| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Acronyms | 第12-16页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第16-23页 |
| ·Research background | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research questions | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第18-19页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Definitions of key terms | 第20-21页 |
| ·Overview of thesis structure | 第21-23页 |
| 2. Review of Relevant Literature | 第23-36页 |
| ·Corpus-based genre analysis | 第23-25页 |
| ·The notion of genre analysis | 第23-24页 |
| ·Corpus-based investigation of contrastive rhetorical studies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Review of rhetorical structures of PhD Introductions and Conclusions | 第25-32页 |
| ·Rhetorical structures of PhD Introductions | 第26-29页 |
| ·Rhetorical structure of PhD Conclusions | 第29-31页 |
| ·Remaining issues | 第31-32页 |
| ·Review of Metadiscourse study | 第32-35页 |
| ·Metadiscourse:Definitions and Classifications | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relevant studies on the metadiscourse used in academic discourse | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| 3. Methodology and Data Collection | 第36-51页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第36-45页 |
| ·Framework for analyzing moves and steps in PhD Introductions and Conclusions | 第36-40页 |
| ·Framework for analyzing Metadiscourse in PhD Introductions and Conclusions | 第40-45页 |
| ·Data collection and the description of the corpus | 第45-49页 |
| ·Principles of data collection | 第45-48页 |
| ·Description of the data | 第48-49页 |
| ·Analytical procedure | 第49-51页 |
| 4 Contrasts of the Move Structures and Their Interactions in the Three Corpora | 第51-95页 |
| ·The general move structures of NSC, CNSE, and NSE PhD Introductions | 第51-66页 |
| ·Contrasts of the employment of moves in PhD Introductions | 第52-57页 |
| ·Contrasts of the employment of steps in the Introduction sections | 第57-66页 |
| ·The general move structures of NSC, CNSE, and NSE PhD theses Conclusions | 第66-75页 |
| ·Contrasts of the employment of moves in PhD Conclusions | 第66-70页 |
| ·Contrasts of the employment of steps in the Conclusion sections | 第70-75页 |
| ·Interactional moves and steps between Introductions and Conclusions | 第75-91页 |
| ·Interactional structures in NSC corpus | 第77-81页 |
| ·Interactional structures in NSE corpus | 第81-86页 |
| ·Interactional structures in CNSE corpus | 第86-91页 |
| ·Rhetorical differences and similarities in raising and answering questions across the three corpora | 第91-93页 |
| ·Analysis of Factors influencing the similarities and differences across the threecorpora | 第93-95页 |
| 5. Contrasts of the Metadiscourse Realization of Interactional Structures in the Three Corpora | 第95-144页 |
| ·Metadiscourse realization of interactional structures | 第95-132页 |
| ·An overview of quantitative analysis | 第96-100页 |
| ·Realization of interaction through metadiscourse in NSC corpus | 第100-108页 |
| ·Realization of interaction through metadiscourse in NSE corpus | 第108-120页 |
| ·Realization of interaction through metadiscourse in CNSE corpus | 第120-132页 |
| ·Differences and similarities in the application of metadiscourses in the interactional structures across the three corpora | 第132-140页 |
| ·Factors influencing the similarities and differences in the application of metadiscourse in the interactional structures | 第140-144页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第144-151页 |
| ·Summary of the major findings | 第144-147页 |
| ·Significance and implications | 第147-148页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research | 第148-151页 |
| References | 第151-163页 |
| List of Appendices | 第163-178页 |
| Appendix 1 List of PhD Theses in Education | 第163-170页 |
| Appendix 2 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Introductions in NSC PhD Corpus | 第170-171页 |
| Appendix 3 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Introductions in NSE PhD Corpus | 第171-172页 |
| Appendix 4 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Introductions in CNSE PhD Corpus | 第172-173页 |
| Appendix 5 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Conclusions in NSC PhD Corpus | 第173-174页 |
| Appendix 6 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Conclusions in NSE PhD Corpus | 第174-175页 |
| Appendix 7 Move Structures of PhD Thesis Conclusions in CNSE PhD Corpus | 第175-176页 |
| Appendix 8 Interactional Structure in NSC Corpus:M3S1(I)-M5S1(C) | 第176页 |
| Appendix 9 Interactional Structure in NSC Corpus:M1S2(I)-M2S1(I)-M3S1(I)-M5S1(C) | 第176页 |
| Appendix 10 Interactional Structure in NSE Corpus: M1S2(I)-M2S1(I)-M3S1(I)-M5S1(C) | 第176-177页 |
| Appendix 11 Interactional Structure in NSE Corpus:M3S1(I)-M4S1(C)-M5S1(C) | 第177页 |
| Appendix 12 Interactional Structure in NSE Corpus:M3S1(I)-M5S1(C)-M7S1(C) | 第177页 |
| Appendix 13 Interactional Structure in CNSE Corpus:M3S1(I)-M5S1(C) | 第177-178页 |
| Appendix 14 Interactional Structure in CNSE Corpus: M1S2(I)-M2S1(I)-M3S1(I)-M5S1(C) | 第178页 |
| Appendix 15 Interactional Structure in CNSE Corpus:M3S1(I)-M5S1(C)-M7S1(C) | 第178页 |
| Appendix 16 Interactional Structure in CNSE Corpus:M3S4(I)-M6S2(C)-M7S1(C) | 第178页 |
