| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·General Statement | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Motivations of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·The Layout of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第14-28页 |
| ·An Overview of Interpersonal Meaning | 第14-19页 |
| ·Different Approaches to Interpersonal Meaning at Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Some Other Scholars' Researches at Home | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Application of Functional Grammar to Interpersonal Meaning Studies | 第18-19页 |
| ·An Overview of News Discourse | 第19-24页 |
| ·Definition of News | 第19页 |
| ·An Overview of VOA | 第19-21页 |
| ·Features of News Discourse | 第21-22页 |
| ·Previous Study of News Discourse | 第22-24页 |
| ·Construction of Theoretical Framework | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Reason for Adopting Functional Approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Halliday's Framework | 第25-26页 |
| ·Analysis Framework for the Present Research | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Interpersonal Meaning of Mood and Modality in VOA News Reports | 第28-39页 |
| ·Halliday's Mood and Modality Model | 第28-33页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modality in VOA News Reports | 第33-38页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modal Verbs in VOA News Reports | 第34-37页 |
| ·Low Value Modal Verb | 第35页 |
| ·Median Value Modal Verb | 第35-36页 |
| ·High Value Modal Verb | 第36-37页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Adverbials in VOA News Reports | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Interpersonal Meaning of Tense in VOA News Reports | 第39-48页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Tense | 第39-40页 |
| ·Patterns of the Present Tense in VOA and Their Interpersonal Meanings | 第40-46页 |
| ·The Present Tense in "Report Present" and its Interpersonal Meaning | 第41-44页 |
| ·Present/Past Tense + "Present Tense in Indirect Speech" | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Present Tense Providing Background Information | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Present Tense in "Event Present" and its Interpersonal Meaning | 第44-46页 |
| ·Events Reported Completely Through the Present Tense | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Present Tense in Direct Speeches | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Evaluative Function of the Present Tense in VOA News Reports | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpersonal Meaning of Quotation in VOA News Reports | 第48-58页 |
| ·Types of Quotation | 第48页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Quotation | 第48-50页 |
| ·Quotation and Objectivity in VOA News Reports | 第50-54页 |
| ·The Sense of "On the Scene" | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Sense of Authoritativeness | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Sense of the Human Touch | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Reporting Risk Reduction | 第54页 |
| ·Quotation and Ideology & Evaluation in VOA News Reports | 第54-57页 |
| ·Conveying Official Attitudes | 第55-56页 |
| ·Reflecting the Universality of Certain Opinions | 第56页 |
| ·Advocating Western Values & Lifestyle | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Findings in the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Possible Implications of the Present Study | 第59页 |
| ·The Limitations and Suggestions | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A. Degree | 第67页 |
