| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review and Theoretical Basis | 第15-30页 |
| ·Characteristics of Coherence | 第15-16页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Coherence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Different Researches on Coherence | 第17-25页 |
| ·Halliday and Hasan’s Researches on Coherence | 第18-19页 |
| ·Van Dijk’s Researches on Coherence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Widdowson’s Researches on Coherence | 第21-23页 |
| ·Brown and Yule’s Researches on Coherence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Introduction to Schema Theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Definition and Development of Schema Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Types of Schema | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 2 Application of Schema Theory to Discourse Coherence | 第30-43页 |
| ·Coherence Construction Processes within the Framework of Schema Theory | 第30-35页 |
| ·Bottom-up Process | 第30-32页 |
| ·Top-down Process | 第32-34页 |
| ·Interactive Process | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interpretation of Coherence in Terms of Different Types of Schema | 第35-42页 |
| ·Interpretation of Coherence in Terms of Content Schema | 第35-37页 |
| ·Interpretation of Coherence in Terms of Formal Schema | 第37-39页 |
| ·Interpretation of Coherence in Terms of Linguistic Schema | 第39页 |
| ·Interaction between Content Schema, Formal Schema and Linguistic Schema in Discourse Comprehension | 第39-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Functions of Schematic Knowledge in Discourse Coherence | 第43-59页 |
| ·Function of Selection in Discourse Coherence | 第43-48页 |
| ·Content Selection | 第44-45页 |
| ·Formal Selection | 第45-46页 |
| ·Linguistic Selection | 第46-48页 |
| ·Function of Inference in Discourse Coherence | 第48-50页 |
| ·Function of Guidance in Discourse Coherence | 第50-52页 |
| ·Function of Organizing Memory in Discourse Coherence | 第52-53页 |
| ·Function of Bridging in Discourse Coherence | 第53-58页 |
| ·Bridging Explicature and Implicature | 第54-55页 |
| ·Bridging Conflicting Topics | 第55-56页 |
| ·Bridging Missing Links | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter 4 Interferences of Schematic Knowledge in Discourse Coherence | 第59-70页 |
| ·Discrepancy between Discourse Producers and Receivers in Discourse Coherence | 第59-63页 |
| ·Discrepancy of Content Schema | 第60-61页 |
| ·Discrepancy of Formal Schema | 第61-62页 |
| ·Discrepancy of Linguistic Schema | 第62-63页 |
| ·Overuse of Schema in Discourse Coherence | 第63-64页 |
| ·Schema Unavailability in Discourse Coherence | 第64-66页 |
| ·Schema Non-activation in Discourse Coherence | 第66-68页 |
| ·Non-activation Due to Discourse Producer’s Failure to Provide Adequate Cues | 第66-67页 |
| ·Non-activation Due to Discourse Receiver’s Failure to Activate Proper Schema | 第67-68页 |
| ·Stereotyping of Schema in Discourse Coherence | 第68-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第77-82页 |
| Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program | 第82页 |
