摘要
Abstract
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Purpose
1.2 Research Significance
1.3 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Language and Thought
2.1.1 Wilhelm Von Humboldt’s Weltanschauung
2.1.2 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
2.2 Cultural Thought Patterns
2.2.1 Definition of Thought Patterns
2.2.2 Cultural Characteristic of Thought Pattern
2.3 Chinese and Western Thought Patterns
2.3.1 Chinese Synthesis vs. Western Analysis
2.3.2 Chinese Induction vs. Western Deduction
2.4 Chinese and Western Discourse
2.4.1 Definition of Discourse
2.4.2 Chinese vs. Western Discourse Organization
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Hypotheses and Methodology
3.1 Structure of English News Report
3.2 Hypotheses
3.2.1 Hypothesis 1: General vs. Specific Lead
3.2.2 Hypothesis 2: Proportion of Background Information
3.2.3 Hypothesis 3: Induction vs. Deduction
3.3 Methodology
3.3.1 Sample Newspapers
3.3.2 Data Selection
3.3.3 Methods
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Findings and Discussion
4.1 General vs. Specific Leads in English News Reports
4.1.1 Average Length of Leads in CD and NYT
4.1.2 General vs. Specific Lead in CD and NYT
4.2 Proportion of Background Information in CD and NYT
4.3 Induction vs. Deduction in News Reports
4.4 Analysis of Statistic Work
4.4.1 Social Background
4.4.2 Philosophy
4.4.3 Language
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Research Summary
5.2 Research Implication
5.3 Research Limitation
References
Appendix
Acknowledgements
