| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Theory of Theme and Rheme | 第12-22页 |
| ·Theme Theory | 第12-16页 |
| ·Theme and Rheme | 第12-13页 |
| ·Types and function of Theme | 第13-16页 |
| ·Theory of Thematic Progression | 第16-22页 |
| ·The definition of thematic progression | 第16-17页 |
| ·Thematic progression abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Thematic progression in China | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Process Analysis of Theme and Thematic Progression | 第22-44页 |
| ·Data Sampling | 第22-24页 |
| ·The selection of texts | 第22页 |
| ·The relationship between texts and theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Illustration of Theme Research through instances | 第24-34页 |
| ·The Themes in the text of Little Tuk | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Themes and their classification in the text of The Little Match Girl | 第27-30页 |
| ·The Themes and their classification in the text of There is a Difference | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Themes and their classification in the text of The Neighboring Family | 第32-34页 |
| ·The study of thematic progression in selected texts | 第34-44页 |
| ·The TP model analysis of The Shepherdess and the Chimney- Sweeper | 第34-39页 |
| ·The TP model in the text of The Ice Maiden | 第39-42页 |
| ·The TP model in the text of Holger the Dane | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Presentation of Findings in Statistics | 第44-52页 |
| ·The statistical result of Theme Types in Andersen's fairytales | 第44-48页 |
| ·The condition of thematic markedness in the selected texts | 第48-49页 |
| ·TP patterns in Andersen's fairytales | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第79-105页 |
