| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Background | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Defining Genre and Genre Analysis | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Characteristics of the Genre Type of Research Articles | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Reporting | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of Reporting | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Reporting Patterns | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Reporting Verbs | 第20-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Definitions of Reporting Verbs | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Taxonomies of Reporting Verbs | 第21-28页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Taxonomy by Thompson and Ye | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Taxonomy by Thomas and Hawes | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.2.3 Taxonomy by Hyland | 第27页 |
| 2.3.2.4 Working Taxonomy of Reporting Verbs | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Related Studies of Reporting Verbs | 第28-33页 |
| 2.4.1 Related Tense and Voice Studies of Reporting Verbs | 第28-31页 |
| 2.4.1.1 Related Tense and Voice Studies of Reporting Verbs Abroad | 第28-30页 |
| 2.4.1.2 Related Tense and Voice Studies of Reporting Verbs at Home | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.2 Related Denotation and Evaluation Studies of Reporting Verbs | 第31-33页 |
| 2.4.2.1 Related Denotation and Evaluation Studies of Reporting VerbsAbroad | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4.2.2 Related Denotation and Evaluation Studies of Reporting Verbsat Home | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第33-36页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Corpora Used | 第33页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第36-67页 |
| 4.1 Frequency Studies | 第36-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Frequency of the Reporting Verbs in Research Articlesof Social Sciences | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Frequency of the Reporting Verbs in Research Articles of NaturalSciences | 第37页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparisons of the Reporting Verbs Frequency Between SocialSciences and Natural Sciences Research Articles | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2 Grammatical Studies | 第42-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Tense Studies | 第42-48页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Comparisons of the Frequency of the Reporting Verbs TensesBetween Social Sciences and Natural Sciences ResearchArticles | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Tense Functions of Reporting Verbs in Social Sciences andNatural Sciences Research Articles | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Voice Studies | 第48-52页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Comparisons of the Frequency of the Reporting Verbs VoicesBetween Social Sciences and Natural Sciences ResearchArticles | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Voice Functions of Reporting Verbs in Social Sciences and NaturalSciences Research Articles | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3 Semantic Studies | 第52-67页 |
| 4.3.1 Denotation Studies | 第53-61页 |
| 4.3.1.1 Classification of Reporting Verbs Based on DenotativeMeanings | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.1.2 Distribution of Reporting Verbs Denotations in the SocialSciences and Natural Sciences Research Articles | 第54页 |
| 4.3.1.3 Comparison of Reporting Verbs Denotations Between SocialSciences and Natural Sciences Research Articles | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.1.4 Denotation Functions of Reporting Verbs in Social Sciences andNatural Sciences Research Articles | 第55-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Evaluation Studies | 第61-67页 |
| 4.3.2 .1 Classification of Reporting Verbs Based on EvaluativeMeanings | 第61-62页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Distribution of Reporting Verbs Evaluations in the SocialSciences and Natural Sciences Research Articles | 第62-63页 |
| 4.3.2.3 Comparison of Reporting Verbs Evaluations Between SocialSciences and Natural Sciences Research Articles | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3.2.4 Evaluation Functions of Reporting Verbs in Social Sciences andNatural Sciences Research Articles | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第67-70页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogic Implications of the Study | 第70页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Research and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79-80页 |
| Resume | 第80页 |
