| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Creativity of Present Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theories | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Approach to Metaphor | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Study on Grammatical Metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Foundation | 第16-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Metafunctions of Language | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.2 The Notion of Grammatic al Metaphor | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.3 Congruent and Incongruent Realizations | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.4 The Recognition of Ideational Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.5 A Revised Classification of Ideational Metaphor | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.6 Style and Stylistic Value | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Data Collection | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1 Description of Sample Prose Text | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition and Classification of Prose | 第27页 |
| 3.1.2 Description of Target Texts and Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.3 Clause as the Foundation of Study | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Data Description | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Four Nominalization as the Major Type of Ideational Metaphor in Prose | 第32-61页 |
| 4.1 General Pattern of Nominalization in English Prose | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Characteristics of Nominalization in Classic English Prose | 第33-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Dominance of Transformation from Process to Entity | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.2 Transformation from Quality to Entity | 第35页 |
| 4.2.3 Nominalization in Prepositional Phrases | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.4 Transformation within the Transitivity System | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.5 Grammatical Metaphor Syndrome | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.6 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Stylistic Value of Nominalization in English Prose | 第41-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Information Condensation | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Information Deduction | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3.3 Non-negotiability and Objectification | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.4 Reconstruction of Human Experience | 第49-54页 |
| 4.3.5 Thematic Value and Foregrounding Effect | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.6 Alienation and Artistic Texture | 第56-58页 |
| 4.4 Stylistic Value of Nominalization | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Five Minor Types of Ideational Metaphor in Prose | 第61-70页 |
| 5.1 General Pattern of Minor Types of Ideational Metaphor in Selected Prose Texts | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of Minor Types of Ideational Metaphor in Selected Prose Texts | 第62-68页 |
| 5.2.1 Verbalization in Selected Prose Texts | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2.2 Adjectivition in Selected Prose Texts | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2.3 Embedded Clause as Ideational Metaphor in Selected Prose Texts | 第65-68页 |
| 5.3 Stylistic Value of Minor Types of Ideational Metaphor | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第70-76页 |
| 6.1 Summary on Findings | 第70-72页 |
| 6.2 Significance of Present Study | 第72-74页 |
| 6.3 Limitation of Present Study | 第74-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-80页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第80-81页 |
| Articles Published during MA Study | 第81页 |
