| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1 Reporting and Reporting Verbs | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Reporting | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Reporting Forms | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Reporting Verbs | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of Reporting Verbs | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Thompson & Ye’s Classification of Reporting Verbs | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Thomas & Hawes’ Classification of Reporting Verbs | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Hyland’s Classification of Reporting Verbs | 第25页 |
| 2.3 Tense and Voice of Reporting Verbs | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on Reporting Verbs | 第26-32页 |
| 2.4.1 Previous Studies Abroad | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous Studies at Home | 第29-31页 |
| 2.4.3 Research Gaps | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-40页 |
| 3.1 Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Instruments | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3 Data Processing | 第36-40页 |
| 3.3.1 Theoretical Framework | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.2 Identification of Reporting Verbs | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Data and Discussion | 第40-61页 |
| 4.1 General Distribution of Reporting Verbs | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Distribution of Reporting Verbs in Terms of Denotation | 第42-48页 |
| 4.3 Distribution of Reporting Verbs in Terms of Evaluation | 第48-52页 |
| 4.4 Distribution of Tenses and Voices of Reporting Verbs | 第52-58页 |
| 4.4.1 Tenses of Reporting Verbs | 第52-55页 |
| 4.4.2 Voices of Reporting Verbs | 第55-58页 |
| 4.5 Results of Contrastive Analysis | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第61-66页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第61-64页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications of the Study | 第64页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表的论文 | 第77页 |
