| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Thematic Structure | 第8-21页 |
| ·Thematic structure | 第9-10页 |
| ·Thematic structure vs. Information structure | 第10-11页 |
| ·Theme and Rheme | 第11-20页 |
| ·Unmarked Theme and marked Theme | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Types of Thematic Progression | 第21-37页 |
| ·Simple linear progression | 第21-22页 |
| ·Continuous/constant theme | 第22-23页 |
| ·Thematic progression with derived themes | 第23页 |
| ·Transformation of Themes and Rhemes | 第23-26页 |
| ·Other viewpoints on Thematic progression | 第26-33页 |
| ·A text analyzed with the theory of Thematic progression patterns proposed by Danes | 第33-35页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thematic progression patterns as a useful means in text analysis | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Thematic Organization throughout the Whole Text | 第37-53页 |
| ·Thematic organization in a paragraph | 第37-41页 |
| ·Thematic organization in a passage | 第41-42页 |
| ·The application of macro and hyper themes in text analysis | 第42-47页 |
| ·Thematisation | 第47-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Theme and Thematic Progression in Texts of Different Genres | 第53-65页 |
| ·Themes in the texts of different genres | 第53-59页 |
| ·Patterns of thematic progression in the texts of different genres | 第59-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-69页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| ·Some limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-101页 |
