| Contents | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-12页 |
| ·Rationale of the study | 第9页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第10页 |
| ·General framework of the study | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第12-24页 |
| ·Overview of metaphor | 第12-17页 |
| ·The notion of metaphor | 第12页 |
| ·Previous studies on metaphor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Halliday's theory of metaphor and grammatical metaphor | 第14-17页 |
| ·Overview of nominalization | 第17-21页 |
| ·The notion of nominalization | 第17页 |
| ·Previous studies of the linguistic schools on nominalization | 第17-21页 |
| ·Traditional grammar | 第17-18页 |
| ·Formal Linguistic school | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistics | 第19页 |
| ·Functional grammar | 第19-20页 |
| ·Systematic Functional School | 第20-21页 |
| ·Grammatical metaphor and nominalization | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OFNOMINALIZATION METAPHOR IN LEGAL TEXTS | 第24-45页 |
| ·The classifications and functions of nominalization | 第24-30页 |
| ·The classifications of nominalization and its main pattern in clause | 第24-25页 |
| ·The functions of nominalization | 第25-30页 |
| ·The experiential function | 第25-27页 |
| ·The interpersonal function | 第27-28页 |
| ·The textual function | 第28-29页 |
| ·The logical function | 第29-30页 |
| ·The projective function | 第30页 |
| ·A brief introduction to legal language | 第30-35页 |
| ·The notion of legal language | 第30-31页 |
| ·Comparison of the features between English legal texts and Chinese legal texts | 第31-35页 |
| ·Terms | 第31-32页 |
| ·Tense | 第32-33页 |
| ·Sentence structure | 第33-35页 |
| ·The characteristics of nominalization metaphor in legal texts | 第35-38页 |
| ·Being objective and righteous | 第35-37页 |
| ·Being refined and dignified | 第37-38页 |
| ·Being solemn and majestic | 第38页 |
| ·The textual function of nominalization metaphor in legal texts | 第38-44页 |
| ·The cohesive function | 第38-40页 |
| ·The function of lexical cohesion | 第40-42页 |
| ·The cohesive function created by the "theme-rheme" pattern | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR TRANSLATION OF NOMINALIZATION METAPHOR INLEGAL TEXTS | 第45-54页 |
| ·A brief introduction of translation criteria | 第45-47页 |
| ·The significance of translation criteria | 第45-46页 |
| ·The existing criteria of translation | 第46-47页 |
| ·Translation principles of legal texts | 第47页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of translating nominalization metaphor in legal texts | 第47-51页 |
| ·Problems at Present in Applying Nominalization to Legal Texts | 第51-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第54-57页 |
| References | 第57-58页 |
