声明
摘要
Abstract
1 Introduction
1.1 The General Description of the Study
1.2 The Objectives of the Study
1.3 The Significance of the Study
1.4 The Organization of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Thematic Theory
2.1.1 Studies on Thematic Theory Abroad
2.1.2 Studies on Thematic Theory at Home
2.2 Previous Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns
2.2.1 Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns Abroad
2.2.2 Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns at Home
2.3 Previous Studies on Thematic Progression Patterns in Scientific Abstracts
2.4 Summary
3 Theoretical Framework of the Study
3.1.1 Theme and Rheme
3.1.2 Type of Theme
3.2 Zhu Yongsheng’s Thematic Progression Patterns
3.2.2 Thematic Progression Patterns
3.3 Summary
4 Research Design
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Corpus Establishment
4.3 Research Methods and Procedures
4.4 Analysis of Two Samples
4.4.1 Analysis of One Sample of English Abstract
4.4.2 Analysis of One Sample of Chinese Abstract
4.5 Summary
5 Results and Discussion
5.1.1 Analysis of Thematic Structures in Chinese Abstracts
5.1.2 Analysis of Thematic Structures in English Abstracts
5.1.3 Comparison of Thematic Structures between English and Chinese Abstracts
5.2 Comparison of Thematic Progression Patterns between English and Chinese Abstracts of Agronomy Periodicals
5.2.1 Analysis of Thematic Progression Patterns in Chinese Abstracts
5.2.2 Analysis of Thematic Progression Patterns in English Abstracts
5.2.3 Comparison of Thematic Progression Patterns between English and Chinese Abstracts
5.3 Summary
6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings of the Study
6.2 Implications of the Study
6.3 Limitations of the Study and Recommendation for the Future Study
Acknowledgments
References
Appendices
Papers published in the period of Ph.M.education