| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第7-14页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Functional Grammar | 第7-9页 |
| ·Linguistics and the Study of Literature | 第9-11页 |
| ·Functional Stylistics | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Definition of Style | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Nature of Style from the Perspectives of Different Schools of Thought | 第12页 |
| ·The Definition and Task of Stylistics | 第12-13页 |
| ·Functional Stylistics | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER 2 BOOK REVIEWS ABOUT THE SCARLET LETTER | 第14-17页 |
| CHAPTER 3 BOOK REVIEWS ABOUT THE SCARLET LETTER #8CHAPTER 3 IDEATIONAL METAFUNCTION AND THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE SCARLETLETTER | 第17-26页 |
| ·Definition of Transitivity | 第17-18页 |
| ·Traditional Definition of Transitivity | 第17页 |
| ·Halliday's Approach | 第17-18页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Hester Prynne | 第18-20页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale | 第20-23页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Roger Chillingworth | 第23-26页 |
| CHAPTER 4 INTERPERSONAL METAFUNCTION AND THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE SCARLET LETTER | 第26-41页 |
| ·Introduction to Interpersonal Metafunction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theoretical Ground of Interpersonal Metafunction | 第26页 |
| ·Main Aspects of Interpersonal Meaning | 第26-27页 |
| ·A Brief Account of Metaphors of Mood | 第27-33页 |
| ·Speech Roles and Speech Functions | 第27-29页 |
| ·Typical Mood Structures of Four Basic Speech Functions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interpersonal Metaphor of Mood | 第30页 |
| ·Metaphors of Mood and the Characterization in The Scarlet Letter | 第30-33页 |
| ·Metaphors of Mood and the Character Analysis of Hester Prynne | 第30-31页 |
| ·Metaphors of Mood and the Character Analysis of Dimmesdale | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metaphors of Mood and the Character Analysis of Chillingworth In | 第32-33页 |
| ·Modality Analysis of The Scarlet Letter | 第33-41页 |
| ·Halliday's View about Modality | 第33-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Modal Auxiliaries Used by the Main Characters in The Scarlet Letter | 第37-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Modal Auxiliaries in the Speeches of Dimmesdale | 第38页 |
| ·Analysis of Modal Auxiliaries in the Speeches of Prynne | 第38-40页 |
| ·Analysis of Modal Auxiliaries in the Speeches of Chillingworth | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER 5 TEXTUAL METAFUNCTION AND THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE SCARLETLETTER | 第41-44页 |
| ·Thematic Structure | 第41页 |
| ·Thematic Pattern and the Characterization in The Scarlet Letter | 第41-42页 |
| ·Information Structure and Characterization in The Scarlet Letter | 第42-44页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary of This Study | 第44页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Open Problems | 第44-45页 |
| ·Further Research Possibilities | 第45-46页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第46-49页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第49页 |
