| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Significance of The Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Questions of Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Framework of This Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第16-22页 |
| ·Transitivity in Traditional Grammar | 第16-17页 |
| ·Transitivity in Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar | 第17页 |
| ·Types of Process in Halliday's Transitivity System | 第17-22页 |
| ·Material Process | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mental Process | 第18-19页 |
| ·Relational Process | 第19-20页 |
| ·Verbal Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·Behavioral Process | 第21页 |
| ·Existential Process | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Four A Detailed Transitivity Analysis of the Chosen Data | 第22-53页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第22-23页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第22页 |
| ·Methodology | 第22-23页 |
| ·A Detailed Transitivity Analysis of Sample 1 | 第23-33页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Material Process | 第24-27页 |
| ·Distribution of Material Process | 第24-25页 |
| ·Functions of Material Process | 第25-27页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Verbal Process | 第27-30页 |
| ·Distribution of Verbal Process | 第27-29页 |
| ·Functions of Verbal Process | 第29-30页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Relational Process | 第30-32页 |
| ·Distribution of Relational Process | 第30-31页 |
| ·Functions of Relational Process | 第31-32页 |
| ·Distributions and Functions of Behavioral,Mental and Existential Process | 第32-33页 |
| ·A Detailed Transitivity Analysis of Sample 2 | 第33-43页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Material Processes | 第33-37页 |
| ·Distribution of Material Processes | 第33-35页 |
| ·Functions of Material Processes | 第35-37页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Relational Processes | 第37-40页 |
| ·Distribution of Relational Processes | 第37-38页 |
| ·Functions of Relational Processes | 第38-40页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Verbal Processes | 第40-42页 |
| ·Distribution of Verbal Processes | 第40-41页 |
| ·Functions of Verbal Processes | 第41-42页 |
| ·Distributions and Functions of Behavioral, Mental and Existential Processes | 第42-43页 |
| ·A Detailed Transitivity Analysis of Sample 3 | 第43-53页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Material Processes | 第43-46页 |
| ·Distribution of Material Processes | 第43-45页 |
| ·Functions of Material Processes | 第45-46页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Verbal Processes | 第46-49页 |
| ·Distribution of Verbal Processes | 第46-48页 |
| ·Functions of Verbal Processes | 第48-49页 |
| ·Distribution and Functions of Relational Processes | 第49-52页 |
| ·Distribution of Relational Processes | 第49-51页 |
| ·Functions of Relational Processes | 第51-52页 |
| ·Distributions and Functions of Behavioral, Mental and Existential Processes | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion of Transitivity Features of Earthquake News Items in English | 第53-61页 |
| ·Features and Functions of Material Processes in Earthquake News Items | 第53-55页 |
| ·Features and Functions of Verbal Processes in Earthquake News Items | 第55-58页 |
| ·Features and Functions of Relational Processes in Earthquake News Items | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations | 第62页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-78页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第67-70页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第74-78页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第78-80页 |
