Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
Chapter one Introduction
1.1 Background of Research
1.2 Thesis Questions
1.3 Thesis Organization
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Terms and Concepts
2.1.1 Discourse Community
2.1.2 Genre:Its Definition and Characteristics
2.1.3 Genre Analysis
2.2 Genre Traditions
2.2.1 Australian Genre Theories or the Sydney School
2.2.2 North American New Rhetoric
2.2.3 English for Specific Purposes
2.3 Previous Researches Surrounding the Present Topic
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1 Corpora
3.2 Identifying Moves and Steps
3.2.1 Identifying Moves and Steps through Functions
3.2.2 Identification of Moves and Steps through Signals
3.2.3 Issues in the Analysis of Moves and Steps in the Corpus
3.3 An Example of Move Analyses
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Findings and Discussion
4.1 Moves and Steps of the Introductions
4.1.1 Distributions of the Moves
4.1.2 Move Structure of the Introductions
4.1.2 Steps in MA Theses Introductions in Both Corpora
4.2 Characteristics of Each Move in Introductions
4.2.1 Move 1:Establishing a Territory
4.2.2 Move 2:Establishing a Niche
4.2.3 Move 3:Occupying the Niche
4.3 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the Findings
5.2 Significance and Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
References
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