| ABSTRACT | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第11-26页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Studies on Relational Process | 第11-14页 |
| 2.2 Empirical Studies on Relational Process | 第14-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Scientific Texts and Literary Texts | 第18-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous study on scientific texts | 第18-22页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous study on literary texts | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.3 Contrastive studies of scientific texts and literary texts | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第26-37页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Measurement of Relational Process | 第28-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Measurement of intensive process | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Measurement of circumstantial process | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3.3 Measurement of possessive process | 第34-36页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第36-37页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第37-60页 |
| 4.1 Distributional Mode of Relational Processes in Scientific Texts and Literary Texts | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Distributional differences of intensive relational processes between scientific texts and literary texts | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Distributional differences of circumstantial relational processes between scientific texts and literary Texts | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Distributional differences of possessive process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.4 Discussion | 第41-46页 |
| 4.2 Quantitative Differences of Intensive Relational Process between Scientific Texts and Literary Texts | 第46-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Quantitative differences of intensive attributive process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Quantitative differences of intensive identifying process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 Quantitative Differences of Circumstantial Relational Process between Scientific Texts and Literary Texts | 第51-55页 |
| 4.3.1 Quantitative differences of circumstantial attributive process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Quantitative differences of circumstantial identifying process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第53-55页 |
| 4.4 Quantitative Differences of Possessive Relational Process between Scientific Texts and Literary Texts | 第55-59页 |
| 4.4.1 Quantitative differences of possessive attributive process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4.2 Quantitative differences of possessive identifying process between scientific texts and literary texts | 第57-59页 |
| 4.5 Summary of Results | 第59-60页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第60页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第61-62页 |
| REFERENCES | 第62-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ List of Scientific Texts | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ List of Literary Texts | 第69-71页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第71-72页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第72页 |
