| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-15页 |
| ·Rationale | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Method | 第16-17页 |
| ·Objectives and Research Questions | 第17页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Genre Analysis from Various Perspectives | 第19-27页 |
| ·Australian Systemic School | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Swalesian ESP School | 第21-24页 |
| ·Definition of genre | 第21-23页 |
| ·Swales' Move-step Model | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Pragmatic Perspective by Brian Paltridge | 第24-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies of the Prospectuses of Listed Companies | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第30-34页 |
| ·Working Definitions of Some Key Terms | 第30-31页 |
| ·Move | 第30页 |
| ·Strategy | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Macro Perspective | 第31页 |
| ·The Micro Perspective | 第31-32页 |
| ·A Tentative Theoretical Framework | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 A Move Structure Analysis of the Summary | 第34-55页 |
| ·Overview | 第34页 |
| ·Situating the Summary in the Whole Prospectus | 第34-35页 |
| ·Identification of the Summary in Prospectus as a Genre in view of its Communicative Purpose | 第35-36页 |
| ·A Move Analysis of the Summary | 第36-37页 |
| ·A Sample Analysis of Move Structure | 第37-42页 |
| ·Description of All the Moves Identified in the Corpus | 第42-47页 |
| ·A GSP Model of the Summary of the Prospectus | 第47-48页 |
| ·Discussion: Interpretation on the Obligatory and Optional Moves in the Summary of the Prospectus | 第48-55页 |
| ·Discussion 1: Image Building | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discussion 2-Blueprint Presentation | 第50页 |
| ·Discussion 3-Financial Review | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discussion 4-Allocating Proceeds | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discussion 5-Placing Statistics and Restriction on Disposal of Shares | 第52页 |
| ·Discussion 6-Risk Reporting | 第52页 |
| ·Discussion 7-Reinforcing Credentials | 第52-53页 |
| ·Discussion 8-Making Announcements and Restrictions on Subscription of Shares | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Strategies Associated with Different Moves | 第55-65页 |
| ·Use of Headlines and Subheadlines | 第55-57页 |
| ·Use of Positively Evaluative Words | 第57-59页 |
| ·Adverbs | 第57页 |
| ·Adjectives | 第57-58页 |
| ·Verbs | 第58-59页 |
| ·Preference of Formal Lexicon | 第59-60页 |
| ·Stylistic Features of Legal English | 第60-63页 |
| ·Lexical Features-Nominalization | 第60-62页 |
| ·Use of Doublets and Triplets | 第62页 |
| ·Use of Long Sentences as a Syntactic Feature | 第62-63页 |
| ·Use of Hedges | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications | 第66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Future Study | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71页 |
