| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·Critical Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis | 第16-21页 |
| ·Critical Linguistics | 第17-18页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis | 第18-21页 |
| ·van Dijk’s research on news discourse | 第21-22页 |
| ·Morley’s research on editorials | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Appraisal System | 第23-25页 |
| ·The traditional description of mood and modality | 第25-30页 |
| ·Traditional studies on mood | 第25-28页 |
| ·Traditional studies on modality | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Interpersonal Function | 第30-45页 |
| ·Halliday’s study on mood | 第30-36页 |
| ·Mood system | 第30-31页 |
| ·Structure of the mood | 第31-32页 |
| ·Residue | 第32-34页 |
| ·Metaphors of mood | 第34-36页 |
| ·Halliday’s study on modality | 第36-45页 |
| ·Types of modality | 第36-37页 |
| ·Realization of modality | 第37-39页 |
| ·Metaphor of modality | 第39-45页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Analysis of the Realization of Interpersonal Function | 第45-81页 |
| ·English news reports and editorials | 第48-49页 |
| ·Mood and modality in news reports | 第49-63页 |
| ·Mood in news reports | 第49-53页 |
| ·Modality in news reports | 第53-63页 |
| ·Mood and modality in editorials | 第63-72页 |
| ·Mood in editorials | 第63-65页 |
| ·Modality in editorials | 第65-72页 |
| ·A Comparative analysis of English news reports and editorials | 第72-81页 |
| ·Difference in terms of mood | 第72-73页 |
| ·Difference in terms of quotes | 第73-74页 |
| ·Difference in terms of modal verbs | 第74-76页 |
| ·Difference in terms of modal adjuncts and others | 第76-77页 |
| ·Difference in terms of metaphor of modality | 第77-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-84页 |
| Appendices 1. A Sample News Reports from New York Times | 第84-86页 |
| Appendices 2. A Sample Editorial from Economist | 第86-89页 |
| References | 第89-93页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第93页 |
