| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·The concepts of cohesion and coherence | 第9-10页 |
| ·The relation between cohesion and coherence | 第10-11页 |
| ·A literature review of contrastive cohesion study in China | 第11-13页 |
| ·The aim and significance of this study | 第13页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter II A Contrastive Analysis of Reference in English and Chinese | 第15-28页 |
| ·The definition and categories of reference | 第15页 |
| ·Personal reference | 第15-18页 |
| ·The differences in forms between English and Chinese reference | 第16-17页 |
| ·The similarities and differences in functions between English reference and Chinese reference | 第17页 |
| ·Generalized exophoric reference | 第17-18页 |
| ·Demonstrative reference | 第18-25页 |
| ·The concept of demonstrative reference and the difference in forms between English and Chinese | 第18-19页 |
| ·“This”and “That”vs “这”and “那” | 第19-22页 |
| ·The temporal distance. | 第19-20页 |
| ·The spatial distance | 第20-21页 |
| ·The discourse distance | 第21页 |
| ·The psychological distance | 第21-22页 |
| ·“The” | 第22-23页 |
| ·“Here”, “Now”, and “Then”vs “这儿”, “那儿”“，这时”and “那时” | 第23-25页 |
| ·Comparative reference | 第25-27页 |
| ·General comparison | 第25-26页 |
| ·Particular comparison | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter III The Existing Problems in the Use of Reference in the Students’Compositions | 第28-43页 |
| ·Reference and Writing | 第28页 |
| ·The research design | 第28-40页 |
| ·The purpose | 第28页 |
| ·The subjects | 第28页 |
| ·Writing requirements | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research method and data collection | 第29-40页 |
| ·Personal reference | 第30-34页 |
| ·Demonstrative reference | 第34-39页 |
| ·Comparative reference | 第39-40页 |
| ·Discussion of the findings | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter IV Application and Implication | 第43-45页 |
| ·The application of reference to English writing | 第43-44页 |
| ·The pedagogical implication for English language teaching | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Papers Published in the Course of Study | 第49-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
