包装名词与语篇信息包装

唐青叶，副教授、博士，现任教于上海大学外国语学院。1992年湖南科技大学本科毕业，2000年中南大学外国语言学及应用语言学硕士研究生毕业，2005年厦门大学英语语言文学专业博士研究生毕业。主讲课程为英语语言学、语篇分析等；主要研究方向为功能语言学、语篇分析等；主持省教育厅社科项目、校级教研项目各1项，主持校级重点建设课程“英语语言学”；参与校级精品课程“综合英语”的建设，参与麦克米伦高阶英语词典翻译1部；在《外语学刊》、《外国语》等刊物上发表了论文10余篇。

Acknowledgements

中文摘要

Abstract

Introduction

1.Background

2.Objectives

3.Methodology

4.Data collection

5.Organization of this book

Chapter 1 The previous studies of information structure

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The previous studies of information structure

1.2.1 Defining information

1.2.2 Four approaches to information structure

1.2.3 Drawbacks of the studies of information structure

1.3 The previous studies of abstract nouns

1.3.1 The traditional study of abstract nouns

1.3.2 The philosophical view of abstract nouns

1.3.3 Systemic Functional view of abstract nouns

1.3.4 Cognitive approaches to abstract nouns

1.3.5 Other researches concerning abstract nouns

1.4 Information packaging: to bridge the studies of information structure and abstract nouns

1.4.1 Limitations of the studies of abstract nouns

1.4.2 Information packaging and its significance

1.5 Summary

Chapter 2 Theoretical evidence of information packaging and its patterns in discourse

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Evidence of information packaging

2.2.1 Inspiration from the reflection on the real world

2.2.2 Evidence from information technology

2.2.3 Evidence from cognitive studies

2.2.4 Insight from the language study itself

2.3 Grammatical patterns of information packaging

2.3.1 Packet nouns

2.3.2 Discourse deixis

2.3.3 Ad hoc conceptual packaging

2.3.4 Document packaging

2,3.5 Other instances

2.4 Cognitive motivations for information packaging

2.4.1 Discourse iconicity

2.4.2 Economy principle

2.5 Summary

Chapter 3 What to be packaged

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Discourse expectations and generic staging

3.3 The semantic relationship between the packet noun and its packaged discourse

3.3.1 Nominalization and grammatical metaphor

3.3.2 Modality

3.3.3 Projection

3.4 Semantics of packaging

3.4.1 Grammaticality and semantic atmosphere

3.4.2 Classification of packet nouns

3.4.3 The non-prototypical feature of packet nouns

3.4.4 Meaning suppression and enhancement in packaging

3.5 The packaging strata

3.6 Summary

Chapter 4 The cognitive status and generic features of information ackaging

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Categorization in packaging

4.3 The identifiab]lity of packet nouns

4.4 Generic features of information packaging

4.4.1 Packaging with this/that

4.4.2 Generic variations of packet nouns

4.5 Summary

Chapter 5 The perspectival strategy of information packaging: a case study of packet nouns in news reports

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The perspectival strategy of packaging information

5.3 Perspective and the construction of meaning

5.3.1 The study of perspective

5.3.2 The role of perspective in meaning construction

5.4 Perspective and packet nouns in news reports

5.4.1 Packet nouns as a reporting form

5.4.2 Packet nouns and subjectivity

5.5 Summary

Conclusion

1. General conclusion

2. Limitations and suggestions for future research

Bibliography

Appendix 1 Data sources

Appendix 2 Data samples

List of figures mad tables