| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Present Study at Home and Abroad | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies on Apology Correspondence in Business English | 第15-18页 |
| ·Notion of Apology Correspondence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of Apology Correspondence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Apology Strategies | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-37页 |
| ·Halliday's Context Theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Register | 第22-24页 |
| ·Tenor in Apology Correspondence | 第24-25页 |
| ·Interpersonal Model | 第25-37页 |
| ·The Notion of Interpersonal Meanings | 第26-28页 |
| ·Main Realizations of Interpersonal Meaning | 第28-37页 |
| ·Person System | 第28-30页 |
| ·Mood System | 第30-33页 |
| ·Modality System | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Interpersonal Meaning in Apology Correspondence inBusiness English | 第37-71页 |
| ·Person System | 第37-46页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of the First Person Pronouns | 第39-41页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of the Second Person Pronouns | 第41-43页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of the Third Person Pronouns | 第43-46页 |
| ·Mood System | 第46-58页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Declaratives | 第47-49页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Imperatives | 第49-51页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modal Adjuncts | 第51-58页 |
| ·Mood Adjuncts | 第51-57页 |
| ·Comment Adjuncts | 第57-58页 |
| ·Modality System | 第58-71页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of Passive Voice | 第59-61页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of Modal Operators | 第61-66页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings of Metaphors of Modality | 第66-71页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第71-73页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggested Further Research | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第74-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第90-92页 |
| Bibliography | 第92-96页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第96-97页 |
