| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTROUDUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Significance and Question Design | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Business English Letters | 第18-21页 |
| ·Classification and Language Features of Business Letters | 第18-19页 |
| ·Business Letters of Counter-Offer | 第19页 |
| ·Perspectives of Study on Business Letters | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Interpersonal Meanings | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studies on Interpersonal Meaning Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on Interpersonal Meaning at Home | 第22-24页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第24-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第26-34页 |
| ·Halliday’s Interpersonal Model | 第26-31页 |
| ·Basic Speech Roles | 第27-28页 |
| ·Mood System | 第28-29页 |
| ·Modality System | 第29-30页 |
| ·Person System | 第30-31页 |
| ·Martin’s Appraisal Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Model of the Present Study | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ METHODOLOGY | 第34-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Methods and Procedure | 第35-36页 |
| CHAPTER V ANALYSIS OF INTERPERSONAL MEANING IN BUSINESS LETTERS OF COUNTER-OFFER | 第36-64页 |
| ·Mood System | 第36-42页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning Realized by Declaratives | 第37-39页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning Realized by Imperatives | 第39-41页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning Realized by Interrogatives | 第41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| ·Modality System | 第42-52页 |
| ·Modal Operators | 第43-47页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第47-50页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| ·Person System | 第52-56页 |
| ·The First and Second Person Pronouns | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Third Person Pronoun | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| ·Realization of Interpersonal Meaning in Appraisal Theory | 第56-64页 |
| ·Expressing Attitude | 第56-59页 |
| ·Expressing Engagement | 第59-61页 |
| ·Expressing Graduation | 第61-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSIONS | 第64-69页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| ·Implications on Writing Business English Letters of Counter-Offer | 第66-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第68-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-72页 |
| APPENDIX | 第72页 |
