| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research methodology | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research questions and hypotheses | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Thesis structure | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| 2.1 An overview of patterns of Thematic Progression | 第13-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on types of patterns of Thematic Progression | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Application of patterns of Thematic Progression | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 An overview of textual coherence and patterns of Thematic Progression | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on textual coherence and patterns of Thematic Progression abroad | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on textual coherence and patterns of Thematic Progression at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第24-42页 |
| 3.1 Theme-Rheme and Thematic Progression | 第24-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Theme-Rheme | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Criteria for identifying Themes | 第25-29页 |
| 3.1.3 Thematic Progression | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Patterns of Thematic Progression and textual coherence | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Patterns of Thematic Progression identified in this research | 第31-38页 |
| 3.4 Theoretical framework of the research | 第38-41页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Data Collection and Analysis | 第42-67页 |
| 4.1 Data collection | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Criteria for data collection | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Process of establishing the database | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Data analysis | 第44-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Distribution of patterns of Thematic Progression | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of one prepared speech sample | 第47-53页 |
| 4.3 Discussion | 第53-66页 |
| 4.3.1 Advantages of applying patterns of Thematic Progression to English prepared speeches | 第53-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Factors influencing the adoption of TP patterns in English prepared speeches | 第64-66页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the major findings | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the research | 第68-69页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for further research | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第75-83页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第83-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84页 |
