| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Methodology and Questions | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research Purpose and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 The Overview of MDA | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Multimodality | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Transition from DA to MDA | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on MDA at Home and Abroad | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Research on MDA Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Research on MDA at Home | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3 The Overview of Filmic Discourse | 第23页 |
| 2.4 Previous Researches on Atonement | 第23-26页 |
| 2.4.1 Introduction to Atonement | 第24页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous Researches on Atonement | 第24-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL BASIS | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1 Language as a Semiotic Resource | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Multimodal Grammar | 第26-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Functional Grammar | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Visual Grammar | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.3 The Grammar of Color | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Relations among different modes | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ CASE STUDY ON MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF ATONEMENT | 第33-60页 |
| 4.1 Stage one: Briony’s making mistake | 第33-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Image of Stage One | 第33-38页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Representational Meaning | 第35页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Interactive Meaning | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Compositional Meaning | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Language of Stage One | 第38-41页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Analysis of Transitivity System of Stage One | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Analysis of Mood of Stage One | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Analysis of Modality of Stage One | 第41页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis of Color of Stage One | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.4 Modal Relations Analysis of Stage One | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 Stage two: The Realization of Briony’s Mistake | 第43-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of Image of Stage Two | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Representational Meaning | 第45页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Interactive Meaning | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Compositional Meaning | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of Language of Stage Two | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Analysis of Transitivity System of Stage Two | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Analysis of Mood of Stage Two | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Analysis of Modality of Stage Two | 第50页 |
| 4.2.3 Analysis of Color of Stage Two | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.4 Modal Relations Analysis of Stage Two | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 Stage Three: Briony’s Making Atonement | 第52-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of Image of Stage Three | 第53-55页 |
| 4.3.1.1 Representational Meaning | 第54页 |
| 4.3.1.2 Interactive Meaning | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.1.3 Compositional Meaning | 第55页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of Language of Stage Three | 第55-58页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Analysis of Transitivity System of Stage Three | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Analysis of Mood of Stage Three | 第58页 |
| 4.3.2.3 Analysis of Modality of Stage Three | 第58页 |
| 4.3.3 Analysis of Color of Stage Three | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.4 Modal Relations Analysis of Stage Three | 第59-60页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSIONS | 第60-63页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of Present Thesis | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for the Further Study | 第62-63页 |
| REFERENCES | 第63-65页 |
