| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第13-14页 |
| ·Structure of This Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Company Profiles | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Genre Analysis | 第18-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第24-30页 |
| ·The Concept of Genre | 第24-26页 |
| ·Hasan’s Generic Structural Potential(GSP) | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and American CompanyProfiles | 第30-56页 |
| ·GSP of Chinese and American Company Profiles | 第30-49页 |
| ·Identifying Generic Elements of Chinese and American Company Profiles | 第30-41页 |
| ·Modeling GSP formula of Chinese Company Profiles | 第41-45页 |
| ·Modeling GSP formula of American Company Profiles | 第45-49页 |
| ·The Similarities Between Chinese and American Company Profiles | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Differences Between Chinese and American Company Profiles | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Explanations for the Differences Between Chinese and AmericanCompany Profiles | 第56-62页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism | 第56-58页 |
| ·High-Power Distance and Low-Power Distance | 第58-59页 |
| ·High-Context and Low-Context Culture | 第59-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| ·Significance and Implication | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix B | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix C | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix D | 第76-78页 |
