| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Current Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objective of the Current Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第13-27页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Metadiscourse | 第13-22页 |
| ·Researches Abroad | 第13-20页 |
| ·Domestic Researches | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research Limitations | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第22-26页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Model of Metadiscourse Proposed by Hyland | 第22-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of the Interpersonal Model | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第27-29页 |
| ·Data Source and Data Collection | 第27页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research Approach | 第28-29页 |
| 4. Analysis and Discussion of Metadiscourse in VOA Special English Economics Report | 第29-51页 |
| ·Generic Characteristics of VOA Special English Economics Report | 第29-31页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis and Qualitative Analysis | 第31-36页 |
| ·Overall Distribution of Metadiscourse | 第31-32页 |
| ·Concrete Distribution of Metadiscourse | 第32-35页 |
| ·Overall Frequencies of Every Metadiscourse | 第35-36页 |
| ·Interpersonal Potential of the Metadiscourse | 第36-49页 |
| ·Interactive Metadiscourse in VOA Special English Economics Report | 第37-43页 |
| ·Interactional Metadiscourse in VOA Special English Economics Report | 第43-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| 5. Conclusions | 第51-56页 |
| ·Summary of the Research | 第51-52页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of the Research | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for the Future Research | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-64页 |
| Appendix A Metadiscourse Elements and Their Frequencies | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix B Corpus of Voice of America Special English Economics Report | 第66-70页 |
| Publications | 第70页 |
