| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Theoretical Background of the Present Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Present Study | 第11页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Cohesion-Register Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Macrostructure | 第14页 |
| ·A Pragmatic Perspective: Illocutionary Speech Act | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第15页 |
| ·A Psychological Perspective | 第15-16页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第16页 |
| ·Summary | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Three Cohesion, Dynamic Context and Coherence | 第17-27页 |
| ·The Relationship between Cohesion and Coherence | 第17-21页 |
| ·Cohesion as an Important Condition for Coherence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cohesion as neither a Necessary nor a Sufficient Condition for Coherence | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cohesion as a Way or Means for Coherence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Dynamic Context and Coherence | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Views of Traditional Context | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Properties of Dynamic Context | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Role of Dynamic Context in Discourse Coherence | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Situational Context and Coherence | 第27-38页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第27页 |
| ·Situational Context and Register | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Notion of Register | 第27页 |
| ·Three Variables of Register | 第27-28页 |
| ·Register and Coherence | 第28-36页 |
| ·Field of Discourse and Coherence | 第30-32页 |
| ·Tenor of Discourse and Coherence | 第32-35页 |
| ·Mode of Discourse and Coherence | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Five The Interaction of the Three Variables in Coherent Discourse | 第38-57页 |
| ·Impact of Field on Tenor and Mode | 第39-43页 |
| ·Impact of Field on Tenor | 第39-41页 |
| ·Impact of Field on Mode | 第41-43页 |
| ·Impact of Tenor on Field and Mode | 第43-51页 |
| ·Impact of Tenor on Field | 第43-49页 |
| ·Impact of Tenor on Mode | 第49-51页 |
| ·Impact of Mode on Field and Tenor | 第51-55页 |
| ·Impact of Mode on Field | 第51-54页 |
| ·Impact of Mode on Tenor | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第57页 |
| ·Major Contributions of the Present Study | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Studies | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
