| Abstract in English | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-14页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance and purpose of the research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第18-34页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on CDA | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous studies on CDA abroad | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous studies on CDA at home | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on news discourse | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies on news discourse abroad | 第25页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies on news discourse at home | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on Halliday's transitivity theory | 第27-34页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on transitivity theory abroad | 第28-32页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on transitivity theory at home | 第32-34页 |
| 3. Theoretical Framework | 第34-50页 |
| 3.1 Main conceptions of CDA | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Language, power and ideology | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2 Language and society | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 The relationship of CDA and SFG | 第36-39页 |
| 3.3 Fairclough's three-dimensional model theory | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4 Transitivity system in SFG | 第40-50页 |
| 3.4.1 Material Process | 第42-43页 |
| 3.4.2 Mental Process | 第43-46页 |
| 3.4.3 Relational Process | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.4 Verbal Process | 第47-48页 |
| 3.4.5 Existential Process | 第48页 |
| 3.4.6 Behavioral Process | 第48-50页 |
| 4. Methodology | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1 Data collection | 第50页 |
| 4.2 Research questions | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Research procedures | 第51-52页 |
| 5. Contrast and Comparison of Transitivity in Selected News Reports from China Daily and The New York Times in terms of CDA | 第52-96页 |
| 5.1 General distribution of transitivity processes in selected news reports from the two media | 第52-64页 |
| 5.1.1 Distribution of Material Process | 第55-59页 |
| 5.1.2 Distribution of Relational Process | 第59-60页 |
| 5.1.3 Distribution of Verbal Process | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1.4 Distribution of Mental Process | 第62-63页 |
| 5.1.5 Distribution of Existential Process | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2 Critical Discourse Analysis of transitivity processes in selected news reports from the two media | 第64-96页 |
| 5.2.1 Analysis of Material Process | 第65-83页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis of Relational Process | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2.3 Analysis of Verbal Process | 第85-87页 |
| 5.2.4 Analysis of Mental Process | 第87-94页 |
| 5.2.5 Analysis of Existential Process | 第94-96页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第96-102页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the study | 第96-98页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the study | 第98-99页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第99-102页 |
| Bibliography | 第102-108页 |
| Appendix A | 第108-109页 |
| Appendix B | 第109-110页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第110-112页 |
| Publications | 第112页 |
