| Abstract in Englilsh | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Current Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Clause Relation | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Major Theories of Clause Relation | 第14-18页 |
| 2.2.1 Winter and Hoey`s Clause Relation Theory | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Rhetorical Relation Theory | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Studies on Clause Relation | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on News Discourse | 第19-23页 |
| 2.4.1 Classifications of News | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4.2 Features of News Discourse | 第20页 |
| 2.4.3 Major Approaches to News Discourse Analysis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-30页 |
| 3.1 Basic Concepts of Current Study | 第23-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Clause and Clause Complex of English | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Clause and Clause Complex of Chinese | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Logical Dependency Relation | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Logico – Semantac Relation | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第30-37页 |
| 4.1 Data Collection | 第30-31页 |
| 4.2 Segmentation of Clause Complex | 第31-34页 |
| 4.3 Identification and Annotation of Clause Relation | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion | 第37-65页 |
| 5.1 Clause Relations in English News Discourse | 第37-49页 |
| 5.1.1 Logical Dependency Relations | 第37-40页 |
| 5.1.2 Logico-Semantic Relations in English News Discourse | 第40-46页 |
| 5.1.3 The Principal Markers for Clause Relations in English NewsDiscourse | 第46-49页 |
| 5.2 Clause Relations in Chinese News Discourse | 第49-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Logical Dependency Relations | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2.2 Logico- Semantic Relation in Chinese News Discourse | 第52-55页 |
| 5.2.3 The Principal Markers in Chinese News Discourse | 第55-56页 |
| 5.3 Contrastive Analysis of Clause Relations between English and Chinese NewsDiscourse | 第56-61页 |
| 5.3.1 Similarities and Differences of Logical Dependency Relation inEnglish and Chinese News Discourse | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3.2 Similarities and Differences of Logico-Semantic Relations inEnglish and Chinese News Discourse | 第58-61页 |
| 5.4 Reasons for the Differences between English and Chinese News Discourse | 第61-65页 |
| 5.4.1 Analysis from Syntax | 第61-63页 |
| 5.4.2 Analysis from Philosophy of Language | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第65-66页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第66-67页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ：English News Report 1 (Full Text) | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ：Chinese News Report 1 (Full Text) | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ：The Headlines of all the 10 News Reports | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
