| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research purpose and significance | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Research organization | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on interpersonal meaning | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Interpersonal meaning abroad | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on interpersonal meaning in China | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on business letters | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on business letters abroad | 第18页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on business letters in China | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies of interpersonal function on offer letters and counter-offer letters | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第20-25页 |
| 3.1 Haliday’s interpersonal function system | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2 Framework adopted in the present research | 第21-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Mood system | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.2 Modality | 第22-23页 |
| 3.2.3 Person system | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Research Methodology | 第25-27页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第25页 |
| 4.2. Research methodology | 第25-27页 |
| 4.2.1 Data collection | 第25-26页 |
| 4.2.2 Approaches to data analysis | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ A Comparative Analysis of Interpersonal Meaning in Offer Letters and Counter-offerLetters | 第27-51页 |
| 5.1 A comparison in terms of mood system | 第27-35页 |
| 5.1.1 Mood types in offer letters | 第27-32页 |
| 5.1.2 Mood types in counter-offer letters | 第32-35页 |
| 5.1.3 Summary for the comparison in terms of mood system | 第35页 |
| 5.2 A Comparison in terms of modality system | 第35-43页 |
| 5.2.1 Finite modal operators | 第36-43页 |
| 5.3 Modal adjuncts | 第43-47页 |
| 5.3.1 Modal adjuncts in offer Letters | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3.2 Model adjuncts in counter-offer letters | 第45-47页 |
| 5.3.3 Summary for the comparison in terms of modal adjuncts in offer letters andcounter-offer letters | 第47页 |
| 5.4 A comparison in person system | 第47-51页 |
| 5.4.1 Person system in offer letters | 第48-49页 |
| 5.4.2 Person system in counter-offer letters | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第51-52页 |
| 6.2 Implication of the study | 第52页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study and suggestion for future research | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
