| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·General Statement | 第11-13页 |
| ·Terminological Issue | 第13-14页 |
| ·Rationale for the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-38页 |
| ·Overview | 第19页 |
| ·Contrastive Linguistics | 第19-30页 |
| ·What is Contrastive Linguistics | 第19-21页 |
| ·Development of Contrastive Linguistics | 第21-25页 |
| ·English-Chinese Contrastive Linguistics | 第25-30页 |
| ·Modality | 第30-35页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Modality Abroad | 第31-34页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Modality in China | 第34-35页 |
| ·English-Chinese Contrastive Analysis of Modality | 第35-36页 |
| ·Comment on the Literature | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-57页 |
| ·Overview | 第38页 |
| ·The Definition of Modality | 第38-41页 |
| ·The System of Modality | 第41-46页 |
| ·Types of Modality | 第42-43页 |
| ·Values of Modality | 第43-44页 |
| ·Orientation of Modality | 第44-46页 |
| ·Linguistic Realizations of Modality in English and Chinese | 第46-57页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators | 第47-49页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第49-53页 |
| ·Mood Adjuncts | 第49-51页 |
| ·Comment Adjuncts | 第51-53页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs | 第53-55页 |
| ·Full Verbs | 第53-54页 |
| ·Passive Verb Predicators | 第54-55页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions | 第55-56页 |
| ·Nominal Modal Expressions | 第56页 |
| ·Projecting Clauses (Metaphors of Modality) | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第57-98页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第57页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第57页 |
| ·Findings and Discussions | 第57-96页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators | 第58-70页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators in English Economic Review Texts | 第58-62页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第62-65页 |
| ·Comparison | 第65-70页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第70-81页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in English Economic Review Texts | 第70-73页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第73-76页 |
| ·Comparison | 第76-81页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs | 第81-87页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs in English Economic Review Texts | 第81-83页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第83-85页 |
| ·Comparison | 第85-87页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions | 第87-89页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions in English Economic Review Texts | 第87-88页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第88页 |
| ·Comparison | 第88-89页 |
| ·Nominal Modal Expressions | 第89-91页 |
| ·Nominal Modal Expressions in English Economic Review Texts | 第89-90页 |
| ·Nominal Modal Expressions in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第90-91页 |
| ·Comparison | 第91页 |
| ·Projecting Clauses (Metaphors of Modality) | 第91-93页 |
| ·Projecting Clauses in English Economic Reviews Texts | 第91-92页 |
| ·Projecting Clauses in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第92-93页 |
| ·Comparison | 第93页 |
| ·The Frequency of Modality Occurrence | 第93-96页 |
| ·The Frequencies of Modality Occurrence in English Economic Review Texts | 第93-94页 |
| ·The Frequencies of Modality Occurrence in Chinese Economic Review Texts | 第94-95页 |
| ·Comparison | 第95-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-98页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第98-102页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第98-100页 |
| ·Implications | 第100页 |
| ·Limitations | 第100-101页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第101-102页 |
| Bibliography | 第102-107页 |
| Appendix | 第107-108页 |
