| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第6-8页 |
| A List of Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Perspective of the Research: The Theme-Rheme Theory | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 A Brief Review on the Study of Textual Coherence | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 3 Studies of the Important Role of the Theme-Rheme Theory in English Writing Pedagogy | 第17-21页 |
| ·Researches Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Researches at Home | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 4 The Theme-Rheme Theory | 第21-47页 |
| ·A Survey on the Concept of Theme and Rheme | 第21-22页 |
| ·Distinctions between Theme and Subject | 第22-24页 |
| ·Distinction between Theme-Rheme and Topic-Comment | 第24页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第24-34页 |
| ·Simple Theme | 第25-28页 |
| ·Theme in Declarative Clauses | 第25-26页 |
| ·Theme in Interrogative Clauses | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theme in Imperative Clauses | 第27页 |
| ·Theme in Exclamatory Clauses | 第27-28页 |
| ·Multiple Theme | 第28-33页 |
| ·Clausal Theme | 第33-34页 |
| ·Thematization in Text | 第34-37页 |
| ·Thematization: A Phenomenon at the Discourse Level | 第34-35页 |
| ·Titles and Thematization | 第35-37页 |
| ·TP and Discourse Analysis | 第37-45页 |
| ·TP and Its Basic Patterns | 第37-44页 |
| ·Definition of TP | 第37页 |
| ·Basic Patterns of TP | 第37-42页 |
| ·Application of TP in Discourse Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| ·TP and Textual Coherence | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Theme-Rheme Theory and the Information Theory | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 5 A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Thematic Structures | 第47-56页 |
| ·Historical Overview on the Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese | 第47-48页 |
| ·Genre-Related Patterns of TP | 第48-50页 |
| ·Contrastive Study on the Thematic Structures of English and Chinese Argumentative Writings | 第50-56页 |
| ·Feasibility of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| ·Selection of Source Materials | 第51-52页 |
| ·Methodology of the Contrastive Study | 第52页 |
| ·Study Results | 第52-54页 |
| ·Result of the Macroscopic Contrastive Study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Result of the Microscopic Contrastive Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Discussion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 6 An Experiment Study | 第56-64页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypothesis | 第56页 |
| ·Subjects | 第56-57页 |
| ·Background of the Subjects | 第56页 |
| ·Selection of the Subjects | 第56-57页 |
| ·Procedure | 第57-59页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第59-62页 |
| ·A Comparison on the Performance of Coherence and Total Scores between the Two Groups in the Post-Test | 第60页 |
| ·A Comparison on the Performance of Coherence and Total Scores within Each Group between Two Tests | 第60-62页 |
| ·A Qualitative Study: An Interview | 第62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第64-66页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第64-65页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix 1 Source Materials for English and Chinese Argumentative Writings | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix 2 Content of Pre-Test and Post-Test | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix 3 Published Paper and Research Item | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-77页 |
| 原创性声明 | 第77-78页 |
| 中文详细摘要 | 第78-93页 |
