| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-9页 |
| List of Figures & Tables | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Introduction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Abstracts | 第12页 |
| ·English abstracts of Theoretical Linguistics Research Articles (TLRA) | 第12-13页 |
| ·Rationale for the present study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The motivation of the present study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Reasons for adopting a systemic-functional approach | 第14页 |
| ·Research questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data Collection and the approach to data analysis | 第15页 |
| ·Organizations of the present thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17页 |
| ·Studies on the linguistic features of abstracts | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on abstracts from the perspectives of Systemic-functional Linguistics | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies on English abstracts of linguistics research articles or academic papers | 第22-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·The systemic-functional grammar | 第27-28页 |
| ·The theoretical framework of the present study | 第28-37页 |
| ·Three metafunctions | 第28-36页 |
| ·The ideational metafunction | 第30-32页 |
| ·The interpersonal metafunction | 第32-34页 |
| ·The textual metafunction | 第34-36页 |
| ·Register | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 4 The Realization of the Three Metafunctions of the Data | 第38-92页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38-39页 |
| ·The realization of the three metafunctions of sample abstract A | 第39-62页 |
| ·The realization of the ideational metafunction of sample abstract A | 第39-44页 |
| ·The transitivity | 第39-42页 |
| ·Voice | 第42-44页 |
| ·The realization of the interpersonal metafunction of sample abstract A | 第44-51页 |
| ·Mood | 第44-49页 |
| ·Modality | 第49-51页 |
| ·The realization of the textual metafunction of sample abstract A | 第51-62页 |
| ·Theme | 第51-55页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第55-62页 |
| ·The realization of the three metafunctions of sample abstract B | 第62-82页 |
| ·The realization of the ideational metafunction of sample abstract B | 第62-69页 |
| ·The transitivity | 第62-65页 |
| ·Voice | 第65-69页 |
| ·The realization of the interpersonal metafunction of sample abstract B | 第69-75页 |
| ·Mood | 第69-72页 |
| ·Modality | 第72-75页 |
| ·The realization of the textual metafunction of sample abstract B | 第75-82页 |
| ·Theme | 第75-78页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第78-82页 |
| ·The comparison between sample abstract A and sample abstract B | 第82-84页 |
| ·The similarities | 第82-83页 |
| ·The differences | 第83页 |
| ·Summary | 第83-84页 |
| ·The realization of the three metafunctions of all the data | 第84-90页 |
| ·The realization of the ideational metafunction of all the data | 第84-85页 |
| ·The transitivity | 第84-85页 |
| ·Voice | 第85页 |
| ·The realization of the interpersonal metafunction of all the data | 第85-87页 |
| ·Mood | 第85-86页 |
| ·Modality | 第86-87页 |
| ·The realization of the textual metafunction of all the data | 第87-90页 |
| ·Theme | 第87-88页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第88-90页 |
| ·The common linguistic features of the data | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Explanation Through the Register Theory | 第92-97页 |
| ·Introduction | 第92页 |
| ·Register | 第92页 |
| ·The register of English abstracts of TLRA | 第92-94页 |
| ·The field of English abstracts of TLRA | 第92-93页 |
| ·The tenor of English abstracts of TLRA | 第93页 |
| ·The mode of English abstracts of TLRA | 第93-94页 |
| ·The register of English abstracts of TLRA and their three metafunnctions | 第94-96页 |
| ·The field of English abstracts of TLRA and their ideational metafunction | 第94-95页 |
| ·The tenor of English abstracts of TLRA and their interpersonal metafunction | 第95页 |
| ·The mode of English abstracts of TLRA and their textual metafunction | 第95-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-97页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第97-99页 |
| ·The findings of the present study | 第97-98页 |
| ·The limitations of the present study | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix | 第99-103页 |
| Bibliography | 第103-106页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第106-108页 |
