| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| Rationale of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| Purpose of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| Organization of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| ·Overview of Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第18-20页 |
| ·Overview of Interpersonal Meaning | 第20-26页 |
| ·Definition of Interpersonal Meaning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies of Interpersonal Meaning Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies of Interpersonal Meaning at Home | 第23-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Business Letters | 第26-29页 |
| ·Previous Study on Business Letters from the Perspective of Interpersonal Meaning | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第31-42页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Analytic Framework | 第32-42页 |
| ·Hallidy's Interpersonal Model | 第32-35页 |
| ·Analytic Framework for the Present Thesis | 第35-42页 |
| Chapter Three Business Open Letters | 第42-50页 |
| ·General Introduction of Business Open Letters | 第42-44页 |
| ·Connotation of Business Open Letters | 第42-43页 |
| ·Importance of Business Open Letters | 第43-44页 |
| ·Features of Business Open Letters | 第44-46页 |
| ·Readers and Writers of Business Open Letters | 第44-45页 |
| ·Language Features of Business Open Letters | 第45-46页 |
| ·Classification of Business Open Letters | 第46-50页 |
| ·Open Letters of Apology | 第47-48页 |
| ·Open Letters for Announcement | 第48页 |
| ·Open Letters for Tips | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning in Business OpenLetters | 第50-76页 |
| ·Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning in Person System | 第50-56页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of First Person Pronoun We | 第51-53页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Person Pronoun Ⅰ | 第53-54页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Person Pronoun You | 第54-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56页 |
| ·Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning in Mood System | 第56-62页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Declaratives | 第57-59页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Interrogatives | 第59-60页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Imperatives | 第60-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-62页 |
| ·Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning in Modality System | 第62-71页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modal Verbs | 第63-66页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modal Adjuncts | 第66-68页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Metaphors of Modality | 第68-69页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modalization and Modulation | 第69-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71页 |
| ·Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning in Evaluation system | 第71-76页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Expressing Attitude | 第72-73页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Expressing Engagement | 第73-74页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Expressing Graduation | 第74-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-76页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第76-81页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第76-78页 |
| ·Implications | 第78-80页 |
| ·Implication for Business Open Letter Writing | 第78-79页 |
| ·Implication for International Business Communications | 第79-80页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第80-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix | 第84-100页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第100-101页 |
| 在读期间科研成果目录 | 第101页 |
