| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第19-26页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第19-21页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第21-22页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第22页 |
| 1.4 Data and Methodology | 第22-24页 |
| 1.5 Outline of the Research | 第24-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第26-37页 |
| 2.1 Different Perceptions on Transitivity | 第26-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Grammar View on Transitivity | 第26页 |
| 2.1.2 Systemic-functional View on Transitivity | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Application of Transitivity Theory | 第28-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies Abroad | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at Home | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.3 Research Gap | 第32页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on English Abstracts | 第32-37页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Abstract | 第33页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies of English Abstract | 第33-37页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Genre Analysis of Abstract | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Stylistic Analysis of Abstract | 第34-37页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第37-52页 |
| 3.1 The Systemic-functional Grammar | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2 Three Meta-functions of Language | 第39-42页 |
| 3.2.1 The Ideational Function | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 The Interpersonal Function | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.3 The Textual Function | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3 The Transitivity System | 第42-48页 |
| 3.3.1 The Material Process | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.2 The Mental Process | 第44-45页 |
| 3.3.3 The Relational Process | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3.4 The Verbal Process | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3.5 The Behavioral Process | 第47-48页 |
| 3.3.6 The Existential Process | 第48页 |
| 3.4 Swales' IMRD Pattern | 第48-52页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF PROCESS TYPES | 第52-72页 |
| 4.1 General Trend in kinds of Process Types in Chinese and English Postgraduates' Abstracts | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2 Distribution of Process Types in Chinese and English Postgraduates' Abstracts | 第55-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Distribution of Process Types in Chinese and English Postgraduates' Abstracts | 第56页 |
| 4.2.2 The Preferred Process Types by Chinese and English Postgraduates | 第56-61页 |
| 4.3 Analysis and Discussion of Transitivity Process in Four Moves of English Abstracts | 第61-69页 |
| 4.3.1 The Distribution of Process Types in the Introduction Move | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3.2 The Distribution of Process Types in the Method Move | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3.3 The Distribution of Process Types in the Result Move | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3.4 The Distribution of Transitivity Process in the Discussion/Conclusion Move | 第67-69页 |
| 4.4 Summary of the Result | 第69-72页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第72-77页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第73-75页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第75-77页 |
| REFERENCES | 第77-81页 |
