| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第12页 |
| ·The purpose of this thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance | 第13页 |
| ·Overview of this thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations | 第15-21页 |
| ·The traditional grammar in transitivity | 第15页 |
| ·Halliday's approach to transitivity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Types of transitivity in Halliday's SFG | 第16-21页 |
| ·Business negotiation | 第21-24页 |
| ·The introduction of business negotiation | 第21-22页 |
| ·The process of negotiation | 第22-23页 |
| ·The features of business negotiation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Empirical studies on application of transitivity | 第24-27页 |
| ·Empirical studies on business negotiation from perspective of functional approach | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| ·Research questions | 第29页 |
| ·Data collection | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第30-33页 |
| ·The categories of processes and participants | 第30-31页 |
| ·The analyzed sample in processes types of transitivity | 第31-32页 |
| ·The analysis of main participants in transitivity | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Transitivity Analysis of English Business Negotiation | 第33-55页 |
| ·General Distribution of six processes in business negotiation | 第33-36页 |
| ·Distribution and functions of six processes in three stages of business negotiation | 第36-47页 |
| ·Distribution and functions of relational processes in three stages of business negotiation | 第36-39页 |
| ·Distribution and functions of material processes in three stages of business negotiation | 第39-43页 |
| ·Distribution and functions of mental processes in three stages of business negotiation | 第43-46页 |
| ·Conclusion of three main processes types | 第46-47页 |
| ·Distribution and function of main participants in business negotiation | 第47-53页 |
| ·The distribution of participants in business negotiation | 第47-49页 |
| ·The function of main participants in the business negotiation | 第49-52页 |
| ·Conclusion of main participants | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Major findings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Implications | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations | 第57页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
