| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第17页 |
| ·Contribution of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-27页 |
| ·Definition and Taxonomies of Metadiscourse | 第19-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies on The Story of the Stone | 第22页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies on Metadiscourse | 第22-24页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies on Identity Construction | 第24-25页 |
| ·An Overview of the Appraisal Theory | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第27-37页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第27-31页 |
| ·Affect: Emotional Response | 第27-28页 |
| ·Judgment: Evaluating Human Behavior | 第28-29页 |
| ·Appreciation: Evaluating Products and Things | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data Collection of the Study | 第31-33页 |
| ·New Taxonomy of Attitude Markers | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第37-44页 |
| ·The Employment of Attitude Markers in Chinese Edition | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Employment of Attitude Markers in English Edition | 第38-39页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Attitude Markers in two editions | 第39-43页 |
| ·Attitude Markers in Chinese and English Editions as a Junior | 第40-41页 |
| ·Attitude Markers in Chinese and English Editions as a Peer | 第41-42页 |
| ·Attitude Markers in Chinese and English Editions as a Superior | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第44-61页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Attitude Markers as a Junior | 第45-49页 |
| ·Similarities | 第45-47页 |
| ·Differences | 第47-49页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Attitude Markers as a Peer | 第49-53页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of Attitude Markers as a Superior | 第53-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| ·Summary of the Results | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations and Recommendations | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
