| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Perspective of the Research: Patterns of Thematic Progression | 第10页 |
| 1.3 Feasibility of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.4 Selection of Source Materials and Methodology of the Contrastive Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.5 The Significance of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Theme and Rheme | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2 Thematic Progression | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Patterns of Thematic Progression | 第19-21页 |
| 2.4 The Appliance of Theme and Thematic Progression Pattern to Discourse Analysis | 第21-23页 |
| 2.5 The Studies of Poetry | 第23-25页 |
| 2.6 The Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese Poetry | 第25-28页 |
| 2.7 Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Background | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 The Classification of Theme | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Simple Themes | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Multiple Themes | 第31页 |
| 3.1.3 Clausal Themes | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 The Classification of Thematic Progression | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3 The Characteristics of English and Chinese Poetry | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Summary of Theoretic Framework | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 A Contrastive Study of PTP in English and Chinese Romantic Poems | 第37-59页 |
| 4.1 The Thematic Features and Distribution of TP Patterns in English Romantic Poems | 第37-47页 |
| 4.2 The Thematic Features and Distribution of TP Patterns in Chinese Romantic Poems | 第47-53页 |
| 4.3 The Comparison of the Thematic Features and Distribution of TP Patterns in English and Chinese Romantic Poems | 第53-55页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第55-58页 |
| 4.4.1 Similarities and Differences in Theme Distribution | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4.2 Similarities and Differences in Thematic Progression Patterns | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4.3 The Significance of the Comparison | 第57-58页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Theoretical Implications | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Practical Implications | 第61-62页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix Source Materials for English and Chinese Poems | 第69-71页 |
| Ⅰ. English Poems | 第69-70页 |
| Ⅱ. Chinese Poems | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
| Personal Resume and Publication | 第72页 |
