 Introduction 2.2 English Learners’ Dictionaries 2.2.1 The Structure of a Learners’ Dictionary 2.2.2 Western Studies on English Learners’ Dictionaries 2.2.3 Domestic Studies on ELDs 2.3 Semantic Network 2.3.1 Semantic Network and Semantic Relations 2.3.2 Semantic Network and Vocabulary Acquisition 2.3.3 Semantic Network and Lexicography 2.4 Summary and Implications Chapter 3 Lexical Semantics 3.1 Introduction 3.2 What Is Lexical Semantics? 3.2.1 Lexical Semantics: Definitions 3.2.2 Lexical Semantics: Research Objects 3.3 Lexical Semantic Study in the West 3.4 Lexical Semantic Study in China 3.5 Lexical Semantics and Lexicography 3.6 Lexical Semantics in Psycholinguistics: Mental Lexicon 3.6.1 What Is Mental Lexicon? 3.6.2 Model Structure of Mental Lexicon 3.6.3 Mental Lexicon and Vocabulary Acquisition 3.6.4 Mental Lexicon and a Dictionary 3.7 Summary Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Semantic Network Treatment in EELDs and ECLDs: The Compilers’ Perspective 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Semantic Network Comparison in the Megastructure Level 4.2.1 Front Matter 4.2.2 Back Matter 4.2.3 Middle Matter 4.3 Semantic Network Comparison in the Microstructure Level 4.4 Semantic Network Comparison in the Mediostructure Level 4.5 Summary 79 Chapter 5 An Empirical Study of Semantic Network Treatment in EELDs and ECLDs: The Users’ Perspective 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Purposes and Questions of the Questionnaire Survey 5.3 Results and Discussion 5.3.1 Results of the Respondents’ Background Information Survey 5.3.2 Results of the Semantic Network Information Survey