| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies of English Prose | 第17-19页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of English Prose | 第17-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies of English Prose both at home and abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Functional Linguistics | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Functional Linguistics Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Functional Linguistics in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Aesthetic Attributes of Language | 第21-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Aesthetic Attributes of Language Abroad | 第22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Aesthetic Attributes of Language in China | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Aesthetic Attributes of Language in English Prose Texts | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Aesthetic Attributes of Literary Texts from the Perspective of Functional Linguistics | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-42页 |
| ·Functional Linguistics | 第26-38页 |
| ·Ideational Function | 第26-30页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第30-32页 |
| ·Textual Function | 第32-38页 |
| ·Aesthetic Attributes of Language | 第38-42页 |
| ·Form Beauty of Language | 第39-40页 |
| ·Content Beauty of Language | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Metafunctional Analysis of Aesthetic Attributes in EPTs | 第42-75页 |
| ·Realization of Content Beauty by Roles of Ideational and Interpersonal Functions in EPTs | 第43-56页 |
| ·Beauty of Image Embodied in Transitivity in EPTs | 第43-48页 |
| ·Beauty of Feelings and Thoughts Embodied in Mood in EPTs | 第48-53页 |
| ·Contribution of the Beauty of Image and the Beauty of Feelings and Thoughts to EPTs | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| ·Realization of Form Beauty by Role of Textual Function in EPTs | 第56-72页 |
| ·Beauty of Regularity Embodied in Thematic Progression in EPTs | 第56-62页 |
| ·Beauty of Unity Embodied in Cohesion in EPTs | 第62-70页 |
| ·Contribution of the Beauty of Regularity and the Beauty of Unity to EPTs | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-72页 |
| ·Relations of Content Beauty and Form Beauty in EPTs | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-89页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A. Degree | 第89页 |
