| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Research purpose | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 Overview of philosophical essays | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and classification of essay | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous studies on philosophical essays | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Overview of interpersonal meaning | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies on interpersonal meaning of literature works | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies on interpersonal meaning of translation versions | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Interpersonal meaning of other different types of texts | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Overview of Bacon’s essays | 第25-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on Bacon’s essays from perspective of translation | 第27页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on Bacon’s essays from perspective of literature | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous studies on Bacon’s essays from perspective of linguistics | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3.4 Previous studies on philosophical thoughtsof Bacon’s essays | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4 Research gaps | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第32-40页 |
| 3.1 Data collection | 第32-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Data sources | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Data classification and organization | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2 Data analysis | 第36-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Procedures of data analysis | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Methods of data analysis | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Interpersonal Meaning Constructed by Modality System | 第40-70页 |
| 4.1 Interacting with readers through modal verbs | 第40-51页 |
| 4.1.1 Affecting judgments through discourse-oriented modal verbs | 第43-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Directing attitudes through subject-oriented modal verbs | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.3 Showing writing intentions through external-authority-oriented modal verbs | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Arousing readers’ resonance through different modal values of modal verbs | 第51-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Narrowing the distance through low modal value | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Prompting to accept standpoints through median modal value | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.3 Achieving psychological identity through high modal value | 第55-58页 |
| 4.3 Influencing readers’ attitudes and behaviors through modal adjuncts | 第58-69页 |
| 4.3.1 Affecting emotional tendencies through adverbs of frequency | 第59-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Changing willingness through adverbs of degree and Predicator | 第61-66页 |
| 4.3.3 Transforming behavioral intentions through adverbs of possibility | 第66-69页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpersonal Meaning Constructed by Mood System | 第70-84页 |
| 5.1 Offering readers objective information through mood structure | 第70-77页 |
| 5.1.1 Offering objective orientation topics through third person as Subject | 第71-75页 |
| 5.1.2 Offering objective propositions through simple present tense as Finite operator | 第75-77页 |
| 5.2 Offering readers a multiplicity of services through mood types | 第77-83页 |
| 5.2.1 Exchanging feelings through declarative mood | 第79-80页 |
| 5.2.2 Affording practical advice through imperative mood | 第80-82页 |
| 5.2.3 Requiring feedback through interrogative mood | 第82-83页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第83-84页 |
| Chapter 6 Interpersonal Meaning Constructed by Cohesion System | 第84-102页 |
| 6.1 Satisfying readers’ presuppositional needs through grammatical cohesion | 第84-91页 |
| 6.1.1 Revealing essays’ logicality through conditionals and long sentences | 第85-87页 |
| 6.1.2 Expressing essays’ richness through attributive clauses | 第87-88页 |
| 6.1.3 Indicating essays’ philosophy through quotations and endings | 第88-91页 |
| 6.2 Deepening readers’ impression through lexical cohesion | 第91-95页 |
| 6.2.1 Highlighting the prominence of topics by repetitions | 第91-92页 |
| 6.2.2 Highlighting the compactness of essays by synonyms and antonyms | 第92-95页 |
| 6.3 Enhancing readers’ acceptance through rhetorical devices and inference | 第95-100页 |
| 6.3.1 Stimulating senses through vivid and fascinating similes | 第95-97页 |
| 6.3.2 Improving understanding through infectious metaphors | 第97-98页 |
| 6.3.3 Inspiring imagination and reasoning through legible analogy | 第98-100页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第100-102页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第102-105页 |
| 7.1 Major findings | 第102-104页 |
| 7.2 Limitations of this study | 第104页 |
| 7.3 Suggestions for further study | 第104-105页 |
| Bibliography | 第105-109页 |
| Websites Visited | 第109-110页 |
| Appendix | 第110-129页 |
| 攻读学位期间主要科研成果 | 第129-130页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第130页 |
