| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| 2.1 Terms | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Genre | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Interpersonal Metafunction | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 English Sports News | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Foundation | 第21-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Approaches to Genre Analysis | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Realization of Interpersonal metafunction | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.3 Theoretical Framework | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies | 第29-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies on Sports News about Other Aspects | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on News Based on Genre Analysis | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous Studies on Sports News Based on SFG | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.4 Research Gap | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第33-45页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Research Scope | 第34页 |
| 3.4 Research Instruments | 第34页 |
| 3.5 Research Procedures | 第34-35页 |
| 3.6 Research Design | 第35-45页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第45-69页 |
| 4.1 Generic Structure of English Soccer News | 第45-62页 |
| 4.1.1 Move Structures of English Soccer News in China and America | 第45-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Similarities in Generic Structure between English Soccer News in China and America | 第53-56页 |
| 4.1.3 Differences in Generic Structure between English Soccer News in China and America | 第56-61页 |
| 4.1.4 Discussion | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2 Interpersonal Linguistic Features of English Soccer News | 第62-69页 |
| 4.2.1 Interpersonal Linguistic Features of English Soccer News in China and America | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Similarities in Interpersonal Linguistic Features between English Soccer News in China and America | 第65页 |
| 4.2.3 Differences in Interpersonal Linguistic Features between English Soccer News in China and America | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.4 Discussion | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-77页 |
| Appendices | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Sample English Soccer News in China | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Sample English Soccer News in America | 第78-79页 |
