| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第16-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 Purposes of the Study and Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第18页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-33页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第20页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Discontinuous Phenomena in English Syntax | 第20-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies from the perspective of traditional grammar | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies from the perspective of generative grammar | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies from the perspective of psycholinguistics | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies from the perspective of typology | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.5 Studies from the perspectives of other linguists | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3 Studies of Discontinuous Phenomena from the Perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第29-31页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第33-47页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 3.2 An Overview of Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Background of Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Two versions in SFL: the Sydney Grammar and the Cardiff Grammar | 第34-37页 |
| 3.3 Theory of the Cardiff Grammar | 第37-46页 |
| 3.3.1 Functional syntax in the Cardiff Grammar | 第38-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Functional semantics in the Cardiff Grammar | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.3 Five principles of producing text-sentences | 第44-46页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Four DISCUSSION OF DISCONTINUOUS PHENOMENA IN ENGLISH SYNTAX | 第47-70页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第47页 |
| 4.2 Types of Discontinuous Phenomena in English Syntax | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Discontinuities in the clause | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Discontinuities in the nominal group | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.3 Discontinuities in the prepositional phrase | 第49页 |
| 4.2.4 Discontinuities in the quality group | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.5 Discontinuities in the quantity group | 第50页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Discontinuous Phenomena in English Syntax | 第50-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of discontinuities in the clause | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of discontinuities in the nominal group | 第52-54页 |
| 4.3.3 Analysis of discontinuities in the prepositional phrase | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.4 Analysis of discontinuities in the quality group | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3.5 Analysis of discontinuities in the quantity group | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4 Motivations of Discontinuous Phenomena in English Syntax | 第59-69页 |
| 4.4.1 Motivations of discontinuities in the clause | 第59-61页 |
| 4.4.2 Motivations of discontinuities in the nominal group | 第61-63页 |
| 4.4.3 Motivations of discontinuities in the prepositional phrase | 第63-66页 |
| 4.4.4 Motivations of discontinuities in the quality group | 第66-68页 |
| 4.4.5 Motivations of discontinuities in the quantity group | 第68-69页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第70-74页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings | 第70-71页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第71-72页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第72-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-77页 |
