| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第13页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-21页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter from linguistic aspects | 第15-17页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter from non-linguistic aspects | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-29页 |
| ·The concept of register | 第21-23页 |
| ·Three metafunctions of language | 第23-24页 |
| ·Realization of three metafunctions in contextual parameters | 第24-26页 |
| ·A new perspective on contextual parameters | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Realization of Ideational Function in Field of Discourse | 第29-38页 |
| ·Comparison of two Chinese versions in religious discourses | 第30-36页 |
| ·Comparison of two Chinese versions in cultural discourses | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 5 Realization of Interpersonal Function in Tenor of Discourse | 第38-51页 |
| ·Mood system | 第38-39页 |
| ·Mood types in The Scarlet Letter and two Chinese versions | 第39-44页 |
| ·Four mood types in The Scarlet Letter | 第39-40页 |
| ·Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter | 第40-44页 |
| ·Modality system | 第44-45页 |
| ·Modal auxiliaries in The Scarlet Letter and two Chinese versions | 第45-51页 |
| ·Modal auxiliaries in The Scarlet Letter | 第45-46页 |
| ·Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter | 第46-51页 |
| Chapter 6 Realization of Textual Function in Mode of Discourse | 第51-59页 |
| ·Thematic structure | 第51-52页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Reference | 第53页 |
| ·Conjunction | 第53-54页 |
| ·Lexical cohesion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Rhetoric | 第55-59页 |
| ·The definition of rhetoric | 第56页 |
| ·Comparison of two Chinese versions of The Scarlet Letter | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix 1 Dialogues between Prynne and Chillingworth in Chapter 14 | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix 2 Dialogues between Prynne and Dimmesdale in Chapter17 | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第75页 |
