| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background Information | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overview of the Corporate Annual Report | 第12页 |
| ·Importance of the Corporate Annual Report | 第12-13页 |
| ·Importance of the Letter to Shareholders | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Research Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·Studies of Genre Analysis | 第16-21页 |
| ·Definition of Genre | 第16-17页 |
| ·Three Approaches to Genre Analysis | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies of Move Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies of Systemic Functional Grammar | 第21-28页 |
| ·Studies of Ideational Meta-Function and Transitivity | 第22-24页 |
| ·Studies of Textual Meta-Function and Thematic Progression Patterns | 第24-28页 |
| ·Studies on Corporate Annual Report and Letter to Shareholders | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第30-38页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第30-35页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Move Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Transitivity System | 第31-32页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第32-35页 |
| ·Data Collection and Establishment of Corpus | 第35-36页 |
| ·Research Method | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Statistic Results and Discussion | 第38-64页 |
| ·Move Analysis of Letter to Shareholders | 第38-45页 |
| ·Communicative Objectives of Letter to Shareholders | 第38-39页 |
| ·Moves/Steps used in Letter to Shareholders | 第39-43页 |
| ·Typical Move Pattern of Letter to Shareholders | 第43-45页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Letter to Shareholders | 第45-55页 |
| ·Distribution of Transitivity Processes in Letter to Shareholders | 第45-48页 |
| ·Material Process in Letter to Shareholders | 第48-51页 |
| ·Relational Process in Letter to Shareholders | 第51-54页 |
| ·Mental Process in Letter to Shareholders | 第54-55页 |
| ·Other Processes in Letter to Shareholders | 第55页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Analysis of Letter to Shareholders | 第55-64页 |
| ·Application of the Constant Theme Pattern | 第56-57页 |
| ·Application of the Constant Rheme Pattern | 第57-58页 |
| ·Application of the Linear Theme Pattern | 第58-59页 |
| ·Application of the Cross Pattern | 第59-60页 |
| ·Application of the Split Rheme Pattern | 第60页 |
| ·Application of the Hyper Theme Pattern | 第60-61页 |
| ·Application of the Independent Pattern | 第61-62页 |
| ·Application of the Integrated Pattern | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| ·Implications and Limitations of the Study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 作者简介 | 第73页 |
