| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Related Studies on Thematic Structure | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definitions of Theme and Rheme | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns | 第19-28页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns Abroad | 第19-23页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns at Home | 第23-28页 |
| ·Studies on Application of Thematic Progression Patterns to News reports | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第33-34页 |
| ·Working Terms and TP patterns adopted in this study | 第34-40页 |
| ·Basic Classification of Theme | 第35-36页 |
| ·Marked and Unmarked Theme | 第36-38页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Patterns | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-64页 |
| ·Analysis of Examples of News Reports | 第40-49页 |
| ·Thematic Progression in Political News | 第40-42页 |
| ·Thematic Progression in Entertainment News | 第42-45页 |
| ·Thematic Progression in Sports News | 第45-47页 |
| ·Thematic Progression in Sci-tech News | 第47-49页 |
| ·Results | 第49-51页 |
| ·Discussion | 第51-62页 |
| ·Similarities in Markedness | 第51-53页 |
| ·Differences in Markedness | 第53-55页 |
| ·Similarities in Thematic Progression Patterns | 第55-59页 |
| ·Differences in Thematic Progression Patterns | 第59-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestion for Further Study | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix | 第70-78页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第78-79页 |
