| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第8-9页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第10-16页 |
| ·Studies on News Comments | 第10-12页 |
| ·White’s Definition of the News Comments | 第10页 |
| ·The Structure and Functions of News Comments | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Register and Genre of the News Comments | 第11-12页 |
| ·Introduction of Civil News | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Definition of Civil News | 第12页 |
| ·The Connotations and Features of Civil News | 第12-13页 |
| ·Studies on Appraisal Theory | 第13-16页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meanings within SFL | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Application of Appraisal Theory in News Comments | 第14-16页 |
| 3. Theoretical Framework | 第16-26页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction about Martin’s Appraisal Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Attitude under Appraisal Theory | 第17-21页 |
| ·Affect | 第19页 |
| ·Judgment | 第19-20页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Engagement under Appraisal Theory | 第21-24页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansion | 第22-23页 |
| ·Dialogic Contraction | 第23-24页 |
| ·Graduation under Appraisal Theory | 第24-26页 |
| 4. Research Design | 第26-28页 |
| ·Purpose and Research Questions | 第26页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第26页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第26-28页 |
| 5. Data Analysis | 第28-42页 |
| ·Frequency of Appraisal Resources in News Comments | 第28页 |
| ·Distribution and Discussion of Attitude Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第28-33页 |
| ·Distribution of Attitude Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第28-29页 |
| ·Discussion of Attitude Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第29-33页 |
| ·Distribution and Discussion of Engagement Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第33-39页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第34-35页 |
| ·Discussion of Engagement Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第35-39页 |
| ·Distribution and Discussion of Graduation Resources in the Comments of Civil News | 第39-42页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第42-46页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第42-43页 |
| ·Implications | 第43-44页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-66页 |
