| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Key Terms | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Multimodality | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA) | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Foundation for Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Researches on MDA | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 Researches on The Awakening | 第25-28页 |
| 2.5 Gaps of Researches on MDA and The Awakening | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第30-41页 |
| 3.1 Visual Grammar | 第30-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Representational Meaning | 第31-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Interactive Meaning | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Composition Meaning | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Auditory Grammar | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Auditory Perspective | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Social Distance | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3 A Proposed Framework | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four Multimodal Discourse Analysis on The Awakening | 第41-90页 |
| 4.1 MDA on the Visual Meaning in The Awakening | 第41-73页 |
| 4.1.1 The Representational Meaning in The Awakening | 第41-52页 |
| 4.1.2 The Interactive Meaning in The Awakening | 第52-69页 |
| 4.1.3 The Composition Meaning in The Awakening | 第69-73页 |
| 4.2 MDA on the auditory Meaning in The Awakening | 第73-77页 |
| 4.2.1 Reinforcing the Context in The Awakening | 第73-75页 |
| 4.2.2 Social Distance in The Awakening from AG | 第75-77页 |
| 4.3 The Integration of of Visual and Auditory Meanings in The Awakening | 第77-90页 |
| 4.3.1 The Reinforced Relationship in The Awakening | 第78-81页 |
| 4.3.2 The Non-Reinforced Relationship in The Awakening | 第81-84页 |
| 4.3.3 A Synthetic Analysis of The Awakening | 第84-90页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第90-93页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第90-91页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第91-93页 |
| REFERENCES | 第93-99页 |
| Appendix攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第99页 |
