| Abstract in English | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Summary | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literary Review | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Review of the Transitivity System | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies on Transitivity System Abroad | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies on Transitivity System at Home | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Review of News Reports Studies | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on News Reports Studies Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on News Reports Studies At Home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第24-33页 |
| 3.1 Six Processes in Transitivity System | 第24-28页 |
| 3.2 Research Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2.2 Constructions of the Self-built Corpus | 第29页 |
| 3.2.3 Data Processing | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第33-54页 |
| 4.1 The Application of Transitivity in One Belt One Road Initiative | 第33-41页 |
| 4.2 The Distribution of the Six Processes in OBOR | 第41-48页 |
| 4.2.1The Frequency of Material Process | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 The Frequency of Relational Process | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.3 The Frequency of Verbal Process | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.4 The Frequency of Mental Process | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.5 The Frequency of Existential Process | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.6 The Frequency of Behavioral Process | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3 Transitivity Metaphorization | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3.1 Nominalization | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3.2 Verbalization | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.3 Passive Voice | 第51页 |
| 4.4 Stylistic Effects Reflected in the News Reports | 第51-53页 |
| 4.4.1 Objectiveness | 第52页 |
| 4.4.2 Conciseness | 第52-53页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第54页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitation of the Present Study | 第55页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Appendixes | 第62-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Ratio of the Six Processes in OBOR News Reports | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Frequency of the Six Processes in OBOR News Reports | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Titles of the 56 texts chosen from the Reuters | 第66-68页 |
| Publication | 第68页 |
