| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Motivation of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Methodology of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Reporting Clauses | 第13-15页 |
| ·Definitions of Reporting Clauses | 第13-14页 |
| ·Positions of Reporting Clauses | 第14-15页 |
| ·Reporting Verbs | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definitions of Reporting Verbs | 第15页 |
| ·Classifications of Reporting Verbs | 第15-16页 |
| ·Functions of Reporting Verbs | 第16页 |
| ·Reported Clauses | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definitions of Reported Clauses | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classifications of Reported Clauses | 第17页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Reporting Clauses | 第17-20页 |
| ·Syntactic Perspective | 第18页 |
| ·Functional Perspective | 第18-19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Perspective | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-27页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Information | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definition of Information | 第22-23页 |
| ·Old Information and New Information | 第23页 |
| ·Information Value | 第23页 |
| ·Focus and End-Focus Principle | 第23-24页 |
| ·Different Concepts of Focus | 第24-25页 |
| ·Information Focus | 第24页 |
| ·Contrastive Focus | 第24-25页 |
| ·Semantic Focus | 第25页 |
| ·Topic Focus | 第25页 |
| ·Psychological Focus | 第25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Theories of Information and Focus to Literary Works and Grammar Books | 第27-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·Application of Theories of Information and Focus to Literary Works and Grammar Books | 第27-36页 |
| ·Application of Theories of Information and Focus to the Works of Uncle Tom's Cabin | 第28-32页 |
| ·Corpora of Reporting Structures in Uncle Tom's Cabin | 第28-29页 |
| ·Detailed Analyses of Theories of Information and Focus in Uncle Tom's Cabin | 第29-32页 |
| ·Application of Theories of Information and Focus to the Works of the Nightingale and the Rose | 第32-36页 |
| ·Corpora of Reporting Structures in the Nightingale and the Rose | 第32-34页 |
| ·Detailed Analyses of Theories of Information and Focus in the Nightingale and the Rose | 第34-36页 |
| ·Application of Theories of Information and Focus to Grammar Books | 第36-40页 |
| ·Corpora of Reporting Structures in Grammar Books | 第36-37页 |
| ·Detailed Analyses of Theories of Information and Focus in Grammar Books | 第37-40页 |
| ·Advantages of Theories of Information and Focus | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第43-48页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第43-44页 |
| ·Implications of the Thesis | 第44-45页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis | 第45-46页 |
| ·Suggestions for a Further Research | 第46-48页 |
| References | 第48-54页 |
