| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-16页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第16-21页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1 The Conceptual Definitions of Key Terms | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Theme and Rheme | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Thematic Progression | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on TP Patterns | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on TP Patterns in a Single Language | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on TP patterns in Different Languages | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Corporate Profiles | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4 Critiques | 第27-29页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第29-46页 |
| 3.1 Hallidayan Thematic Structure Theory | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Theme, Rheme and Thematic Structure | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Categorization of the Theme | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.3 Theme and Mood | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2 Thematic Progression Patterns | 第37-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Proposed TP Patterns | 第37-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Selected TP Patterns | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3 Xu Shenghuan’s Seven Logical Semantic Relations | 第43-45页 |
| 3.4 Theoretical Framework of the Present Study | 第45-46页 |
| CHAPTER IV RESEARCH DESIGN | 第46-53页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第46页 |
| 4.2 Discourse Collection | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 Methodology | 第47页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第47-53页 |
| CHAPTER V DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION | 第53-67页 |
| 5.1 Study of Themes in English and Chinese Corporate Profiles | 第53-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Simple Theme, Multiple Theme and Clausal Theme | 第53-54页 |
| 5.1.2 Textual Theme, Interpersonal Theme and Experiential Theme | 第54-55页 |
| 5.1.3 Marked Theme and Unmarked Theme | 第55-56页 |
| 5.1.4 Similarities on Themes between English and Chinese Corporate Profilesand Possible Reasons | 第56-58页 |
| 5.1.5 Differences on Themes between English and Chinese Corporate Profilesand Possible Reasons | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2 Study of TP Patterns in English and Chinese Corporate Profiles | 第59-65页 |
| 5.2.1 TP Patterns in English Corporate Profiles | 第60页 |
| 5.2.2 TP Patterns in Chinese Corporate Profiles | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.3 Comparison of TP Patterns between English and Chinese CorporateProfiles | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2.4 Similarities on TP Patterns between English and Chinese CorporateProfiles and Possible Reasons | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2.5 Differences on TP Patterns between English and Chinese CorporateProfiles and Possible Reasons | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 Summary of the Results and Suggestions | 第65-67页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第67-70页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第67-68页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第68-69页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Expectations | 第69-70页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第70-74页 |
| APPENDIX | 第74-75页 |
