| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Methodology of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·the Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第15-17页 |
| ·Foreign Studies on Interpersonal Meaning | 第15-17页 |
| ·Foreign Studies on Sports News Discourse | 第17页 |
| ·Relevant studies at home | 第17-18页 |
| ·Domestic Studies on Interpersonal Meaning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Domestic Studies on Sports News Discourse | 第18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework:Interpersonal Meaning Theory and Appraisal Theory | 第19-28页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Grammar and Three Meta-functions | 第19-20页 |
| ·Halliday's Interpersonal Meaning Theory and the Prosody Feature | 第20-25页 |
| ·Mood | 第20-22页 |
| ·Modality | 第22-24页 |
| ·Person | 第24-25页 |
| ·Martin's Appraisal Theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Attitude | 第26页 |
| ·Engagement | 第26-27页 |
| ·Graduation | 第27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第28-35页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28-34页 |
| ·Data Collection Criteria | 第28-29页 |
| ·Description of the Collected Data | 第29-34页 |
| ·Data Analysis Methods | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Five the Results and Discussion of Data Analysis | 第35-57页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Mood System | 第35-39页 |
| ·Declarative Clause | 第36-38页 |
| ·Interrogative Clause | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Modality System | 第39-47页 |
| ·Modal Auxiliaries | 第42-44页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第44-46页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47页 |
| ·Data Analysis in Appraisal System | 第47-57页 |
| ·the Attitude System | 第50-54页 |
| ·the Engagement System | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第57-59页 |
| ·the Distribution of All the Realizing Devices of Interpersonal Meanings | 第57页 |
| ·the Most Important Devices Applied and Their Functions | 第57-58页 |
| ·the Similarities and Differences of all the Devices Applied in the Two Data | 第58-59页 |
| ·the Implications of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·the Implications for the Interpersonal Meaning Theory and the Appraisal Theory | 第59页 |
| ·the Implications for English Sports News Reading | 第59-60页 |
| ·the Implications for English Sports News Writing | 第60页 |
| ·the Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| ·the Limitations of the Study | 第60页 |
| ·the Suggestions for the Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
