| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-49页 |
| 2.1 A Brief Introduction of AFFECT and AFFECT Resources | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of AFFECT | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 AFFECT and Appraisal Theory | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Realizations of AFFECT Resources | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 Classification of AFFECT Resources | 第23-30页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on AFFECT and AFFECT Resources | 第30-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of AFFECT and AFFECT Resources in the Field of Evaluation Research | 第30-35页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of AFFECT in the Field of Second Language Acquisition | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies of AFFECT in the Field of Cognitive Linguistics | 第37-39页 |
| 2.3 A Brief Introduction of Sitcoms | 第39-42页 |
| 2.3.1 The Definition and Development of Sitcoms | 第39-40页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of Sitcoms | 第40-41页 |
| 2.3.3 Characteristics of Sitcoms | 第41-42页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies on Sitcoms | 第42-48页 |
| 2.4.1 Studies on Dramas and Comedy as Discourse | 第43-44页 |
| 2.4.2 Studies on Sitcoms in the Field of Pragmatics | 第44-45页 |
| 2.4.3 Studies on Sitcoms in the Field of System-Functional Linguistics | 第45-48页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第49-56页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第49页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第50-52页 |
| 3.4 Coding Procedure | 第52-56页 |
| 3.4.1 Descriptive Statistics | 第54-55页 |
| 3.4.2 Compare Study | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第56-89页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive Statistics of AFFECT Resources in English and Chinese Sitcoms | 第56-64页 |
| 4.1.1 Distributions of AFFECT Resources in English Sitcom Friends | 第56-60页 |
| 4.1.2 Distributions of AFFECT Resources in Chinese Sitcom Ipartment | 第60-64页 |
| 4.2 Realizations of AFFECT Resources in English and Chinese Sitcoms | 第64-78页 |
| 4.2.1 The Mode of AFFECT | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.2 The Loading of AFFECT | 第67-68页 |
| 4.2.3 Types of AFFECT | 第68-78页 |
| 4.3 Discussion | 第78-87页 |
| 4.3.1 Comparison of AFFECT Resources between English and Chinese Sitcoms | 第78-83页 |
| 4.3.2 Discussion on Similarities and Differences | 第83-87页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第87-89页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第89-93页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第89-90页 |
| 5.2 Implication of the Study | 第90-91页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第91-93页 |
| Bibliography | 第93-103页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第103页 |
