| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·Tautology Revisited | 第16-22页 |
| ·The Naming of the CTC X is X | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Working Definition of the CTC | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Scope of the CTC | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Tautological Clause | 第22-28页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approach to Tautological Clause | 第22-23页 |
| ·Syntactic-semantic Approach to Tautological Clause | 第23-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach to Tautological Clause | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Tautological Clause | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第30-38页 |
| ·A General Introduction of Systemic Functional Grammar | 第30-31页 |
| ·Ideational Function | 第31-38页 |
| ·Experiential Function | 第31-34页 |
| ·Logical Function | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Four Experiential Function of the CTC X is X : Transitivity | 第38-66页 |
| ·The Structure Features of the CTC X is X | 第39-51页 |
| ·Syntactic Properties of the CTC X is X | 第39-46页 |
| ·Semantic Properties of the CTC X is X | 第46-51页 |
| ·Transitivity System of the Clause X is X | 第51-66页 |
| ·Relational Processes of the CTC X is X | 第52-58页 |
| ·Material Processes of the CTC X is X | 第58-59页 |
| ·Mental Processes of the CTC X is X | 第59-61页 |
| ·Behavioral Processes of the CTC X is X | 第61-62页 |
| ·Verbal Processes of the CTC X is X | 第62-64页 |
| ·Existential Processes of the CTC X is X | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Logical Function of the CTC X is X | 第66-74页 |
| ·Interdependency | 第66-69页 |
| ·The relation between the two CTCs | 第66-67页 |
| ·The relation between the CTC and the other clause | 第67-69页 |
| ·Logical-semantic Relation: Expansion | 第69-74页 |
| ·Elaboration | 第69-70页 |
| ·Extension | 第70-71页 |
| ·Enhancement | 第71-74页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第75-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
