| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Aims of this study and organization of this thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-35页 |
| ·Impersonality of academic writing | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies of writer identity in academic writing | 第16-22页 |
| ·Identity and discourse | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies of voice | 第17-18页 |
| ·Ivanic's framework of writer identity in academic writing | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies of first person pronouns | 第22-31页 |
| ·Semantic reference of first person pronouns | 第22-27页 |
| ·Inclusive and exclusive we | 第22-23页 |
| ·Generic use of first person pronouns | 第23-25页 |
| ·Semantic mappings of first person plurals in academic writing | 第25-27页 |
| ·Discourse functions of first person pronouns in academic writing | 第27-31页 |
| ·Fortanet,Harwood,and Kuo's models | 第27-28页 |
| ·Tang and John,Starfield and Ravelli and Hyland's models | 第28-31页 |
| ·Cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural studies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research gap and research questions | 第32-35页 |
| ·Research gap and significance of this study | 第32-33页 |
| ·Research questions | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第35-38页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| ·Selection of the discipline and journals | 第35页 |
| ·Selection of articles | 第35-36页 |
| ·The corpora | 第36页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第38-60页 |
| ·Overall frequency of first person pronouns | 第38-40页 |
| ·Discourse functions of first person pronouns and writer identities | 第40-51页 |
| ·The author as the representative to represent a group of people | 第40-42页 |
| ·The author as the guide to organize texts or state purposes | 第42-43页 |
| ·Reflexive I to state the origin or settings of the article | 第43页 |
| ·The author as the recounter of research process | 第43-45页 |
| ·The author as the person who cites him/herself | 第45-46页 |
| ·The author as the person who states his/her own limitations | 第46页 |
| ·The author as the suggestion-holder to give teaching/research suggestions | 第46-47页 |
| ·The author as the opinion-holder to give opinions | 第47-48页 |
| ·The author as the originator to state results/claims | 第48-51页 |
| ·A comparison of English and Chinese articles in their use of first person pronouns | 第51-52页 |
| ·Writer identity and semantic reference of first person pronouns | 第52-56页 |
| ·Discussion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Cultural collectivism and individualism | 第56-57页 |
| ·Social orientation of Chinese people in self-representation and the weak writer identity in academic texts | 第57-60页 |
| ·Other orientation in self-representation and the use of first person pronouns | 第58页 |
| ·Authority orientation in self-representation and the use of first person pronouns | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Pedagogical Implications and Conclusion | 第60-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第60-62页 |
| ·Awareness raising | 第60-61页 |
| ·Syllabus design | 第61页 |
| ·Material development | 第61-62页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·A summary of findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第77页 |
