| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-23页 |
| ·The Development of Thematic Theory | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Prague School | 第12-13页 |
| ·Halliday's Approach | 第13-15页 |
| ·Genre-based Studies of Theme | 第15页 |
| ·Studies on Thematic Progression | 第15-19页 |
| ·Concept of Thematic Progression | 第16页 |
| ·Basic Thematic Progression Patterns | 第16-19页 |
| ·TP Patterns Proposed abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·TP Patterns Proposed in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·Genre-based Studies of Thematic Progression Patterns | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Study on A Rose for Emily | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-33页 |
| ·Halliday's Definition of Theme and Rheme | 第23-24页 |
| ·Types of Theme | 第24-28页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Complexity | 第24-27页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Function | 第27-28页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Markedness | 第28页 |
| ·Selected TP Patterns | 第28-30页 |
| ·Narrative Genre | 第30-33页 |
| ·Concept of Genre | 第30-31页 |
| ·Narrative Genre | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第33-36页 |
| ·Purpose and Methodology | 第33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-35页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing A Rose for Emily as Study Material | 第34页 |
| ·General Introduction of the Plot of A Rosefor Emily | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第36-54页 |
| ·Contrastive Study on Themes | 第36-39页 |
| ·Simple Theme, Multiple Theme and Clausal Theme | 第36-37页 |
| ·Textual Theme and Interpersonal Theme | 第37页 |
| ·Marked Theme and Unmarked Theme | 第37-38页 |
| ·Contrastive Study on the Other Features of Themes in Sample Texts | 第38-39页 |
| ·Contrastive Study on Thematic Progression Patterns | 第39-41页 |
| ·Analysis of TP Patterns Employed in English Sample Text | 第39-40页 |
| ·Analysis of TP Patterns Employed in Chinese Sample Text | 第40页 |
| ·Comparison of TP Patterns Between English and Chinese Sample Texts | 第40-41页 |
| ·Similarities and Underlying Responsible Factors | 第41-48页 |
| ·Similarities in the Choice of Themes and TP Patterns | 第41页 |
| ·Underlying Factors Responsible for Similarities | 第41-48页 |
| ·Generic Influence on the Similarities | 第41-46页 |
| ·Influence of the Choice of Source Text in Theme and TP Patterns | 第46-48页 |
| ·Differences and Underlying Responsible Factors | 第48-54页 |
| ·Differences in the Choice of Themes and TP Patterns | 第48-49页 |
| ·Underlying Factors Responsible for Differences | 第49-54页 |
| ·Hypotactic vs. Paratactic | 第49-51页 |
| ·Subject-prominent vs. Topic-prominent | 第51-52页 |
| ·Complex vs. Simplex | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Finding | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implication | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第60页 |
