| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Variation across Speech and Writing | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Register Variation in Specialized Domains | 第15-17页 |
| 2.3 Register Variation on Dialect and Gender | 第17-18页 |
| 2.4 Study of Diachronic Variation | 第18-19页 |
| 2.5 Studies on Cross-linguistic Variation | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Description of Multi-dimentional Analysis Model | 第21-31页 |
| 3.1 Overview of Multi-dimentional Analysis Model | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2 Dimensions of Multi-dimentional Analysis Model | 第22-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Dimension 1: Involved versus Informational Production | 第22-25页 |
| 3.2.2 Dimension 2: Narrative versus Non-narrative Concerns | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.3 Dimension 3: Explicit versus Situation-Dependent Reference | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.4 Dimension 4: Overt Expression of Persuasion | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.5 Dimension 5: Abstract versus Non-Abstract Information | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1 Corpora Used in the Present Study | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.1 Observed Corpus EAPS | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.2 General Corpus Crown | 第32页 |
| 4.2 Research Tools and Data Processing | 第32-36页 |
| 4.2.1 MAT Software | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.2 SPSS Software | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第36-70页 |
| 5.1 Overview of Comparison on Five Dimensions | 第36-39页 |
| 5.2 Contrast and Discussion on Dimension 1 | 第39-47页 |
| 5.2.1 Textual Relations along Dimension 1 | 第39-43页 |
| 5.2.2 Specific Linguistic Features on Dimension 1 | 第43-47页 |
| 5.3 Contrast and Discussion on Dimension 2 | 第47-53页 |
| 5.3.1 Textual Relations along Dimension 2 | 第48-50页 |
| 5.3.2 Specific Linguistic Features on Dimension 2 | 第50-53页 |
| 5.4 Contrast and Discussion on Dimension 3 | 第53-59页 |
| 5.4.1 Textual Relations along Dimension 3 | 第53-56页 |
| 5.4.2 Specific Linguistic Features on Dimension 3 | 第56-59页 |
| 5.5 Contrast and Discussion on Dimension 4 | 第59-65页 |
| 5.5.1 Textual Relations along Dimension 4 | 第59-62页 |
| 5.5.2 Specific Linguistic Features on Dimension 4 | 第62-65页 |
| 5.6 Contrast and Discussion on Dimension 5 | 第65-70页 |
| 5.6.1 Textual Relations along Dimension 5 | 第65-68页 |
| 5.6.2 Specific Linguistic Features on Dimension 5 | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第70-71页 |
| 6.2 Implications and Highlights | 第71-72页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Future Study | 第72-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79页 |
