| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 What is Nominalization | 第14-34页 |
| ·Definition of Nominalization | 第14-16页 |
| ·Nominalization in Grammatical Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Types of Transference in Nominalization | 第18-32页 |
| ·Nominalization Concerning the Clause | 第19-30页 |
| ·Nominalization of the Process | 第20-25页 |
| ·Nominalization of the Modality | 第25-27页 |
| ·Nominalizing the Attribute and Participant as Thing | 第27-29页 |
| ·Nominalization of the Circumstance | 第29-30页 |
| ·Nominalization below the Clause | 第30页 |
| ·Nominalization around the Clause | 第30-31页 |
| ·Nominalization above the Clause | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Functions of Nominalization in Legal Language | 第34-51页 |
| ·Ideational Function of Nominalization | 第34-41页 |
| ·Nominalization and Double Semantic Dimensions | 第34-36页 |
| ·Nominalization and Partial Ambiguity | 第36-39页 |
| ·Nominalization and Descriptive Potential | 第39-40页 |
| ·Nominalization and Experience Reconstruction | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function of Nominalization | 第41-46页 |
| ·Nominalization and Objectivity | 第41-45页 |
| ·Nominalization, Timeless, Spaceless and Impersonality | 第42-43页 |
| ·Nominalization and Modality | 第43-45页 |
| ·Nominalization and Social/Occupational Status | 第45-46页 |
| ·Textual Function of Nominalization | 第46-51页 |
| ·Nominalization and Information Focus Shifting | 第47-48页 |
| ·Nominalization and Cohesion | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 4 A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese in Respect of Nominalization | 第51-58页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics and Nominalization | 第52-54页 |
| ·Modes of Thinking and Nominalization | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Application of Nominalization to Legal C-E Translation | 第58-74页 |
| ·A Glimpse of Translation Theory | 第58-60页 |
| ·Translation strategies | 第60-69页 |
| ·n + Nn | 第61页 |
| ·Nn +prep+ n | 第61-63页 |
| ·Possessive Pronoun + Nn | 第63-64页 |
| ·adj+Nn | 第64-65页 |
| ·Prep+ Nn | 第65-68页 |
| ·V + Nn | 第68-69页 |
| ·Problems in Applying Nominalization to Legal Translation | 第69-74页 |
| ·Morphological Mistakes | 第69-70页 |
| ·Improper Wording | 第70-71页 |
| ·Violation of the Law of Identity | 第71-72页 |
| ·Overuse of Nominalization | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第74-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-79页 |
