| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Rationale of the Present Study | 第11-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Why systemic-functional grammar? | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2.2 Why interpersonal meaning? | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2.3 Why person system? | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2.4 Why discourses from different genres? | 第17页 |
| 1.2.5 Insight from critical discourse analysis | 第17页 |
| 1.3 Data and Methodology | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter II Theoretical Preliminaries | 第19-39页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Metafunctions of Language | 第20页 |
| 2.3 Interpersonal Meaning | 第20-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Four speech roles | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2. Mood | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.3 Modality | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.4 Comment and modification of Halliday’s framework | 第25-29页 |
| 2.4 The Person System | 第29-38页 |
| 2.4.1 Introduction | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4.2 Unmarked use of person system | 第30-35页 |
| 2.4.2.1 First person pronoun | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4.2.2 Second person pronouns | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4.2.3 Third person pronouns | 第34-35页 |
| 2.4.3 Marked use of person system | 第35-38页 |
| 2.4.3.1 Referent shift | 第36页 |
| 2.4.3.2 Singular and plural shift | 第36-37页 |
| 2.4.3.3 Exclusive occurrence or non-occurrence of certain person system | 第37页 |
| 2.4.3.4 Repeated use of person system | 第37-38页 |
| 2.5 Concluding Remarks | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter III The Realization of Interpersonal Meaning of Person System | 第39-76页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第39页 |
| 3.2 The Realization of Interpersonal Meaning by Person System in Advertising | 第39-51页 |
| 3.2.1 Introduction | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Data for analysis | 第40页 |
| 3.2.3 Interpersonal meaning of different pronouns in advertising | 第40-51页 |
| 3.2.3.1 Interpersonal meaning of the first person pronouns in adverting | 第41-48页 |
| 3.2.3.2 Interpersonal meaning of second person pronoun in advertising | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2.3.3 Interpersonal meaning of third person pronoun in advertising | 第49-51页 |
| 3.2.4 Concluding remarks | 第51页 |
| 3.3 The Realization of Interpersonal Meaning by Person System in Political Speeches | 第51-63页 |
| 3.3.1 Introduction | 第51-53页 |
| 3.3.2 The similarities of the use of person system in the three speeches | 第53-56页 |
| 3.3.3 The differences in the use of person pronouns | 第56-62页 |
| 3.3.3.1 Comparison between the two inaugural addresses | 第57-59页 |
| 3.3.3.2 Comparison of Bush’s two speeches | 第59-62页 |
| 3.3.4 Concluding remarks | 第62-63页 |
| 3.4 The Interpersonal Meaning of Person System in Research Papers | 第63-76页 |
| 3.4.1 Introduction | 第63-64页 |
| 3.4.2 Data for analysis | 第64-65页 |
| 3.4.3 The overall picture of pronoun use | 第65-67页 |
| 3.4.4 The interpersonal meaning of first person pronouns | 第67-73页 |
| 3.4.5 Concluding remarks | 第73-76页 |
| Chapter IV Conclusion | 第76-79页 |
| 4.1 Significance and Major Findings | 第76-77页 |
| 4.2 Implications | 第77页 |
| 4.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix | 第83-104页 |
| 论文独创性声明 | 第104页 |
| 论文使用授权声明 | 第104-105页 |
