序 自序 Acknowledgements Abstract 摘要 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Motivation for the Present Study 1.1.1 Importance of Collocations in Language Learning 1.1.2 Special Collocation Problems Experienced byChineseLearners 1.1.3 User-friendly Orientation in Lexicography 1.2 Research Objectives and Research Questions 1.3 Research Framework 1.4 Significance of the Study 1.4.1 Pedagogical Significance of the Study 1.4.2 Lexicographic Significance of the Study 1.5 Research Methodology 1.6 Outline of the Research Chapter 2 Previous Studies on Collocations 2.1 A General Survey on Collocations 2.1.1 Definitions of Collocation 2.1.2 Properties of Collocation 2.1.3 Classification of Collocations 2.2 Different Theories Abroad Concerning CollocationStudies 2.2.1 Lexis Approach 2.2.2 Semantic Approach 2.2.3 Phraseological Approach 2.2.4 Structural Approach 2.2.5 Computational (Corpus-based) Approach 2.2.6 Psychological Approach 2.3 Collocation Studies by Chinese Scholars 2.3.1 Studies from Linguistic Perspective 2.3.2 Studies from Pedagogical Perspective 2.4 Lexicographic Studies on Collocations 2.4.1 Lexicographic Studies on Collocations in China 2.4.2 Collocations Represented in Dictionaries 2.5 Summary Chapter 3 Collocation in Second Language Acquisition 3.1 Shift to Vocabulary in EFL Learning and Teaching 3.2 Shift to Collocations in Vocabulary Learning andTeaching 3.2.1 Significance of Lexical Approach in EFLLearning 3.2.2 Recent Advance Towards Studies on CollocationCompetence 3.3 Summary Chapter 4 Psychological View of Collocations and Its Impact onCollocation Acquisition 4.1 L1 Mental Lexicon and Collocations 4.1.1 Collocation as Lexical Items Stored in MentalLexicon 4.1.2 Collocation as Lexical Items Accessed from MentalLexicon 4.2 Lexical Priming and Collocations 4.3 Features of L2 Mental Lexicon and CollocationAcquisition 4.3.1 Lack of Semantic Connection Between Words 4.3.2 Stronger Connection Between L1 Word and SharedConcept Chapter 5 A Cognitive Approach to Collocation Researches Chapter 6 Research on the Interaction Between Metaphor andCollocation Chapter 7 A Survey on Chinese Learners' Collocation Chapter 8 Collocation Representation in Current LDs Chapter 9 A Use Study on Chinese EFL Learners' CollocationBehavior Chapter 10 A Lexicographic Model for Cognitive Representation ofCollocations in ECLDs Chapter 11 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Dictionaries Cited