英语词典研究历来较为偏重从编纂者视角来评判一本词典的好坏，本书则将计算机技术中的“用户友善”概念运用到双语词典编纂中，认为读者/用户视角在实现词典价值方面同样重要。本书还为“词典编纂”这门实践性很强的学科找到了接受理论、交际理论、二语习得理论、认知科学和市场营销理论中可以借鉴的理论依据，并全面总结了英语为源语言词典迄今为止在“用户友善”方面的“最佳实践（best practice）”及电子媒介英语为源语言词典在“用户友善”方面的独到之处。

Abstract
中文摘要
Introduction
　Ⅰ.From user to editor，and then back to user
　Ⅱ.A review of prefaces to dictionaries with English as the source language
　Theoretical Background
　　Ⅰ.Reception theory and user-friendliness in making dictionaries with English as the source language
　　　1.Reception theory
　　　2.Reader’S role in reception theory
　　　3.What does it mean for makers of dictionaries with English as the source language
　　Ⅱ.Text linguistics，theory of communication and user.friendliness in making dictionaries with English as the source language
　　　1.Dictionary as text
　　　2.Communication theories
　　　3.The dictionary—as—text model
　　　4.What does it mean for makers of dictionaries with English as the source language
　　Ⅲ.Second language acquisition and user-friendliness in making dictionaries with English as the source language
　　　1.Distinction between acquisition and learning，hence the distinction between dictionaries for L1 learners and those for L2 learners
　　　2.Dictionaries for L1 or L2，for comprehension or for production?
　　　3.Lessons from language transfer research
　　　4.High—frequency words or low—frequency words.which group gets first priority?
　　　5.The Natural Order hypothesis and the Comprehensible Input hypothesis
　　Ⅳ.Cognitive sciences and user-friendliness in making dictionaries with English as the source language
　　　1.Lessons from the Affective Filter hypothesis
　　　2.Lessons from learning style research
　　　3.Lessons from the constructivist school of cognitive psychology
　　　4.Lessons from cognitive linguistics
　　Ⅴ.Marketing theories and user-friendliness in making dictionaries with English as the source language
　　　1.Five Forces Model applied to English dictionary publishing
　　　2.Product differentiation as an English dictionary strategy
　　　3.Identifying the right market segment
Presumably Best Practice in Making Paper-and--Ink Dictionaries with English as the Source Language User-Friendly
User-Friendliness Embodied in Electronic Dictionaries with English as the Source Language
User Research and User Education
Conclusion
Reference Works
Lexibibliograph：Dictionaries Mentioned in the Dissertation
Webliograph：Websites Mentioned in the Dissertation
Dissertation