本站原创Acknowledgements5-6
Abstract6-8
内容摘要8-9
List of Tables9-10
Contents10-12
Abbreviations12-13
Chapter 1 Introduction13-16
1.1 Statement of the Problem13-15
1.2 Research Questions15
1.3 Overview of the Thesis15-16
Chapter 2 Literature Review16-29
2.1 Reporting Analysis16-20
2.1.1 Citation forms16-17
2.1.2 Citation research tradition17-18
2.1.3 Research on non-expert text18-20
2.2 Reporting Verbs20-25
2.2.1 Classifying reporting verbs20-22
2.2.2 Previous studies on reporting verbs22-25
2.2.2.1 Reporting verbs in research articles22-23
2.2.2.2 Reporting verbs in research theses23-24
2.2.2.3 Reporting verbs in L1 and L2 texts24-25
2.3 Previous Studies on Research Theses25-27
2.4 Summary27-29
Chapter 3 Methodology29-38
3.1 Data Collection29-31
3.2 The Procedure31-38
3.2.1 Identifying RVs31-32
3.2.2 Tagging32-38
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion38-59
4.1 Frequency of RVs38-39
4.2 Distribution of RVs39-44
4.3 Semantic Categories of RVs44-48
4.4 Variety in RVs48-51
4.5 Tense Choices of RVs51-59
Chapter 5 Conclusion59-63
5.1 Major Findings59-60
5.2 Significance and Imppcation of the Research60-61
5.3 Limitations of this Research61-63
References63-72
Appendixes72-75
A. Sample MA theses in the Engpsh sub-Corpus72-74
B. Sample MA theses in the Chinese sub-Corpus74-75