| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10页 |
| List of Charts | 第10页 |
| List of Appendices | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research orientation | 第11页 |
| ·Rationale for the present study | 第11页 |
| ·Key research questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter2 Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Overview | 第14页 |
| ·L1 thought pattern influence | 第14-15页 |
| ·Contrastive rhetoric | 第15-20页 |
| ·Evidence use in argumentative writing | 第20-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter3 Theoretical Framework | 第25-36页 |
| ·Overview | 第25页 |
| ·The eric approach: individualism and collectivism | 第25-27页 |
| ·The emic approach: Chinese self and harmony | 第27-34页 |
| ·Chinese self | 第28-32页 |
| ·Chinese social roles and authority orientation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Chinese social relationships and insider effect | 第29-32页 |
| ·Chinese harmony | 第32-34页 |
| ·Conflict management | 第33页 |
| ·Compliance strategies | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter4 Research Design | 第36-41页 |
| ·Overview | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Textual data: L2 and L1 English argumentative essays | 第36-37页 |
| ·Perceptional data: questionnaire and interviews | 第37页 |
| ·Analytical methods for textual data | 第37-41页 |
| ·Quantitative approach: fact and opinion ratio in L2 and L1 writing | 第38-40页 |
| ·Qualitative approach: frequent opinion patterns | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter5 Results and Discussion | 第41-62页 |
| ·Overview | 第41页 |
| ·Quantitative results: fact and opinion ratio in argumentative writing | 第41-44页 |
| ·Fact and opinion ratio in L2 argumentative writing | 第42-43页 |
| ·Fact and opinion ratio in L1 argumentative writing | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis of textual data: frequent opinion patterns in L2 English writing | 第44-54页 |
| ·Pattern relying on connotative language | 第45-46页 |
| ·Pattern of modality | 第46-49页 |
| ·"Should" statements | 第46-47页 |
| ·"May/might" statements | 第47-48页 |
| ·"Will/would" statements | 第48页 |
| ·"Must" statements | 第48-49页 |
| ·"Can" statements | 第49页 |
| ·Pattern of interrogatives | 第49-51页 |
| ·Adverbial clause of condition | 第51页 |
| ·Adverbial clause of reason | 第51-52页 |
| ·Disguised individual voice statements | 第52-54页 |
| ·Statements attributed to a general concept | 第52-53页 |
| ·Speculating others'views or perceptions | 第53页 |
| ·Statements attributed to non-animate subjects | 第53-54页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis of the perceptional data: cultural sources and assumptions | 第54-60页 |
| ·Caring for others and trusting insider | 第54-57页 |
| ·Authorized voice | 第57-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter6 Conclusion and Limitation | 第62-66页 |
| ·Main findings and implications of the present study | 第62-64页 |
| ·Limits of the study and implications for further study | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-72页 |
| Appendices | 第72-80页 |
