| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| 1. Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| 1.1 Theoretical research of evaluation | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Empirical research of evaluation | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical research of evaluative that clauses | 第17-22页 |
| 1.4 Previous empirical studies on evaluative that clause | 第22-27页 |
| 2. Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| 2.1 Corpora description | 第27页 |
| 2.2 Software | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Research questions | 第28页 |
| 2.4 Research procedures | 第28-32页 |
| 3. Results and Discussion | 第32-81页 |
| 3.1 Overall distribution of evaluative that clauses in three corpora | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Classifications and disciplinary comparison of evaluative entity—what writers comment on | 第35-44页 |
| 3.3 Classifications and disciplinary comparison of evaluative source—who says it | 第44-56页 |
| 3.4 Classifications and disciplinary comparison of evaluative stance—what writers say about it | 第56-69页 |
| 3.5 Classifications and disciplinary comparison of evaluative expressions— how writerssay it | 第69-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| References | 第85-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91页 |
