| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 2.1 Review of Basic Terms | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition and Classification of Semantic Prosody | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.2 The Notion of Collocation | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 The Notion of Colligation | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Semantic Prosody | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies of Semantic Prosody Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies of Semantic Prosody at Home | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 News English | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第30-36页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第30-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Self-built Corpora | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 The Software Used | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.3 The Selection of Node Words | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Research Procedures | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第36-66页 |
| 4.1 The Overall Description of Two Corpora | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 The Analysis of China in Two Corpora | 第37-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Semantic Prosody of China in ENRC | 第37-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Semantic Prosody of China in ENCC | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Contrastive Analysis of China Between Two Corpora | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3 The Analysis of air in Two Corpora | 第48-54页 |
| 4.3.1 Semantic Prosody of air in ENRC | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Semantic Prosody of air in ENCC | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3.3 Contrastive Analysis of air Between Two Corpora | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4 The Analysis of energy in Two Corpora | 第54-60页 |
| 4.4.1 Semantic Prosody of energy in ENRC | 第54-57页 |
| 4.4.2 Semantic Prosody of energy in ENCC | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4.3 Contrastive Analysis of energy Between Two Corpora | 第59-60页 |
| 4.5 Reasons for Differences | 第60-63页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Present Study | 第67-68页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
