| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Theories on thematic structure and thematic progression | 第13-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Development of the concept of Theme | 第13-15页 |
| ·Aristotle's theory of dualism | 第13页 |
| ·Henri Weil's viewpoint | 第13-14页 |
| ·Prague School's idea | 第14-15页 |
| ·Halliday's contribution to thematic theory | 第15-23页 |
| ·Theory of metafunctions based on Halliday | 第15-16页 |
| ·Halliday's definition on theme | 第16-17页 |
| ·Halliday's classification | 第17-21页 |
| ·Theme and mood | 第21-23页 |
| ·Thematic structure | 第23-25页 |
| ·The concept of thematic structure | 第23-24页 |
| ·The significance of study on thematic structure | 第24-25页 |
| ·Thematic progression | 第25-33页 |
| ·Significance of thematic progression | 第25-26页 |
| ·Patterns of thematic progression | 第26-30页 |
| ·Study on style | 第30-31页 |
| ·Application of thematic progression in texts of different styles | 第31-33页 |
| ·Description about the current study | 第33-36页 |
| ·Aspects to be analyzed | 第33页 |
| ·Method and data for analysis | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Study on Thematic Characteristics | 第36-68页 |
| ·Types of themes | 第36-45页 |
| ·The general distribution of simple and multiple themes | 第36-37页 |
| ·Analysis on multiple themes | 第37-41页 |
| ·Analysis on clausal themes | 第41-45页 |
| ·Constituents as themes | 第45-50页 |
| ·Characteristics of constituents as themes | 第45-47页 |
| ·Examples from both stylistic English texts: | 第47-50页 |
| ·Thematic progression (TP) | 第50-66页 |
| ·TP patterns in commercial law English texts | 第51-54页 |
| ·TP patterns in common English texts | 第54-57页 |
| ·Comparison of TP patterns between both stylistic English texts | 第57-59页 |
| ·Examples of TP patterns in both stylistic English texts | 第59-66页 |
| ·Thematisation of title | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion and application | 第68-72页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| ·Application | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-86页 |
| Thesis Published during Postgraduate Study | 第86-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| Resume | 第88页 |
