| Chinese Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第9页 |
| ·Aims and objectives of this research | 第9-10页 |
| ·The general organization of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-22页 |
| ·Systemic-functional approach study on projection | 第11-18页 |
| ·Zeng Lei’s interpretation of projection | 第11-13页 |
| ·Halliday’s study on projection | 第13-16页 |
| ·Geoff Thompson’s discourse analysis on projection | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous studies on news discourse | 第18-21页 |
| ·Genre analysis | 第18页 |
| ·Content analysis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Critical discourse analysis | 第19-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第22-34页 |
| ·Projection | 第22-25页 |
| ·Ttypes of projection | 第23-25页 |
| ·Types of relationship between clauses | 第25页 |
| ·Projection in the clause | 第25页 |
| ·Three metafunctions | 第25-31页 |
| ·Ideational metafunction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Interpersonal metafunction | 第27-28页 |
| ·Textual metafunction | 第28-31页 |
| ·Register theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Discussion on Projection Clause from Metafunctional Perspectives in ND | 第34-56页 |
| ·Data collection and approach | 第34-35页 |
| ·Over distribution of ideational metafunction on projecting clause in ND | 第35-40页 |
| ·The general realization of experiential and logical meaning | 第36-38页 |
| ·Syntactic structures of projection | 第38-40页 |
| ·Over distribution of interpersonal metafunction on projecting clause in ND | 第40-46页 |
| ·The interpersonal metafunction of projection clauses | 第40-44页 |
| ·Projecting verbs | 第44-46页 |
| ·Over distribution of textual metafunction on projecting clause in ND | 第46-49页 |
| ·Thematic structures in projection clauses | 第47-48页 |
| ·Cohesion in projection | 第48-49页 |
| ·Register theory | 第49-52页 |
| ·Field | 第49-50页 |
| ·Tenor | 第50-51页 |
| ·Mode | 第51-52页 |
| ·Complementary functions of projection clause from the pragmatics perspective | 第52-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implication for the further study | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations and the suggestions for further study | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Papers Published in the Period of Master Education | 第62页 |
