| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Rationale for the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Organization of this Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 Terminology Issues: Sex and Gender | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Gender and Language | 第19-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Gender and Language abroad | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Gender and Language at home | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Major Interpretation Theories on Gender Difference | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.4 Problems and Insufficiency in Present Studies | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Different Notions Explored Under the Cover of Evaluation | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Review on the Appraisal Theory and ENGAGEMENT | 第27-32页 |
| 2.4.1 Application of the Appraisal Theory | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4.2 Review of the ENGAGEMENT Subsystem | 第28-31页 |
| 2.4.3 Relevance to the Present Study | 第31-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of the Appraisal Theory | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 The ENGAGEMENT Subsystem Within the Appraisal Theory | 第33-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Monogloss vs Heterogloss | 第34页 |
| 3.2.2 Dialogic Contraction and Dialogic Expansion | 第34-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH DESIGN | 第38-44页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第38页 |
| 4.2 Research Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| 4.4 Data Analysis Procedure | 第40-44页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第44-82页 |
| 5.1 Statistical Distribution of ENGAGEMENT Resources | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.1 ENGAGEMENT Resources Towards In-group Members | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.2 ENGAGEMENT Resources Towards Out-group Members | 第45页 |
| 5.2 ENGAGEMENT Resources Under Positive Evaluation | 第45-69页 |
| 5.2.1 Towards In-group Members by Male Judges and Female Judges | 第47-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Towards Out-group Members by Male Judges and Female Judges | 第61-69页 |
| 5.3 ENGAGEMENT Resources Under Negative Evaluation | 第69-75页 |
| 5.3.1 Towards In-group Members and Out-group Ones by Male Judges | 第69-72页 |
| 5.3.2 Towards In-group Members and Out-group Ones by Female Judges | 第72-75页 |
| 5.4 Summary of Findings | 第75-76页 |
| 5.5 Focus Group Discussion | 第76-82页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第82-87页 |
| 6.1 Findings of the Present Study | 第82-85页 |
| 6.2 Significance of the Study | 第85-86页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Prospects | 第86-87页 |
| REFERENCES | 第87-95页 |
| APPENDICES | 第95-134页 |
| Appendix A | 第95-108页 |
| Appendix B | 第108-122页 |
| Appendix C | 第122-127页 |
| Appendix D | 第127-134页 |
