| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-29页 |
| 2.1 The Description of APPRAISAL System | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1.1 The ATTITUDE system | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 The ENGAGEMENT system | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 The GRADUATION system | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 The Studies on APPRAISAL System Abroad and at Home | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.1 The studies on APPRAISAL system abroad | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The studies on APPRAISAL system at home | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 A Summary of Previous Studies on APPRAISAL System | 第27-29页 |
| CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第30页 |
| 3.3 Data Processing | 第30-34页 |
| CHAPTER IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第34-90页 |
| 4.1 The Frequency and Distribution of GRADUATION Resources in ResearchArticles in Physical Sciences and Social Sciences | 第34-49页 |
| 4.1.1 The frequency and distribution of GRADUATION resources in researcharticles of physical sciences | 第35-41页 |
| 4.1.2 The frequency and distribution of GRADUATION resources in researcharticles of social sciences | 第41-49页 |
| 4.2 The Linguistic Resources and Operations for GRADUATION in ResearchArticles in Physical Sciences and Social Sciences | 第49-72页 |
| 4.2.1 The linguistic resources and operations for GRADUATION in researcharticles of physical sciences | 第49-60页 |
| 4.2.1.1 The linguistic resources and operations for QUANTIFICATION inresearch articles of physical sciences | 第49-53页 |
| 4.2.1.2 The linguistic resources and operations for INTENSIFICATION inresearch articles of physical sciences | 第53-58页 |
| 4.2.1.3 The linguistic resources and operations for SHARPEN and SOFTEN inresearch articles of physical sciences | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.2 The linguistic resources and operations for GRADUATION in researcharticles of social sciences | 第60-72页 |
| 4.2.2.1 The linguistic resources and operations for QUANTIFICATION inresearch articles of social sciences | 第60-64页 |
| 4.2.2.2 The linguistic resources and operations for INTENSIFICATION inresearch articles of social sciences | 第64-70页 |
| 4.2.2.3 The linguistic resources and operations for SHARPEN and SOFTEN inresearch articles of social sciences | 第70-72页 |
| 4.3 The Parallels and Differences in the Use of GRADUATION Resources inResearch Articles between Physical Sciences and Social Sciences | 第72-90页 |
| 4.3.1 The parallels and differences in the frequency and distribution of GRADUATION resources in research articles between physical sciences andsocial sciences | 第72-81页 |
| 4.3.2 The parallels and differences in the linguistic resources and operations for GRADUATION in research articles between physical sciences and socialsciences | 第81-90页 |
| CHAPTER V CONCLUSION | 第90-93页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第90-91页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第91-92页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第92-93页 |
| REFERENCES | 第93-99页 |
| APPENDIX | 第99-104页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第104-105页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第105页 |
