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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1 .1 Introduction
1.2 Rationale of the Study
1.3 Objectives and Research Questions
1.4 Methodology
1.5 Data
1.6 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Relationship between Language, Discourse and Power
2.3 Linguistic Studies of Legislative Discourse
2.3.1 Linguistic Studies of Legislative Discourse Abroad
2.3.2 Linguistic Studies of Legislative Discourse at Home
2.4 Preliminary Exploration: language and context
2.5 Conclusion
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Model of the Systemic Functional Approach
3.2.1 Register and Genre
3.2.2 Language and Register
3.2.3 Genre, Register and Language
3.3 Halliday's Functional Grammar
3.4 Construction of the Analytical Framework
3.5 Analytical Aspects in the Framework
3.5.1 Description of Register and Genre
3.5.2 Grammatical System
3.6 Conclusion
Chapter Four Analysis of Constitution of the People's Republic of China
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Nature of Constitution of the People's Republic of China
4.3 Genre Analysis
4.3.1 Overall Purpose of Constitution of the People 's Republic of China
4.3.2 Schematic Structure and Realizational Patterns
4.3.3 Discussion of Genre Analysis
4.4 Register Analysis
4.4.1 Field
4.4.2 Tenor
4.4.3 Mode
4.4.4 Discussion of Register Analysis
4.5 Conclusion
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the Present Study
5.2 Significances of the Present Study
5.3 Limitations of the Present study
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
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