| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance ofthe Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| ·A Survey of the Concept of Theme | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theme as Topic | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theme as Given or Known | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Classification of Theme | 第18-20页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Patterns | 第20-25页 |
| ·Danes' TP Patterns | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies on TP Patterns at Home | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Relevant Empirical Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Significance of Thematic Progression to Contrastive Studies between Chineseand English | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-33页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28页 |
| ·Procedure of Analysis | 第28-33页 |
| ·Patterns Employed in the Study | 第29-31页 |
| ·Procedure | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-54页 |
| ·Theme in English and Chinese Narrative Proses | 第33-36页 |
| ·Thematic Patterns in English and Chinese Narrative Proses | 第36-46页 |
| ·Sample for the Analysis of Thematic Progression | 第36-42页 |
| ·Comparison of the TP Patterns between English and Chinese Narrative Proses | 第42-46页 |
| ·Discussion | 第46-53页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences in Thematic Distribution in English and ChineseNarrative Proses | 第47-48页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences in Thematic Patterns between English and ChineseNarrative Proses | 第48-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第54页 |
| ·Implications | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第55-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-61页 |
| Appendices | 第61-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
