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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
4-5 |
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内容摘要 |
5-6 |
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Abstract |
6-10 |
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1. Introduction |
10-13 |
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1.1 Research background and purpose of the study |
10-12 |
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1.2 The outline of this dissertation |
12-13 |
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2. Literature Review of GM |
13-33 |
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2.1 Early studies on the metaphorical nature of grammar |
13-15 |
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2.1.1 Iconicity |
14-15 |
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2.1.2 Grammaticalization |
15 |
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2.2 Halliday'S view of GM |
15-27 |
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2.2.1 Lexical metaphor and GM |
16-17 |
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2.2.2 Congruence and incongruence |
17-19 |
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2.2.3 Haliday's classification of GM |
19-27 |
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2.3 Other scholars' contributions to the development of GM research |
27-33 |
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2.3.1 Fan's model of GM in the selection of transitivity functions |
27-28 |
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2.3.2 Zhu and Yan's work on prototype |
28-29 |
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2.3.3 Martin's and Fan's contribution to logical GM |
29-30 |
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2.3.4 Textual GM |
30-33 |
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3. Speech Discourse |
33-39 |
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3.1 English public speaking |
33-35 |
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3.2 Language features of effective prepared public speech |
35-37 |
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3.2.1 Language genre |
35-36 |
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3.2.2 Features in linguistic aspects |
36-37 |
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3.3 Previous research on PPS |
37-39 |
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4. Data Analysis and Findings of GMs in CEO Speeches |
39-65 |
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4.1 Data collection and analysis procedure |
39-40 |
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4.2 General analysis of GM occurrences in AGM CEO Speeches |
40-41 |
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4.3 Ideational GM |
41-55 |
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4.3.1 Experiential GM |
41-51 |
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4.3.2 Logical GM |
51-55 |
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4.4 Interpersonal metaphor |
55-60 |
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4.4.1 Explicitly objective form of modality |
55-57 |
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4.4.2 Explicitly subjective form of modality |
57-59 |
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4.4.3 Metaphors of mood |
59-60 |
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4.5 Observations on nominalizations in AGM CEO Speeches |
60-63 |
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4.5.1 Normalization-----the powerful resource of creating GM |
60 |
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4.5.2 The objectifying function of normalization |
60-61 |
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4.5.3 The cohesive function of normalization |
61-63 |
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4.6 Findings and discussion of textual GM |
63-65 |
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5. Conclusion |
65-67 |
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5.1 Discussion of the findings |
65-66 |
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5.2 Limitations and suggestions for further research |
66-67 |
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Bibliography |
67-70 |
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Appendix |
70-71 |
