| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-24页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-15页 |
| ·English Business Unfavorable-News Letters (EBUNLs) | 第15-16页 |
| ·Review of Previous Relevant Studies | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies on interpersonal meanings | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies on interpersonal meaning of business letters | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on business unfavorable-new letters | 第19-20页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Methods of data collection and analysis | 第21-24页 |
| ·Data collection | 第21-22页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第24-36页 |
| ·Interpersonal function in Halliday's Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第24-32页 |
| ·Basic speech roles | 第25-26页 |
| ·Mood system | 第26-29页 |
| ·Modality system | 第29-32页 |
| ·Martin's development of Halliday's theory---Appraisal system | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Interpersonal Meanings Realized by Mood System inEBUNLs | 第36-57页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings realized by mood system | 第36-43页 |
| ·Speech roles and mood structures | 第36-38页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings realized by declaratives | 第38-39页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings realized by interrogatives | 第39-41页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings realized by imperatives | 第41-43页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings realized by person system | 第43-49页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings of first person pronouns | 第45-46页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings of second person pronouns | 第46-48页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings of third person pronouns | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49页 |
| ·Interpersonal meanings through the choice of tense | 第49-57页 |
| ·The use of present tense | 第51-53页 |
| ·The use of past and future tense | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Four Interpersonal Meanings Realized by Modality System in EBUNLs | 第57-69页 |
| ·Modal operators | 第59-64页 |
| ·Modal adjuncts | 第64-66页 |
| ·Metaphorical modality | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Five Interpersonal Meanings Realized by Appraisal System in EBUNLs | 第69-78页 |
| ·Use of Attitude expressions | 第71-75页 |
| ·Analysis of affect | 第71-72页 |
| ·Analysis of judgment | 第72-74页 |
| ·Analysis of appreciation | 第74-75页 |
| ·Use of Graduation expressions | 第75-78页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第78-83页 |
| ·Major findings | 第78-81页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第81-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-88页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第88页 |
