| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·A brief introduction to research background | 第12页 |
| ·Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wallpaper | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research objectives and significance | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第17-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on Functional Stylistics | 第17-18页 |
| ·Previous studies on The Yellow Wallpaper | 第18-20页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第20-26页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第20-21页 |
| ·Interpersonal Metafunction | 第21-26页 |
| ·Four Speech Functions | 第21-22页 |
| ·Mood System | 第22页 |
| ·Modality | 第22-24页 |
| ·Appraisal Theory | 第24-26页 |
| 4 Analysis of the interpersonal meaning | 第26-50页 |
| ·Mood analysis on dialogues between John and "I" | 第26-38页 |
| ·The unequal relationship between John and "I" | 第26-34页 |
| ·A change of relationship between John and "I" | 第34-38页 |
| ·Modality analysis | 第38-44页 |
| ·Analysis on dialogues between John and "I" | 第38-41页 |
| ·Analysis on John's indirect speech | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis on "my" narration of John | 第42-44页 |
| ·Appraisal analysis | 第44-50页 |
| ·"My" original attitudes towards John | 第45-46页 |
| ·Gradual change of "my" attitude toward John | 第46-48页 |
| ·"My" eventual break from the confinement | 第48-50页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Major findings | 第50页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
