| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-32页 |
| ·Definitions of Theme and Rheme | 第18-19页 |
| ·Three metafunctions | 第19-20页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第20-23页 |
| ·Simple Theme | 第20-21页 |
| ·Multiple Theme | 第21-22页 |
| ·Clausal Theme | 第22-23页 |
| ·Elliptical Theme | 第23页 |
| ·Retrospect of other related researches on Theme | 第23-26页 |
| ·Studies of TP patterns at home and abroad | 第26-30页 |
| ·Studies of TP patterns abroad | 第26-27页 |
| ·Studies of TP patterns at home | 第27-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32页 |
| ·Data selection | 第32页 |
| ·Research method and procedures | 第32-33页 |
| ·The criteria of Theme and TP patterns for this research | 第33-39页 |
| ·Working definition and classification of Theme | 第33-35页 |
| ·Working definition of markedness | 第35页 |
| ·Working definition and classification of TP patterns | 第35-37页 |
| ·Logical semantic relations in identifying TP patterns | 第37-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-56页 |
| ·Analysis of two samples | 第40-45页 |
| ·A sample analysis of one English travelling text | 第40-42页 |
| ·A sample analysis of one Chinese travelling text | 第42-45页 |
| ·Results and discussion of Thematic Structure | 第45-50页 |
| ·Distribution of Theme in English and Chinese introductions to tourist attractions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Distribution of marked and unmarked Theme in English and Chinese introductions to touristattractions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Distribution of different types of Multiple Theme in English and Chinese introductions to touristattractions | 第47页 |
| ·Similarities on the choice of Theme between English and Chinese sample texts | 第47-49页 |
| ·Differences on Theme between English and Chinese sample texts and major causes | 第49-50页 |
| ·Results and discussion of TP patterns | 第50-53页 |
| ·Distribution of TP patterns between English and Chinese introductions to tourist attractions .... | 第50-51页 |
| ·Similarities on TP patterns between English and Chinese sample texts and major causes | 第51-52页 |
| ·Differences on TP patterns between English and Chinese sample texts and major causes | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| ·Summary of the major findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications of the research | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第57-58页 |
| ·Prospects for further study | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-70页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第70-71页 |
