| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-14页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) | 第11-12页 |
| ·Studies of Editorials | 第12-14页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Research Design | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第16-27页 |
| ·Key Concepts in CDA | 第16-21页 |
| ·Language as Social Practice | 第16-18页 |
| ·Language and Ideology | 第18-21页 |
| ·Power and Discourse | 第21页 |
| ·Fowler's Mode of CDA | 第21-23页 |
| ·Halliday's Transitivity System | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Distribution of Processes in English Editorials on Political Issues | 第27-38页 |
| ·Relational Processes | 第27-28页 |
| ·Material Processes | 第28-30页 |
| ·Mental Processes | 第30-31页 |
| ·Three Minor Processes | 第31-34页 |
| ·Overall View of Process Distribution | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Four Ideological Functions of Transitivity in English Editorials on Political Issues | 第38-62页 |
| ·Editorials as Social Practice | 第38-39页 |
| ·'Us' and 'Them' Group Distinction by Relational Processes | 第39-53页 |
| ·Negative 'Them'-representation | 第39-49页 |
| ·Image of Malicious 'Them' | 第40-45页 |
| ·Image of Helpless 'Them' | 第45-49页 |
| ·Positive Self-representation | 第49-53页 |
| ·Consensus and Conflict Manipulation by Material and Mental Processes | 第53-62页 |
| ·Imposition of Consensus on 'Us' Group | 第53-59页 |
| ·Emphasis on Conflicts within 'Them' Group | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions | 第63-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix | 第69-71页 |
| Publication While Registered with the MA Program | 第71页 |
