| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 内容提要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Early Studies on nominalization | 第12-23页 |
| ·Early studies on nominalization in English | 第12-15页 |
| ·Jespersen's study on nominalization | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Transformational-generative view of nominalization | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Systemic-functionalists' view of nominalization | 第15页 |
| ·Studies on nominalization in the Chinese language | 第15-22页 |
| ·The four views concerning nominalization in Chinese | 第15-17页 |
| ·Critical comments on the four views | 第17-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Systemic-functional study on nominalization | 第23-36页 |
| ·Grammatical metaphor and its classification | 第23-26页 |
| ·Nominalization as a kind of ideational GM | 第26-30页 |
| ·Ideational grammatical metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·Nominalization: a kind of ideational GM | 第29-30页 |
| ·Accomplishments of the Systemic-functional study on nominalization | 第30-34页 |
| ·Critical comments on the Systemic-functional study on nominalization | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Comparison of verbal nominalization in English and Chinese | 第36-51页 |
| ·In terms of function | 第36-42页 |
| ·Semantic values of verbal nominalization | 第36-38页 |
| ·Textual values of verbal nominalization | 第38-40页 |
| ·Stylistic values of verbal nominalization | 第40-42页 |
| ·In terms of form | 第42-49页 |
| ·Different forms of verbal nominalization in English and Chinese | 第42-45页 |
| ·Family resemblance: a new explanation to verbal nominalization | 第45-49页 |
| ·The categorization theory | 第45-47页 |
| ·Verbal nominalization reinterpreted | 第47-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Translation of verbal nominalization | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Summary and conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
