| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·General Description of the Thesis | 第9页 |
| ·Feasibility of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| ·Brief Review of Theme-Rheme theory | 第13-16页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Overview on the Contrastive Analysis of English and Chinese Texts | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Brief Introduction of the Contrastive Analysis | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Significance of Contrastive Analysis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Design of Thesis | 第20-36页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第20-33页 |
| ·Halliday's Theme-Rheme Theory | 第20-26页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Pattern | 第26-33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33页 |
| ·Research Method and Procedures | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Theme and TP Patterns | 第36-50页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis in English and Chinese Texts | 第36-45页 |
| ·The Sample Analysis of the English Text | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Sample Analysis of the Chinese Text | 第40-44页 |
| ·The Comparison between the English and Chinese Sample Texts | 第44-45页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis in English and Chinese Texts | 第45-50页 |
| ·The Choices of Themes in English and Chinese Texts | 第45-48页 |
| ·The Choices of TP Patterns in English and Chinese Texts | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Research Results and Discussions | 第50-60页 |
| ·The Features of Themes in English and Chinese Texts | 第50页 |
| ·The Features of TP Patterns in English and Chinese Texts | 第50-57页 |
| ·The Discussion of Choices of TP patterns in English and Chinese Texts | 第51页 |
| ·TP Patterns and the Flow of Message | 第51-57页 |
| ·Underlying Factors Responsible for the Choices of the Themes and the Choices of TP Patterns | 第57-60页 |
| ·Communicative Purpose | 第57-58页 |
| ·Linguistic Features | 第58页 |
| ·Different Ways of Thinking | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Analysis | 第61-63页 |
| ·Theoretical Implication | 第61页 |
| ·Practical Implication | 第61-62页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implication | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第63-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| 发表论文和科研情况说明 | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
