| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Paper | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Nominalization | 第15-17页 |
| ·Nominalization under the Framework of Transformational Grammar | 第15页 |
| ·Systemic-functional Approach to Nominalization | 第15-16页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Nominalization | 第16页 |
| ·Further Pragmatic Studies on Nominalization | 第16-17页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies on Film Title Translation | 第17-19页 |
| ·A Summary of the Previous Studies and the Perspective of the Present One | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第21-29页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·An Overview of Halliday's Nominalization Theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Congruent Form and Metaphorical Form | 第22-23页 |
| ·Transitivity System in the Realization of Nominalization | 第23-25页 |
| ·General Classification of Nominalization in SFG | 第25-26页 |
| ·Lexical Nominalization | 第25-26页 |
| ·Clausal Nominalization | 第26页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of the Present Paper | 第26-29页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE FILM TITLES | 第29-35页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of English Film Titles | 第29-31页 |
| ·Preponderance of Nouns over Verbs | 第29-30页 |
| ·Preponderance of Nouns over Adjectives and Adverbs | 第30-31页 |
| ·Agentive Nouns to Replace Verbs | 第31页 |
| ·Linguistie Features of Chinese Film Titles | 第31-34页 |
| ·Flexible Use of Verbs or Verbal Expressions | 第32-33页 |
| ·High Percentage of the Condensed Four-character Chinese Phrases | 第33-34页 |
| ·A Summary of Linguistic Differences between English and Chinese Film Titles | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE APPLICATION OF NOMINALIZATION IN ENGLISH FILM TITLES AND THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF CHINESE FILM TITLES | 第35-45页 |
| ·Nominalization in English Film Titles | 第35-37页 |
| ·Nominalization of Process in English Film Titles | 第35-36页 |
| ·Nominalization of Attribute in English Film Titles | 第36-37页 |
| ·Application of Nominalization to the English Translation of Chinese Film Titles | 第37-42页 |
| ·Unpacking of the Structures of Verb-centered Chinese Film Titles | 第38-40页 |
| ·Conversion of Verbs into Nouns in Chinese Film Title Translation | 第40-42页 |
| ·Summary:Nominalization as a Choice | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER SIX FUNCTIONS OF NOMINALIZATION IN FILM TITLES | 第45-51页 |
| ·A Groundwork of the Functions of Nominalization | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Multi-functions of Nominalization in Film Titles | 第46-51页 |
| ·Advantage of Packing Complex Information into Film Titles | 第46-48页 |
| ·Flexibility in Restructuring the Meaning Relations within Film Titles | 第48-49页 |
| ·Ability in Objectifying Film Titles | 第49-51页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第51-55页 |
| ·A General Summary of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第52页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第52页 |
| ·Suggestion for Future Research | 第52-55页 |
| REFERENCES | 第55-56页 |
