| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| 2.1 Studies Pertinent to Second Language Writing | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2 Studies of the Relationship between Chinese and English Thought | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Overseas Studies of the Relationship between Language and Thought | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies of the Relationship between Language and Thought | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Studies of the Contrast of Chinese Thought and English Thought | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 English Writing and Thought Patterns | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Thought Patterns | 第26-28页 |
| 3.3 Chinese and English Thought Patterns | 第28-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Synthetic thought and Analytic Thought | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Circular Thought and Linear Thought | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.3 Image Thought and Abstract Thought | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.4 Subjective Thought and Objective Thought | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第36-40页 |
| 4.1 Research Objectives and Questions | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Subjects of the Study | 第37页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第37-38页 |
| 4.4 Procedure | 第38-39页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis of Results and Discussion | 第40-53页 |
| 5.1 Results of Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| 5.1.1 Position of the Thesis Statement | 第40-41页 |
| 5.1.2 Sentence Types | 第41页 |
| 5.1.3 Discourse patterns | 第41-42页 |
| 5.1.4 Use of Conjunctions | 第42页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第42-53页 |
| 5.2.1 Analysis of Position of the Thesis Statement | 第42-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis of Sentence types | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2.3 Analysis of Discourse Patterns | 第47-49页 |
| 5.2.4 Analysis of the Use of Conjunctions | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| 6.2 Implications for English writing teaching | 第54-57页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Tables | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Composition Title | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Sample 1 | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Sample 2 | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Sample 3 | 第66-67页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果 | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
