| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework: Grammatical Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Verb-noun Nominalization | 第19-21页 |
| ·Semantic Integration | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Semantic Integration of Verb-noun Nominalization | 第22-39页 |
| ·Intrinsic Meanings of ‘Process’and ‘Thing | 第22-29页 |
| ·The Intrinsic Meaning of ‘Process | 第22-27页 |
| ·Characteristics of the ‘Process’of the Metaphorical Form | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Definition of ‘Process | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Intrinsic Meaning of ‘Thing | 第27-29页 |
| ·Processes and Motivations of the Semantic Integration of VN | 第29-39页 |
| ·The Intrinsic Meanings of the Congruent Form and the Metaphorical Form | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Meta-meanings of the Congruent Form and the Metaphorical | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Semantic Integration of Verb-noun Nominalization | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Motivations of the Semantic Integration | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology of Analytical Research | 第39-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research Instrument | 第40页 |
| ·Analytical Approach | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedures | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis | 第43-57页 |
| ·Analytical Framework | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of the Four Patterns in News Texts | 第44-57页 |
| ·Syntactic Conditions for Each Pattern | 第44-51页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Semantic Integration | 第51-56页 |
| ·Summary of Data Analysis | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Six Interpretation of the Analytical Results | 第57-59页 |
| ·Interpretation of Analytic Results | 第57-58页 |
| ·Evaluation of the Semantic Integration Hypothesis | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Research Limitations and Suggestions | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix 1 List of Text Titles | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix 2 List of Publications | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
