| Synopsis | 第1-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-11页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Modality | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Previous Study of Book Reviews | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Statement of the Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical basis | 第13-29页 |
| ·The Introduction of Book Reviews | 第13-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of Functional Approach | 第16-29页 |
| ·The Introduction of Systemic Functional Grammar | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Introduction of Interpersonal Function | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Introduction of Modality | 第19-28页 |
| ·The Definition of Modality | 第19页 |
| ·Types of Modality | 第19-21页 |
| ·Orientation of Modality | 第21-22页 |
| ·Value of Modality | 第22-23页 |
| ·Linguistic Realizations of Modality in English and Chinese | 第23-28页 |
| ·Socio-cultural Orientation of the Functional Approach | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology and Findings | 第29-59页 |
| ·Research Design | 第29页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Discussion | 第30-59页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators | 第30-40页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operator in the English Book Review Texts | 第30-33页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operator in the Chinese Book Review Texts | 第33-36页 |
| ·Comparison | 第36-40页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第40-51页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in English Book Review Texts | 第40-44页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in Chinese Book Review Texts | 第44-47页 |
| ·Comparison | 第47-51页 |
| ·Comparison of Expansion of the Predicator in the English and Chinese Book Reviews | 第51-52页 |
| ·Normalization | 第52-54页 |
| ·Normalization in English | 第52-53页 |
| ·Normalization in Chinese | 第53-54页 |
| ·Comparison | 第54页 |
| ·Comparison of Metaphors of Modality in the English and Chinese Book Reviews | 第54-55页 |
| ·Frequency of Modal Occurrence | 第55-57页 |
| ·Frequency of Modal Occurrence in English Book Reviews | 第55-56页 |
| ·Frequency of Modal Occurrence in Chinese Book Reviews | 第56-57页 |
| ·Comparison | 第57页 |
| ·Summary of the Interpersonal Meanings Reflected in the Contrastive Analysis of the Book Reviews | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusions | 第59-63页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第59-62页 |
| ·Implications | 第62页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-69页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第69-73页 |
| Abstract in English | 第73-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第79页 |
