| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·General Description of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purposes and Significanoe of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·Transitivity in Systemic-Functional Grammar(SFG) | 第15-21页 |
| ·Types of Transitivity in Hallidayan SFG | 第15-21页 |
| ·Circumstances | 第21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Transitivity | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Originality of the Study | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第25-29页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第25页 |
| ·Research Methods and Procedures | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第25页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第26-29页 |
| ·Introduction to the Samples | 第27页 |
| ·Reasons for Selecting the Samples | 第27-28页 |
| ·Methods of Data Collection | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four Transitivity Analysis of D.Roosevelt's Fireside Chats | 第29-53页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Text 1 from D.Roosevelt's Fireside Chats | 第29-33页 |
| ·Frequencies and Functions of Six Processes in D.Roosevelt's FiresideChats | 第33-43页 |
| ·Analysis of Material Processes in Fireside Chats | 第34-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Relational Processes in Fireside Chats | 第37-39页 |
| ·Analysis of Mental Processes in Fireside Chats | 第39-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Verbal Processes in Fireside Chats | 第41页 |
| ·Analysis of other Processes in Fireside Chats | 第41-43页 |
| ·Frequencies and Functions of Main Participants in D.Roosevelt'sFireside Chats | 第43-48页 |
| ·Analysis of we/our/us as Participants | 第44页 |
| ·Analysis of I/my/me as Participants | 第44-45页 |
| ·Analysis of they/them/their as Participants | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of you/your as Participants | 第46-48页 |
| ·Analysis of Circumstances in D.Roosevelt's Fireside Chats | 第48-52页 |
| ·Location | 第49-50页 |
| ·Manner | 第50-51页 |
| ·Cause | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第54-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-66页 |
| Publications | 第66页 |
