| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of This Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第17页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of Nominalization | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Structural Linguists’ View on Nominalization | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Transformational-Generative Study on Nominalization | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Cognitive Linguists’ Theories on Nominalization | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Nominalization in Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Study of Nominalization in Business Discourse | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Business Contracts | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies of Nominalization in Business Discourse | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL BACKGROUND | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1 Definitions of Nominalization | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Systemic-Functional Approach to Nominalization | 第29-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Grammatical Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Ideational Grammatical Metaphor | 第30页 |
| 3.2.3 Congruence and Incongruence | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.4 Types of Nominalization | 第31-34页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR METHODOLOGY | 第34-53页 |
| 4.1 Source of Data | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2 Procedures in Gathering the Data | 第37-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Standards for Tagging | 第37-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Distributions of Clause and Nominalization | 第41-47页 |
| 4.3 T-Test for Significance of Difference | 第47-53页 |
| 4.3.1 Significance of Difference Between Clause Numbers in Chinese and English Business Contracts | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3.2 Significance of Difference Between Occurrences of Nominalization in Chinese and English Business Contracts | 第50-53页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH BUSINESS CONTRACTS ON NOMINALIZATION | 第53-70页 |
| 5.1 Similarities of Chinese and English Business Contracts on Nominalization | 第53-62页 |
| 5.1.1 Similarities | 第53-54页 |
| 5.1.2 Explanations for Similarities | 第54-62页 |
| 5.2 Differences of Chinese and English Business Contracts on Nominalization | 第62-68页 |
| 5.2.1 Differences | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2.2 Explanations for Differences | 第64-68页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第68-70页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第70-74页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of This Study | 第70-72页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第72-74页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ CONTRACT (8 E) | 第76-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ合同 (8C) | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Examples Cited in the Thesis | 第81-85页 |
