Acknowledgements5-6
Abstract6-8
内容摘要8-9
Contents9-10
Figures and Tables10-11
Chapter 1 Introduction11-15
1.1 Research Background11-13
1.2 Research Questions13-14
1.3 Organization of the Thesis14-15
Chapter 2 Literature Review15-31
2.1 Genre15-18
2.2 Genre Analysis18-22
2.2.1 The Approaches of Genre Analysis18-20
2.2.2 Three Traditions20-22
2.3 Swales and Create A Research Space Model22-28
2.4 Previous Researches of Research Article Introductions28-31
Chapter 3 Methodology31-40
3.1 Data Collection31-33
3.2 The Methods of the Study33-37
3.3 The Procedure of Data Analysis37-40
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion40-62
4.1 The Overall Generic Patterns40-54
4.1.1 Distribution of the Moves40-41
4.1.2 Move Patterns of the Introductions41-43
4.1.3 Steps Identified in the Two Data Sets43-54
4.2 Linguistic Features54-57
4.2.1 Modal Auxipary54-55
4.2.2 Passive Voice55-56
4.2.3 Tense56-57
4.2.4 First Person Pronoun57
4.3 Differences and the Influencing Factors57-62
4.3.1 The Differences between the Two Data Sets57-59
4.3.2 Influencing Factors of the Differences59-62
Chapter 5 Conclusion62-66
5.1 Summary of the Findings62-64
5.2 Imppcations and Significance64
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research64-66
References66-73
Appendixes73-82