| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Topic Statement | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objectives of This Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of This Study | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·The Relevant Concepts | 第13-16页 |
| ·Clause | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theme and Rheme | 第14-15页 |
| ·Basic Classifications of Theme | 第15-16页 |
| ·Models of Thematic Progression Patterns | 第16-20页 |
| ·Review of Thematic Progression | 第17页 |
| ·Typical Thematic Progression Patterns | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Study of Thematic Progression Abroad and In China | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Related Study of Thematic Progression Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Related Study of Thematic Progression At Home | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第24-32页 |
| ·Frameworks of the Study | 第24-29页 |
| ·Zhu Yongsheng’s Four Thematic Progression Patterns | 第24-27页 |
| ·Xu Shenghuan’s Seven Logical Semantic Relations | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| ·Analytical Procedures | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第32-46页 |
| ·Sample Analysis | 第32-39页 |
| ·Analysis of One Sample of English Abstract by the English Native Speakers | 第32-36页 |
| ·Analysis of One Sample of English Abstract by the Chinese | 第36-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第39-46页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第46-53页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Patterns in Groups | 第46-47页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Patterns in Group One | 第46页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Patterns in Group Two | 第46-47页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of Thematic Progression Patterns of the Two Groups | 第47-53页 |
| ·Similarities of the Preferred Thematic Progression Patterns of the Two Groups | 第47-50页 |
| ·Differences of the Preferred Thematic Progression Patterns of the Two Groups | 第50-51页 |
| ·Factors Which Caused the Differences | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| ·Summary of This Study | 第53页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第53-55页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Recommendations for the Further Study | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62-64页 |
| 摘要 | 第64-67页 |
| Abstract | 第67-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71页 |
