| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research objective | 第14页 |
| ·Methodology | 第14-16页 |
| ·Validity of the research | 第16-17页 |
| ·General Organization | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-24页 |
| ·Researches in the field of discourse analysis | 第19-21页 |
| ·Researches in the field of Forensic Discourse Analysis | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第24-33页 |
| ·Three Metafunctions of Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第24-29页 |
| ·Register Theory | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Functional Discourse Analysis of American Constitution | 第33-73页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Preamble | 第33-34页 |
| ·Functional analysis of section 1-3 of Article I | 第34-41页 |
| ·Functional Analysis of Section 4-10 of Article I | 第41-47页 |
| ·Functional Analysis of Article II | 第47-52页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Article III | 第52-56页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Article IV—Article VII | 第56-59页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Amendments 1—11(18~(th) Century) | 第59-63页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Amendments 12—15 (19~(th) Century) | 第63-67页 |
| ·Functional analysis of Amendments 16-21 (1~(st) half of 20~(th) Century) | 第67-70页 |
| ·Functional Analysis of Amendment 22-27 (2~(nd) half of 20~(th) Century) | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Comparison and Evaluation | 第73-83页 |
| ·Comparative study of each period | 第73-76页 |
| ·Evaluation in terms of Register Theory | 第76-83页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第83-85页 |
| ·Implications and Limitations | 第85-87页 |
| References | 第87-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94-95页 |
| 作者简介 | 第95页 |
