| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Overview of the present study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Organization of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Theoretical assumptions on transitivity | 第13-19页 |
| ·Traditional grammar's view of transitivity | 第13-14页 |
| ·Modern views of transitivity in SFG | 第14-19页 |
| ·Halliday's view | 第14-17页 |
| ·Simpson's view | 第17-18页 |
| ·Burton's view | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on transitivity | 第19-21页 |
| ·Review of speech studies | 第21-23页 |
| ·Classifications of speech | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on speech | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第24-32页 |
| ·Research questions | 第24页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第25-32页 |
| ·Identification of transitivity in English and Chinese informativespeeches | 第25-30页 |
| ·Identification of transitivity in English informaative speech | 第25-28页 |
| ·Identification of transitivity in Chinese informative speech | 第28-30页 |
| ·Statistical analysis of transitivity in English and Chinese informativespeeches | 第30-31页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of transitivity in English and Chinese informativespeeches | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and discussions | 第32-49页 |
| ·Process types in English and Chinese informative speeches | 第32-36页 |
| ·Process types in English informative speeches | 第32页 |
| ·Process types in Chinese informative speeches | 第32-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| ·Transitivity features of English and Chinese informative speeches | 第36-43页 |
| ·Process distribution in English informative speeches | 第36-37页 |
| ·Process distribution in Chinese informative speeches | 第37-39页 |
| ·Discussion of the findings | 第39-43页 |
| ·Comparison in the use of transitivity between English and Chinese informativespeeches | 第43-49页 |
| ·Results of the comparison | 第43-45页 |
| ·Discussion of the findings | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Results of the research | 第49-50页 |
| ·Implications of the research | 第50-51页 |
| ·Recommendations for future research | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
