| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-28页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis | 第11-15页 |
| ·Definition of Discourse Analysis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Different Approaches of Discourse Analysis | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Study of Discourse Analysis in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第15-25页 |
| ·Introduction of Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第16-25页 |
| ·Relations of Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第18-25页 |
| ·Function of Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第25页 |
| ·Evaluation of Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第25页 |
| ·Statements of Apology | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous Research on Statements of Apology | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第28-30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Materials and Data Collection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第30-51页 |
| ·Description of Rhetorical Structures in English and Chinese Statements of Apology | 第30-46页 |
| ·Description of Rhetorical Structures of Chinese Statements of Apology | 第31-38页 |
| ·Description of Rhetorical Structures of English Statements of Apology | 第38-46页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of Rhetorical Structures in English and Chinese Statements of Apology | 第46-51页 |
| ·Statistic Analysis of Rhetorical Relations in English and Chinese Statements of Apology | 第46-48页 |
| ·Describing Similarities and Differences of Rhetorical Structures in English and Chinese Statements of Apology | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Linguistic Features and Distinctions in Chinese and English | 第51-52页 |
| ·Cultural and Rhetorical Conventions in Chinese and English | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| AppendicesⅠ | 第59-72页 |
| AppendicesⅡ | 第72-74页 |
| Appendices Ⅲ | 第74-89页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第89页 |
