| Contents | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-10页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| ·A Brief Account of the History of the Studies on Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Grammatical Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| ·Some Observation on the Metaphorical Nature of Grammar | 第18-20页 |
| ·Systematic-Functionalists: the Real Beginning of Conscious Studies on GM | 第20-21页 |
| ·Common Scientific Discourse | 第21-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Scientific Discourse | 第21-24页 |
| ·General Features of Scientific Discourse | 第24-25页 |
| ·Relationship between GM and Scientific Discourse | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two A Systemic-Functional Approach to GM | 第27-44页 |
| ·Halliday’s Initial Treatment of GM | 第27-30页 |
| ·Some Explanations for GM Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Halliday’s Initial Classification of GM | 第28-30页 |
| ·Other Research Relevant to GM | 第30-35页 |
| ·Ravelli’s Exploration of GM | 第30-31页 |
| ·Martin’s Treatment of GM | 第31-32页 |
| ·Matthiessen’s Position on GM | 第32页 |
| ·Goatly’s View of GM | 第32-34页 |
| ·Thompson and GM | 第34-35页 |
| ·Fan Wenfang’s Understanding of GM | 第35页 |
| ·GM Refined under the Framework of a Systematic-functional Approach | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Multi-Levels of Language and Realization | 第35页 |
| ·Congruent and Incongruent Realizations | 第35-38页 |
| ·Halliday’s Reclassifications of GM | 第38-44页 |
| ·13 Types of Grammatical Metaphor | 第38-42页 |
| ·New Development of GM | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第44-54页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第44页 |
| ·Research Method | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Procedure | 第45-47页 |
| ·Statistics of the Distribution of GM in the Present Data | 第47-54页 |
| ·Identification of GM in the Present Data | 第47-52页 |
| ·Data Statistics | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Discussion | 第54-72页 |
| ·Major Similarities and the Reasons | 第54-59页 |
| ·Major Similarities of GM in English and Chinese Common Scientific Discourse | 第54-57页 |
| ·Reasons for These Similarities | 第57-59页 |
| ·Major Differences and the Reasons | 第59-63页 |
| ·Major Differences of GM in English and Chinese Common Scientific Discourse | 第59-61页 |
| ·Reasons for These Differences | 第61-63页 |
| ·Demonstration of GM Functions | 第63-72页 |
| ·Functions in the Common Scientific Discourse Construction | 第63-69页 |
| ·Referring Function | 第63-66页 |
| ·Expanding Function | 第66-67页 |
| ·Condensing Function | 第67-69页 |
| ·Other Major Functions of GM in common scientific discourse | 第69-72页 |
| ·Experimental-Reconstructing Function | 第69-71页 |
| ·Function of Keeping Objectivity | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Five Implications of the Study | 第72-77页 |
| ·Implications for Translation of English Common Scientific Discourse | 第72-74页 |
| ·Translations of Nominalization | 第72-73页 |
| ·Translations of Passive Voice | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching | 第74-75页 |
| ·Implications for GM’s Universality and Future Studies | 第75-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendices | 第83-86页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第86-87页 |
| Publications | 第87页 |
