Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
Lists of Tables and Figures
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Objectives and Significance of the Study
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Features of Academic Writing
2.2 Adversatives
2.2.1 Definition and Classification of Adversatives
2.2.2 Adversatives on Academic Writing
2.3 Swales’ CARS(Create a Research Space)Model
2.3.1 Introduction of Swales' CARS model
2.3.2 Previous Studies on CARS Model in Introductions
2.4 Studies on Adversatives in Introductions
Chapter Three Research Design
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Corpora
3.3 Research Instruments
3.4 Research Procedures
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Data Analysis
4.1.1 Frequency Features
4.1.2 Distribution features
4.2 Discussion
4.2.1 But
4.2.2 However
4.2.3 Although
4.2.4 Other adversatives
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further study
References
声明