声明
致谢
ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Objectives and Significance
1.3 Methodology and Data Collection
1.4 Research Tool
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Previous Studies on Nominalization
2.2 Previous Studies on Abstract
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Major Theories Relevant to Grammatical Metaphor
3.2 Classification of Grammatical Metaphor
3.3 Reclassification of Ideational Grammatical Metaphor and Nominalization
3.4 Classification of Nominalization
3.5 Features of Nominalization
3.6 Summary
Chapter Four ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Procedure
4.2 The Distribution of Lexical and Clausal Nominalization
4.3 Shift of Semantic Function of Nominalization in AMJ
4.4 Function of Nominalization
4.6 Summary
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Main Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
参考文献
Appendix