| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One : Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Background | 第9-11页 |
| ·The definition and application of nominal stance construction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the current study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Previous approaches to stance analysis | 第15-22页 |
| ·Major theoretical studies on stance-expressing | 第15-20页 |
| ·Empirical studies on academic stance-making | 第20-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous research on stance noun | 第23-30页 |
| ·Introduction of stance noun | 第23-27页 |
| ·Research on discourse organizing function of stance noun | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research on nominal stance construction | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three: Methodology | 第33-39页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Text Cleaning | 第34页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Classification model of stance nouns | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第36-39页 |
| ·Analysis across NAC and NMC | 第36-37页 |
| ·Analysis across NAC and CAC | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four: Results and Discussion | 第39-61页 |
| ·Analysis of stance noun construction in NMC and NAC | 第39-50页 |
| ·Overall distribution of stance noun constructions | 第39-43页 |
| ·Stance noun constructions through choice of head nouns | 第43-48页 |
| ·Distribution of clausal structures | 第48-50页 |
| ·Analysis of stance noun construction in NAC and CAC | 第50-61页 |
| ·Overall distribution of stance noun constructions | 第50-52页 |
| ·Stance noun constructions through choice of head nouns | 第52-57页 |
| ·Distribution of clausal structures | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第61-69页 |
| ·Overview and Major Findings | 第61-65页 |
| ·Research Question 1: Differences in the use of stance nounconstructions in NMC and NAC | 第61-63页 |
| ·Research Question 2: Differences in the use of stance nounconstructions in NAC and CAC | 第63-65页 |
| ·Implication of the current study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Contribution to the field | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future studies | 第67-69页 |
| NOTES | 第69-71页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第71-77页 |
| APPENDIX | 第77-83页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第83-85页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第85页 |
