| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 The Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·Terminological Review | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Review | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Goal of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The General Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14-15页 |
| 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第15-20页 |
| ·The Definition of Transitivity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Form and Meaning | 第16-17页 |
| ·Transitivity and Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Transitivity and Context | 第18-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| 3 The Types of Ambiguity | 第20-32页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Reflected by the Indeterminacy of Process in a Clause | 第20-23页 |
| ·A Clause Embodies both Material Process and Mental Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·A Clause Embodies both Material Process and Relational Process | 第21-22页 |
| ·A Clause Embodies both Mental Process and Relational Process | 第22页 |
| ·A Clause Embodies both Material Process and Verbal Process | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Reflected by the Indeterminacy of Participant Role in a Certain Process | 第23-29页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Reflected by the Indeterminacy of Relational Process | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Reflected by Rankshift | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Caused by the Omission of Verbs in Clauses | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| 4 The Reasons of the Ambiguities | 第32-47页 |
| ·Meaning Potential | 第32-37页 |
| ·Choice is Meaning | 第37-45页 |
| ·The Writer (Speaker)'s Choice | 第37-42页 |
| ·The Reader (Listener)'s Choice | 第42-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| 5 The Application of Ambiguity in Different Styles | 第47-51页 |
| ·Novel | 第47-50页 |
| ·Poetry | 第50页 |
| ·Advertisement | 第50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Notes | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Publications during M.A Study | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
