| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ChapterTwo Textual Metafunction | 第14-26页 |
| ·Thematic Structure | 第14-20页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第14-17页 |
| ·Simple Theme | 第14-15页 |
| ·Multiple Theme | 第15-16页 |
| ·Clausal Theme | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theme in Special Structural Patterns | 第17页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第17-20页 |
| ·The 'Same-Theme, Different-Rheme' Pattern | 第18-19页 |
| ·The 'Same-Rheme, Different-Theme' Pattern | 第19页 |
| ·The Continuing Pattern | 第19页 |
| ·The Interacting Pattern | 第19-20页 |
| ·Information Structure | 第20-22页 |
| ·Information Unit and Information Focus | 第20-21页 |
| ·Correlation between Information Structure and Thematic Structure | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Data Analysis | 第26-52页 |
| ·Research Design | 第26-29页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第26-27页 |
| ·English Writing Evaluation | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research Procedures for Examining Thematic Progression Patterns | 第28页 |
| ·Research Procedures for Examining Conjunction and Lexical Cohesion | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第29-52页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Questionnaires | 第29-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Questionnaires for Students | 第29-38页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Questionnaires for Writing Teachers | 第38-40页 |
| ·A Comparison Study on the Two Questionnaires | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis of College Students' Compositions | 第41-52页 |
| ·Analysis of Thematic Progression in College Students' Compositions | 第41-46页 |
| ·Analysis of Conjunction and Lexical Cohesion in College Students' Compositions | 第46-52页 |
| ·Analysis of Conjunction | 第46-49页 |
| ·Analysis of Lexical Cohesion | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Thematic Structure,Information Structure to Students' Compositions and Teacher Training | 第52-61页 |
| ·Application of the Theories of Thematic Structure and Information Structure to Students' Compositions | 第52-58页 |
| ·Value of Thematic Structure and Information Structure to Students' Compositions | 第58-59页 |
| ·Information Contained in Themes Forms the Macro-Structure of a Text | 第58页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Ensures the Semantic and Logical Relations in a Text | 第58-59页 |
| ·Thematic Structure and Information Structure Reflect the Combination of Language Form and Meaning | 第59页 |
| ·Teacher Training on Thematic Structure and Information Structure | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第68页 |
