| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Interpersonal Metaphor Studies within the Framework of SFG | 第14-22页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第15-20页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies on Jane Austen and Emma | 第22-28页 |
| ·Introduction and Studies on Jane Austen | 第22-25页 |
| ·Studies on Emma | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第28-45页 |
| ·The Notion of Interpersonal Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| ·Important Distinctions in Interpersonal Metaphor Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Congruent Form and Metaphorical Form | 第29-31页 |
| ·Lexical Metaphor and Grammatical Metaphor | 第31页 |
| ·Main Aspects of Halliday’s interpersonal metaphor | 第31-43页 |
| ·The Metaphors of Mood | 第32-38页 |
| ·Elements of Mood | 第32-34页 |
| ·Speech Functions and Types of Mood | 第34-37页 |
| ·Realization of Metaphors of Mood | 第37-38页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第38-43页 |
| ·Modality and polarity | 第38-39页 |
| ·Types of modality | 第39-40页 |
| ·Values and Orientation of Modality | 第40页 |
| ·Realization of Metaphors of Modality | 第40-43页 |
| ·Methodology | 第43-45页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedure | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Emma’s Speech in Emma | 第45-80页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of the Relationships in Emma | 第45-48页 |
| ·Interpersonal metaphors of Mood in Emma’s Speech | 第48-67页 |
| ·The Declarative to Realize Different Speech Functions | 第48-58页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Commands | 第48-52页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Questions | 第52-55页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Exclamations | 第55-58页 |
| ·The Interrogative to Realize Different Speech Functions | 第58-66页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Statements | 第59-62页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Commands | 第62-64页 |
| ·Metaphorized as Exclamations | 第64-66页 |
| ·The Imperative to Metaphorize as Exclamative | 第66-67页 |
| ·Interpersonal metaphors of Modality in Emma’s Speech | 第67-80页 |
| ·The Speech Functions of Metaphors of Modality at the Phrase Level | 第70-72页 |
| ·To Express Objectivity | 第70-71页 |
| ·To Express Subjectivity | 第71-72页 |
| ·The Speech Functions of Metaphors of Modality at the Clause Level | 第72-80页 |
| ·To Express Objectivity | 第73-75页 |
| ·To Express Subjectivity | 第75-80页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第80-84页 |
| ·Findings | 第80-82页 |
| ·Limitations | 第82-83页 |
| ·Suggestions to Future Studies | 第83-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-88页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第88-89页 |
