| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Necessity of the Present Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Aims, Significance and Research Questions of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Method | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14页 |
| ·Previous studies on Colleen McCullough and The Thorn Birds | 第14-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Functional Stylistics | 第17-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Style and Stylistics | 第22-23页 |
| ·Functional Stylistics | 第23-40页 |
| ·Ideational Metafunction | 第24-31页 |
| ·Interpersonal Metafunction | 第31-39页 |
| ·Textual Metafunction | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Functional Analysis of the Main Female Characters in The Thorn Birds | 第42-68页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of the Main Female Characters in The Thorn Birds | 第42-55页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of the Personality of Fiona | 第42-46页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of the Personality of Meggie | 第46-52页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of the Personality of Justine | 第52-55页 |
| ·Interpersonal Analysis of the Main Female Characters in The Thorn Birds | 第55-68页 |
| ·Mood Analysis of the Main Female Characters in The Thorn Birds | 第56-60页 |
| ·Modality Analysis of the Main Female Characters in The Thorn Birds | 第60-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| ·Summary of This Study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Research Possibility of This Study | 第69-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
