| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Studies on Thematic Theory | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Mathesius' s Approach to Theme/Rheme Construct | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Firbas' s Approach to Theme/Rheme Construct | 第15页 |
| 2.1.3 Halliday' s Approach to Theme/Rheme Construct | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies on Thematic Progression Pattern | 第17-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Thematic Progression | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 TP and Method of Development | 第18页 |
| 2.2.3 Dane?’ Model of TP | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.4 Other Linguists’ Studies of TP | 第20-24页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Studies on Journalistic Discourse | 第24-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Classification of Journalistic Discourse | 第24页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on Journalistic Discourse Abroad | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies on Journalistic Discourse at Home | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3.4 Studies on Sports News Reports | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-46页 |
| 3.1 Identification of Themes | 第32-40页 |
| 3.1.1 Criterion of Identification | 第32页 |
| 3.1.2 Simple Theme and Multiple Theme | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Theme and Mood | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.4 Special Thematic Structures | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2 Analysis Unit | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 Thematic Systems | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Thematic Structure and Information Structure | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5 Adopted TP Model for This Study | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第46页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 Research Procedure | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第49-67页 |
| 5.1 Results and Discussions of Thematic Structures | 第49-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Independent Clause and Minor Clause | 第49-51页 |
| 5.1.2 Comparisons between Simple Themes and Multiple Themes | 第51-56页 |
| 5.1.3 Comparisons between Unmarked Themes and Marked Themes | 第56-59页 |
| 5.2 Results and Discussion of Thematic Progression Patterns in Newspaper and Radio Corpora of Sports News Reports | 第59-67页 |
| 5.2.1 Warrant for the Results Presentation | 第59-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussions on the Distributions of TP Patterns | 第61-64页 |
| 5.2.3 Themes outside of TP Patterns | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第67-69页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Research | 第69页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Samples of Newspaper News Reports | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Samples of Radio News Reports | 第76-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79页 |
