| ABSTRACT | 第3-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Current Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Current Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Current Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-44页 |
| 2.1 Review on Previous Work | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Work on Reporting | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Work on Academic Discourse | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2 Comments on Previous Work | 第27页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-44页 |
| 2.3.1 Teleology | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Purposes of the Literature Review Section | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.3 Definition of Reporting and Reporting Verbs | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3.4 Classification of Reporting Verbs | 第34-38页 |
| 2.3.5 Reporting Patterns | 第38-41页 |
| 2.3.6 Tenses of Reporting Verbs | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第44-50页 |
| 3.1 Objectives | 第44页 |
| 3.2 Procedures | 第44-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Data Collection | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2.2 Data Processing | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第47-50页 |
| 3.3.1 AntConc | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3.2 SPSS 16.0 | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Four Research Findings and Discussion | 第50-74页 |
| 4.1 Distribution of Reporting Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第50-63页 |
| 4.1.1 General Distribution of Reporting Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第50-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Characteristics of Discourse Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第53-57页 |
| 4.1.3 Characteristics of Research Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第57-60页 |
| 4.1.4 Characteristics of Cognition Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第60-61页 |
| 4.1.5 Characteristics of Emotion-Loaded Reporting Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2 Distribution of Reporting Patterns in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第63-66页 |
| 4.3 Distribution of Tenses of Reporting Verbs in CPMATC and NESJAC | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4 Discussion on Reporting Verbs and Purposes of the Literature Review Section | 第67-74页 |
| 4.4.1 To Look Back to Previous Work | 第68-70页 |
| 4.4.2 To Relate the Current Research to Previous Studies | 第70-71页 |
| 4.4.3 To Make a Generalized and Critical Summary of Previous Work | 第71-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-80页 |
| 5.1 Summary of Major Findings of This Study | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2 Implications for the Teaching and Learning of Academic Writing in China | 第76-77页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study | 第77-78页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第78-80页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第80-84页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第84-86页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第86页 |
