| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| List of figures and tables | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Underlying rationale for the research | 第9-10页 |
| ·An introduction to functional stylistics | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research design | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research questions | 第12页 |
| ·Data collection & approach towards the data | 第12页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on functional stylistics | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous studies on the speech "I Have a Dream" | 第16-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Preliminaries | 第20-33页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第20-21页 |
| ·Register | 第21-22页 |
| ·The ideational meta-function | 第22-26页 |
| ·Lexical set | 第22-23页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis | 第23-25页 |
| ·Phrase & clause deflection | 第25-26页 |
| ·The interpersonal meta-function | 第26-30页 |
| ·The lexical density | 第26-28页 |
| ·Polarity and modality | 第28-29页 |
| ·Mood (Personal pronouns) | 第29-30页 |
| ·Speech functions | 第30页 |
| ·The textual meta-function | 第30-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Register Analysis of the Speech | 第33-36页 |
| ·Field of the speech | 第33-34页 |
| ·Tenor of the speech | 第34-35页 |
| ·Mode of the speech | 第35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 5 The Ideational Meta-function of the Speech | 第36-44页 |
| ·Lexical level: the lexical sets | 第36-40页 |
| ·One lexical set | 第36-37页 |
| ·Meaning transference between two lexical sets | 第37-40页 |
| ·Phrase & clause deflection | 第40页 |
| ·Transitivity analysis in the speech | 第40-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 6 The Interpersonal Meta-function of the Speech | 第44-55页 |
| ·Formalness—the first hypothesized interpersonal feature | 第44-45页 |
| ·Argumentativeness—the second hypothesized interpersonal feature | 第45-50页 |
| ·Polarity and modality analysis | 第45-48页 |
| ·Direct & indirect quotation | 第48-50页 |
| ·Interactiveness—the third hypothesized interpersonal feature | 第50-54页 |
| ·Personal pronouns | 第50-52页 |
| ·Speech functions | 第52-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 7 The Textual Meta-function of the Speech | 第55-59页 |
| Chapter 8 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| ·Answer to the research questions | 第59-60页 |
| ·Advice for public speech writing from "I Have a Dream" | 第60页 |
| ·Limitation and prospects of the research | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix A The script of "I Have a Dream" | 第65-71页 |
| Appendix B The metaphors in the speech | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix C Transitivity analysis of "I Have a Dream" | 第73-79页 |
