| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Need for the Study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 An Overview of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-45页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Reporting Verbs | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of Reporting Verbs | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Classification from the syntactic perspective | 第22页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification from the semantic perspective | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Classification from the functional perspective | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 Appraisal Theory | 第27-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Three sub-systems of appraisal system | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Theoretical development of appraisal theory | 第31-33页 |
| 2.4 Taxonomies of Reporting Verbs from Appraisal System | 第33-37页 |
| 2.4.1 Coffin's (2009) taxonomy of reporting verbs in academic discourse | 第33-34页 |
| 2.4.2 White's (2012) taxonomies of reporting verbs in journalistic discourse | 第34-37页 |
| 2.5 Empirical Studies of Reporting Verbs | 第37-42页 |
| 2.5.1 Studies of RVs concerning disciplinary difference | 第37-38页 |
| 2.5.2 Studies of RVs concerning genre difference | 第38-41页 |
| 2.5.3 Studies of RVs from appraisal system | 第41-42页 |
| 2.6 Critical Evaluation of Previous Studies | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第45-61页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第45-46页 |
| 3.2 An Analytical Framework for the Present Study | 第46-56页 |
| 3.3 Data Source and Data Collection | 第56-59页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第61-83页 |
| 4.1 The Types of Reporting Verbs in Theoretical Inquiries and Empirical Studies | 第61-72页 |
| 4.1.1 Sub-genre differences | 第62-65页 |
| 4.1.2 Disciplinary differences | 第65-72页 |
| 4.2 The Distribution of Different Types of Reporting Verbs in Theoretical Inquiries and Empirical Studies | 第72-83页 |
| 4.2.1 Sub-genre differences | 第73-77页 |
| 4.2.2 Disciplinary differences | 第77-83页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第83-89页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of This Study | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2 Implications of This Study | 第85-87页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第87-89页 |
| REFERENCES | 第89-95页 |
