| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to MARPOL 73/78 Convention | 第11-12页 |
| ·Study Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions and Significance | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methods and Originality | 第14页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Some Terms Related to Clause Complex | 第16-17页 |
| ·Clause Complex & Sentence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Nexus | 第17页 |
| ·Three Main Structural Types of Clauses | 第17-19页 |
| ·Types of Relationship Between Clauses | 第19-26页 |
| ·TAXIS(degree of interdependency):Hypotaxis & Parataxis | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Logic-Semantic Relation:Expansion and Projection | 第20-26页 |
| ·Embedded Expansions | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Other Opinions on Classification of Semantic Relationships | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Shipping Legal English | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Data Collection and Processing | 第33-38页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Tools for Data Processing | 第34-36页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedure | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis | 第38-61页 |
| ·The General Features of the Six Annexes | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Stylistic Features of MARPOL73/78 Convention | 第41-46页 |
| ·The Analysis of Expansion Relationship in Clause Complex | 第46-51页 |
| ·Expansion Methods of Clause Complex | 第46-49页 |
| ·Finite & Non-finite Clauses of Clause Complex | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Analysis of Expansion Relationship in Embedded Clause | 第51-58页 |
| ·Expansion Methods of Embedded Clause | 第51-53页 |
| ·Finite & Non-finite Clauses of Embedded Clause | 第53-55页 |
| ·Clause Types of Embedded Clause | 第55-58页 |
| ·Discussion of the Principle Markers of Expansion Relationship | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第61-64页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第62页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| Resume | 第69页 |
