| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature | 第11-29页 |
| ·Formalists' Theories on Nominalization | 第11-12页 |
| ·Halliday's Theory on Nominalization | 第12-25页 |
| ·Cognitive Linguists' Research on Nominalization | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research by Chinese Scholars | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Categorization and Formation of Nominalization | 第29-45页 |
| ·Criteria for Classification | 第29-31页 |
| ·Nominalized Clauses | 第31-34页 |
| ·Nominalized Non-finite Verbal Groups | 第34-38页 |
| ·Regular Nouns | 第38-45页 |
| Chapter 4 The Functions and Disadvantages of Nominalization | 第45-62页 |
| ·Ideational Functions of Nominalization | 第45-48页 |
| ·Textual Functions of Nominalization | 第48-54页 |
| ·Interpersonal Functions of Nominalization | 第54-56页 |
| ·Stylistic Functions of Nominalization | 第56-59页 |
| ·Disadvantages of Nominalization | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter 5 The Contrastive Study of Nominalization Between English and Chinese | 第62-83页 |
| ·Contrast of Nominal Groups between English and Chinese | 第62-65页 |
| ·Nominalizations Realized as Other Forms in Chinese | 第65-70页 |
| ·Nominalizations as Nominalizations | 第70-71页 |
| ·Other Forms in English versus Nominalizations in Chinese | 第71-73页 |
| ·Contrast of Frequency between the two Languages | 第73-77页 |
| ·Diachronic Study of Nominalization between the Two Languages | 第77-82页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第82-83页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix I Texts Adopted for the Contrastive Study | 第84-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-91页 |
