| Acknowledgement | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Text Issues | 第17-23页 |
| ·Understanding of Text | 第17-19页 |
| ·Properties of Text--Texture | 第19-21页 |
| ·Coherence —A Crucial Criterion of Text | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Previous Researches on Coherence and Context | 第23-46页 |
| ·Previous Research on Coherence | 第23-36页 |
| ·Previous Research on Coherence Standards | 第23-26页 |
| ·SFL’s Views on Coherence and Coherence Standards | 第26-29页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第29-32页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence | 第32-35页 |
| ·Context Consistency | 第35-36页 |
| ·Context Theory and Text Coherence in Context | 第36-46页 |
| ·Context | 第36-37页 |
| ·P re-Halliday’s Research on Context | 第37-39页 |
| ·Halliday’s Research on Context | 第39-41页 |
| ·Text Coherence in Context | 第41-46页 |
| ·Field Coherence of Text | 第41-42页 |
| ·Tenor Coherence of Text | 第42-44页 |
| ·Mode Coherence of Text | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Roles of Context in Achieving Text Coherence | 第46-87页 |
| ·Research Paper Abstracts | 第46-47页 |
| ·Roles of Context Coherence in Performing Three Metafunctions | 第47-87页 |
| ·Roles of Field Coherence in Achieving Ideational Coherence | 第48-71页 |
| ·Field Coherence and the Realization of Ideational Function | 第48-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the Transitivity of RP Abstracts | 第51-71页 |
| ·Roles of Tenor Coherence in Achieving Interpersonal Coherence | 第71-79页 |
| ·Tenor Coherence and the Realization of Interpersonal Function | 第71-76页 |
| ·Analysis of Mood and Modality System in RP Abstracts | 第76-79页 |
| ·Roles of Mode Coherence in Achieving Textual Coherence | 第79-87页 |
| ·Mode Coherence and the Realization of Textual Function | 第79-83页 |
| ·Analysis of Thematic Progression in RP Abstracts | 第83-87页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第87-90页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第87页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第87-88页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第88-90页 |
| Appendix | 第90-110页 |
| Bibliography | 第110-113页 |
