| Abstract (in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第10-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purposes of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Study Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·A General Understanding of Genre | 第17-19页 |
| ·Development of the Notion of Genre | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definitions of Genre | 第18-19页 |
| ·Approaches to Genre Analysis | 第19-23页 |
| ·Generic Structural Potential | 第19-21页 |
| ·Systemic-functional Approach to Genre Analysis | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Ideational Function | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function | 第22页 |
| ·The Textual Function | 第22-23页 |
| ·A General Statement of Abstracts | 第23-28页 |
| ·Definitions of Abstracts | 第24页 |
| ·Types of Abstracts | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous Research on Abstracts | 第25-28页 |
| ·Studies on Writing Skills of Abstracts | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies on the Structure of Abstracts | 第26页 |
| ·Studies on the Linguistic Features of Abstracts | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-30页 |
| ·Research Design | 第28页 |
| ·Establishment of the Database | 第28-29页 |
| ·Methods of Analysis | 第29-30页 |
| ·Analyzing Generic Structures | 第29页 |
| ·Analyzing Linguistic Features | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第30-57页 |
| ·Generic Structures of Informative English Abstracts | 第30-35页 |
| ·Generic Structural Elements | 第30-32页 |
| ·Obligatory and Regular as well as Optional Structural Elements | 第32-33页 |
| ·Sequence and Iteration of Structural Elements | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary on the Generic Structural Potential | 第34-35页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of Informative English Abstracts | 第35-57页 |
| ·The Realization of the Ideational Function of Abstracts | 第35-47页 |
| ·Transitivity Patterns in Informative English Abstracts | 第35-43页 |
| ·Process Types in Generic Elements of Informative English Abstracts | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary on the Transitivity of Informative English Abstracts | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Manifestation of the Textual Organization of Informative English Abstracts | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Thematic Progression Patterns Used in Informative English Abstracts | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Distribution of Thematic Progression Patterns in Informative English Abstracts | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Thematic Structures of Informative English Abstracts | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary on the Thematic Progression in IEA | 第52页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function and Informative English Abstracts | 第52-57页 |
| ·Mood in Informative English Abstracts | 第53页 |
| ·Modality in Informative English Abstracts | 第53-56页 |
| ·Summary on Mood and Modality in Informative English Abstracts | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Five Implications | 第57-63页 |
| ·Implications for Informative Abstracts Writing | 第57-60页 |
| ·Strategies for Writing Generic Structures of Informative English Abstracts | 第57-58页 |
| ·Strategies for Writing Linguistic Features of Informative English Abstracts | 第58-60页 |
| ·An Illustration of IEA Writing Teaching in Classroom | 第60-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第63-64页 |
| ·Prospects for Future Research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68-72页 |
| 攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第72-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73页 |
