| Abstract (English version) | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese version) | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·The object of the present research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Definition of nominalization | 第14-16页 |
| ·The rationale of the research | 第16-17页 |
| ·The objective of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·About data | 第18页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-29页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Jesperson's study on nominalization | 第19-21页 |
| ·Nominalization within the framework of transformational grammar | 第21-23页 |
| ·Nominalization within the framework of systemic-functional grammar | 第23-26页 |
| ·Achievements and limitations of the previous studies | 第26-27页 |
| ·The perspective of the present study | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three The Framework of the Study | 第29-37页 |
| ·An overview of Verschueren's linguistic adaptation theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·The implications to nominalization | 第33-37页 |
| ·Nominalization: a result of linguistic choice | 第33-34页 |
| ·Nominalization: a result of negotiation and adaptation | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four Adaptability of Nominalization | 第37-81页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·Adaptation realized through nominalization | 第37-79页 |
| ·Adaptation to intra-linguistic context | 第38-46页 |
| ·Nominalization-a linguistic device to achieve contextual cohesion | 第38-44页 |
| ·Nominalization-a linguistic device to achieve intertextuality | 第44-46页 |
| ·Adaptation to extra-linguistic context | 第46-79页 |
| ·Adaptation to functional varieties of English | 第46-71页 |
| ·Adaptation to the objective and impersonal features of different registers | 第47-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to the succinct and condensed features of different registers | 第55-64页 |
| ·Adaptation to the clear and accurate features of different registers | 第64-68页 |
| ·Adaptation to the euphonic feature of different registers | 第68-71页 |
| ·Adaptation to the mental world of the addressor and the addressee | 第71-79页 |
| ·Adaptation to the motivation of achieving ideological purposes | 第72-76页 |
| ·Adaptation to the motivation of saving face | 第76-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| ·A general summary of the thesis | 第81-83页 |
| ·Implications | 第83页 |
| ·Limitations | 第83-84页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第84-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-89页 |
