| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 The background of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 The objectives of the research | 第14页 |
| 1.3 The significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 The overview of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| 2.1 The thematic structure | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 The previous studies of Thematic Progression | 第18-29页 |
| 2.2.1 The definition and classification of TP patterns | 第18-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The studies of TP patterns | 第23-29页 |
| 2.3 The previous studies of fairy Tales | 第29-33页 |
| 2.3.1 A general account of fairy Tales | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.2 The studies of theme and TP patterns in fairy tales | 第31-33页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-41页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Research methods and procedures | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 The criteria of TP patterns for the research | 第37-40页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第41-65页 |
| 4.1 The TP patterns analyses of two samples | 第41-53页 |
| 4.1.1 The TP pattern analysis of English sample text | 第42-49页 |
| 4.1.2 The TP patterns analysis of Chinese sample text | 第49-53页 |
| 4.2 Data results | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2.1 The distributions of TP patterns in Chinese and English texts | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.2 A comparison of TP patterns in English and Chinese texts | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3 Discussions of the similarities and differences between English and Chinese texts | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3.1 The similarities in the adoption of TP patterns | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.2 The differences in the adoption of TP patterns | 第58-59页 |
| 4.4 The major causes for the similarities and differences | 第59-64页 |
| 4.4.1 Main causes for similarities | 第59-62页 |
| 4.4.2 Main causes for differences | 第62-64页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第65-69页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the major findings of the research | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2 The implications of the research | 第66-67页 |
| 5.3 The limitations and suggestions for further research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-77页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第77-78页 |
