| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第14-22页 |
| ·Transitivity in traditional grammar | 第14-15页 |
| ·Hopper and Thompson's model of transitivity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Hallidayan approach to transitivity | 第16-17页 |
| ·Types of transitivity in Hallidayan SFG | 第17-21页 |
| ·Material process | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mental process | 第18页 |
| ·Verbal process | 第18-19页 |
| ·Relational process | 第19-20页 |
| ·Existential process | 第20-21页 |
| ·Behavioral process | 第21页 |
| ·Summary of the related theories on transitivity | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Description of the Investigation on Crime News | 第22-29页 |
| ·General study on news text | 第22-24页 |
| ·Some essential qualities of news texts | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Discourse Structure of News Stories | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第24页 |
| ·Data source | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data category | 第25-27页 |
| ·Category 1: Crimes of challenging personal competence and sensibility | 第25-26页 |
| ·Category 2: Crimes of endangering collective integrity | 第26页 |
| ·Category 3: Crimes of Moralized political conflicts | 第26-27页 |
| ·Category 4: White-collar crime | 第27页 |
| ·Method and Procedures | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第29-60页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis of crimes of challenging personal competence and sensibility | 第29-36页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis of crimes of endangering collective integrity | 第36-43页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis of crimes of moralized political conflicts | 第43-53页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis of white-collar crimes | 第53-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Transitivity Features of Crime News in English | 第60-68页 |
| ·Features and pragmatic functions of transitivity types in crime news | 第60-65页 |
| ·Features and pragmatic functions of material processes in crime news | 第60-62页 |
| ·Features and pragmatic functions of verbal processes in crime news | 第62页 |
| ·Features and pragmatic functions of mental processes in crime news | 第62-63页 |
| ·Features and pragmatic functions of relational processes in crime news | 第63-65页 |
| ·Features of main participants in crime news | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-81页 |
