| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of This Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| 2.1 Nominalization | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Nominalization | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Types of Nominalization | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Functions of Nominalization in Written Language | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Theories on Nominalization | 第23-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Structuralism on Nominalization | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Transformational-generative Approach to Nominalization | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3. Systemic-functional Approach to Nominalization | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.4 Cognitive Approach to Nominalization | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Nominalization | 第29-35页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies on Nominalization Abroad | 第30页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on Nominalization at home | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous Studies on Nominalization and Written English | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第35-39页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Methods | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第36-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Description of Corpora | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.2 Data Processing | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第39-68页 |
| 4.1 An Overall Picture of Use of Nominalization by CEMs and NESs | 第39-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Lexical Nominalization | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Syntactic Nominalization | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Discussion of General Features of Use of Nominalization | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Comparison of Use of Nominalization by NESs and CEMs | 第46-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Lexical Nominnalization | 第46-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Syntactic Nominalization | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.3 Discussion of Use of Nominalization by NESs and CEMs | 第55-58页 |
| 4.3 Comparison of Use of Nominalization by CEMs(Ⅰ)and CEMs(Ⅱ) | 第58-68页 |
| 4.3.1 Lexical Nominalzation | 第58-62页 |
| 4.3.2 Syntactic Nominalization | 第62-66页 |
| 4.3.3 Discussion of Use of Nominalization by CEMs(Ⅰ)and CEMs(Ⅱ) | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第70页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for the Future Study | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第75-76页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第76-78页 |
