| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significamce of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| 2.1 Political Speeches | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Political Speeches | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Features of Political Speeches | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Study of Gender and Language | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Study of Gender and Language abroad | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Study of Gender and Language at home | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-38页 |
| 3.1 Halliday's Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.1 An Overview of Halliday's Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Halliday's Metafunction | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The Interpersonal Metafunction | 第30-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Mood System | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Modality System | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Person System | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2.4 Appraisal | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1 Corpus and its Application | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 Corpus Description | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Tools and Research Procedure | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis | 第42-68页 |
| 5.1 Quantitative Study | 第42-48页 |
| 5.1.1 An Overview of Modal Verbs Used in the Two Corpora | 第42-45页 |
| 5.1.2 Keywords Analysis | 第45-46页 |
| 5.1.3 Analysis of the Collocations of the modal verb Can and Person Pronouns | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2 Qualitative Study | 第48-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Analysis from the Perspective of Values of Modality | 第49-54页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis from the Perspective of Modality Meanings | 第54-62页 |
| 5.3 Comparison of Different Genders on the Choices of Modal Verbs | 第62-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings and Implications | 第68-69页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第69-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-78页 |
