| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 General statement | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 The rationale for the research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Data and data analysis | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Questions to be focused | 第14页 |
| 1.5 The organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Construction of Theoretical Framework | 第16-25页 |
| 2.1 On interpersonal meaning | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Different approaches to interpersonal meaning | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 The application of functional grammar to interpersonal meaning studies | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Construction of theoretical framework | 第19-24页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Below The Clause: The Present Tense | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 Functional perspective of tense | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Patterns of the present tense in VOA and their interpersonal meanings | 第26-32页 |
| 3.3 The evaluative function of the present tense in VOA news reports | 第32-34页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 The Clause Level: Intonation | 第36-56页 |
| 4.1 Functional perspective of intonation | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Intonation and the prominence of information focus in VOA news reports | 第37-50页 |
| 4.3 Intonation and the enhancement of popularity in VOA news reports | 第50-54页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Above The Clause: Quote | 第56-66页 |
| 5.1 Functional perspective of quote | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2 Quote and objectivity in VOA news reports | 第58-62页 |
| 5.3 Quote and ideology & evaluation in VOA news reports | 第62-64页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 6 Beyond the Clause: Nominalization | 第66-83页 |
| 6.1 Functional perspective of nominalization | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 The formats of nominalization in VOA news reports | 第67-71页 |
| 6.3 The interpersonal meaning of nominalization in VOA news reports | 第71-81页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| 7.1 The efforts achieved in the present study | 第83-85页 |
| 7.2 The implications of the present study | 第85页 |
| 7.3 The limitations and suggestions | 第85-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-89页 |
| 个人简历 | 第89页 |
| 研究成果 | 第89-90页 |
