| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·General Review of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Major Concerns of This Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methods and Organization of This Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two: Theoretical Framework-Three Criteria of Diction in English Rhetoric | 第16-33页 |
| ·English Rhetoric | 第16-19页 |
| ·Three Criteria of Diction | 第19-31页 |
| ·Purity | 第20-25页 |
| ·Reputable Use | 第21-22页 |
| ·National Use | 第22-24页 |
| ·Present Use | 第24-25页 |
| ·Propriety | 第25-27页 |
| ·Precision | 第27-29页 |
| ·Relations of the Three Criteria | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three: The Three Criteria of Diction and the Lexical Features of Legislative English | 第33-56页 |
| ·Archaic Words and Purity | 第33-38页 |
| ·Use of Archaic Words | 第33-35页 |
| ·Purity and the Use of Archaic Words | 第35-38页 |
| ·Loan Words and Purity | 第38-42页 |
| ·Use of Loan Words | 第38-39页 |
| ·Purity and the Use of Loan Words | 第39-42页 |
| ·Legal Terms and Purity | 第42-45页 |
| ·Use of Legal Terms | 第42-44页 |
| ·Purity and the Use of Technical Terms | 第44-45页 |
| ·Formal Words and Propriety | 第45-48页 |
| ·Use of Formal Words | 第46-47页 |
| ·Propriety and the Use of Formal Words | 第47-48页 |
| ·Modal Verbs and Precision | 第48-54页 |
| ·Use of Modal Verbs | 第48-50页 |
| ·Precision and the Use of Modal Verbs | 第50-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Four: Comments on Word Choices of Two English Versions of the Contract Law of P.R.C | 第56-71页 |
| ·Choice of Verbs | 第57-62页 |
| ·Choice of Nouns | 第62-66页 |
| ·Choice of Adjectives and Adverbs | 第66-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Works Cited | 第73-76页 |
