| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Research Background | 第16-17页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Significance and Aims of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-34页 |
| ·Introduction to Self Mention | 第22-23页 |
| ·Introduction to Metadiscours | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definition of Self Mention | 第23页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Self Mention | 第23-27页 |
| ·Introduction to the Studies of First Person Pronoun | 第24页 |
| ·The Studies of First Person Pronouns Abroad and Home | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Studies of Self Mentions in Research Articles | 第27-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Writer Role and Identity of First Person Pronouns | 第27-29页 |
| ·Previous Corpus-based Contrastive Studies of First Person Pronouns | 第29-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Self Mention | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Scope of the Present Study | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three Corpus-based Study of Self Mention from Cognitive Perspective | 第34-44页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第34-36页 |
| ·Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | 第34-35页 |
| ·Introduction to Mental Space | 第35-36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36-38页 |
| ·Corpus Construction | 第38-41页 |
| ·Introduction to Corpus Linguistics | 第38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-40页 |
| ·Corpus Compiling | 第40-41页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第41页 |
| ·Methods of Analysis | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-78页 |
| ·Frequency and Distribution of Self Mentions | 第44-53页 |
| ·Subjective vs. Other forms of Self Mention | 第46-48页 |
| ·Singular vs. Plural Form of Self Mention | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-53页 |
| ·Inclusive vs. Exclusive Use of We and 我们 | 第53-61页 |
| ·Introduction to We and 我们 in Three Sub-corpora | 第53-54页 |
| ·Inclusive Use of We/我们 | 第54-55页 |
| ·Exclusive Use of We/我们 | 第55-57页 |
| ·Discussion | 第57-58页 |
| ·Role and Value—Mental Space Explanation | 第58-61页 |
| ·Verbal Collocation of Self Mention | 第61-71页 |
| ·Halliday's Transitivity System | 第63页 |
| ·Three Major Categories of Verbs following Self Mention | 第63-67页 |
| ·Discussion | 第67-69页 |
| ·Cognitive Explanation | 第69-71页 |
| ·The Match of Tense and Aspect | 第71-78页 |
| ·Introduction to TA (Tense and Aspect) System | 第71页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to TA System | 第71-72页 |
| ·Tense Aspect System of Self Mentions Verbal Collocation | 第72-78页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第78-82页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第78-80页 |
| ·Some Pedagogical Suggestions for English Writing Teaching and Learning | 第80-81页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Future Study | 第81-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-90页 |
