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ON THE TEXTUAL FUNCTION OF THE PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH LEGISLATIVE TEXTS: FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF INFORMATION STRUCTURE AND THEMATIC STRUCTURE By ZHOU Yujing A Thesis Submitted to Graduate School, Southwest University of Political Science and Law In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Supervisor: Professor ZHAO Liang March, 2014 Acknowledgments This thesis concludes my three years study in the school of foreign languages in Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Without abundant assistance from all the respectable teachers, beloved friends and family members, this thesis would never be completed. I am greatly indebted to my supervisor, professor Zhao Liang, for his sparkling instructions, warmhearted encouragement and patience over the past three years. Without his generous help, I could never complete this thesis so far. I also owe great gratitude to all the faculty members in the school of foreign languages. Their inspiring lectures help me establish a solid foundation for this thesis. Likewise, my sincere thanks also go to my beloved family and my boyfriend, who have always been, financially and spiritually, supporting my study. Finally, I‟d like to extend my deep thanks to my classmates and friends for their constant encouragement and genuine help during the period of material collection and thesis composition. i Abstract The passive voice, as a common but complicated grammar phenomenon, ha