| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Rationale | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective and Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Methodology and Data Collection | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-24页 |
| 2.1 Coherence in Text Linguistics | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Accounts of Coherence in Text Linguistics | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Coherence vs. Cohesion | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Coherence in Interpreting and Translation Studies | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Text Linguistic Research on Coherence in Translation and Interpreting | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Functionalist Translation Theory on Coherence in SI | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive Research on Coherence in SI | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第24-36页 |
| 3.1 Working Definition | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Basis | 第25-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Hatim and Mason’s Assumption on the Consistency of Coherence Relations in Interpreting and Translation | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Wolf and Gibson's Data Structure for Discourse Coherence | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2.3 Reinhart's Conditions for Discourse Coherence | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3 A Descriptive Analytical Framework in the Thesis | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Textual Evidence of Discourse Coherence in SI | 第34页 |
| 3.3.2 SI Receivers' Assessment on Discourse Coherence | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR AN EXPERIMENT | 第36-55页 |
| 4.1 Representing Discourse Coherence | 第36-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Discourse Segmentation | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Discourse Segment Grouping | 第40-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Determining Coherence Relations | 第43-50页 |
| 4.2 Interviews with Subjects | 第50-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Subjects | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Materials | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.3 Tasks for Subjects as SI Users | 第52-55页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第55-71页 |
| 5.1 Data Processing Procedure | 第55-63页 |
| 5.1.1 Coding Differences in Coherence Relations between ST and TT | 第55-58页 |
| 5.1.2 Plotting Distributions over Rankings of Discourse Coherence for TT | 第58-59页 |
| 5.1.3 Coding Incoherence to TT Receivers | 第59-62页 |
| 5.1.4 Comparing Changes of Coherence Relations in SI with Incoherence to TT Receivers | 第62页 |
| 5.1.5 Classifying Incoherence in SI | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2 Statistical Results and Discussions | 第63-69页 |
| 5.2.1 TT Receivers' Agreement on Discourse Coherence | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2.2 Frequency of Coherence Relations Changing in SI | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2.3 Correlation between Changes of Coherence Relations and Incoherence in SI | 第67-68页 |
| 5.3.4 Classification of Incoherence in SI and Frequency of Their Occurrence | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第69-71页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第71-74页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings and Implications | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Research | 第72页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Future Research | 第72-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-78页 |
| APPENDIX | 第78-87页 |
