| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第9页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| ·Studies on the functions of first person pronouns | 第12-13页 |
| ·Studies on the semantic reference of first person pronouns | 第13-14页 |
| ·Studies on the writer’s identity presented by first person pronouns | 第14-15页 |
| ·Other researches | 第15-16页 |
| ·Critical remarks | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第18-22页 |
| ·Identity theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Simon’s “Self-Aspect Model of Identity” | 第19-20页 |
| ·McCall and Simmons’ prominence hierarchy and salience hierarchy | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第22-25页 |
| ·Research questions | 第22页 |
| ·Data and data collection | 第22-23页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 5 Results | 第25-46页 |
| ·Frequency distribution of first person pronouns | 第25-27页 |
| ·Function distribution of first person pronouns | 第27-30页 |
| ·Overall types of identity in the use of first person pronouns | 第30-35页 |
| ·Similarities in the use of first person pronouns | 第35-36页 |
| ·Differences in the use of first person pronouns | 第36-46页 |
| ·Differences in the use of first person pronouns by male authors and female authors | 第37-41页 |
| ·Differences in the use of first person pronouns in arts and science | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第46-55页 |
| ·Reconsideration of identity category and perception | 第46-48页 |
| ·Gender & identity construction | 第48-49页 |
| ·Types of discourse & identity construction | 第49-50页 |
| ·Academic status & identity construction | 第50-51页 |
| ·Face & identity construction | 第51-53页 |
| ·Responsibility risk attitude & identity construction | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Findings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Significance | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The sources and representative data in EMS by male writers | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ The sources and representative data in EMS by female writers | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The sources and representative data in EMA by male writers | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The sources and representative data in EMA by female writers | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ The sources and representative data in CMS by male writers | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ The sources and representative data in CMS by female writers | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ The sources and representative data in CMA by male writers | 第67页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ The sources and representative data in CMA by female writers | 第67-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
