| Chapter one Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Principal Questions in the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Structure of this Paper | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter two Background of the Study | 第12-20页 |
| ·Statement of the Problem | 第12-13页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of the Study | 第13-17页 |
| ·Kaplan's Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Connor's Study | 第16页 |
| ·The Enriched Position of CR | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Chinese-English CR | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous Research Supporting Kaplan's Hypothesis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Counter Argument to Kaplan's Hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other Studies Concerning Chinese-English CR | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Defining and Classifying Discourse Markers | 第20-29页 |
| ·Defining DMs | 第20-22页 |
| ·DM and Its Relationship With the Process of Writing | 第22-24页 |
| ·DM Definition in the Framework of RT | 第22-24页 |
| ·Relevance in the Process of Writing: the Relationship Between the Writer and the Reader | 第24页 |
| ·A Possible Bilingual Classification of Chinese and English DMs | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter four Quantitative Research on DM | 第29-39页 |
| ·Description of the study | 第29-32页 |
| ·A Brief Description of the Research Design | 第29-30页 |
| ·Defining Argumentative Writing | 第30页 |
| ·Selection of Material | 第30-32页 |
| ·A Quantitative Research on the Number and the Type of DMs Used in Chinese and English Argumentative Texts | 第32-35页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Five Analyzing the Function of DMs used in Chinese and American student writings | 第39-50页 |
| ·A Model for Analysis of Contrastive Rhetoric: DMs and Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第39-43页 |
| ·RST Theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·A Modified Model of RST for the Analysis of DMs in Chinese-English CR | 第40-43页 |
| ·Analyzing Functions of DMs in Chinese and American Student Writings | 第43-46页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第46页 |
| ·Discussion | 第46-48页 |
| ·Differences | 第46-47页 |
| ·Similarities | 第47-48页 |
| ·Findings on the Analysis | 第48页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Implications for Further Study | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Response to the Research Questions | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications for ESL Teaching and Learning | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
