| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Rationale for the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure of the paper | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical foundation | 第12-20页 |
| ·An introduction to Appraisal theory | 第13-16页 |
| ·Application of Appraisal theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Potential benefits of the study | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Data and methodology | 第20-29页 |
| ·Rationale for the selection of the data | 第20-23页 |
| ·Processing and tabulating the data | 第23-29页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and discussion | 第29-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the number of occurrences of attitudinal resources | 第30-33页 |
| ·Comparison of the patterning of the attitudinal sub-systems | 第33-42页 |
| ·Comparison of the patterning of Affect | 第34-36页 |
| ·Comparison of the patterning of Judgement | 第36-40页 |
| ·Comparison of the patterning of Appreciation | 第40-42页 |
| ·Comparison of the modes of Appraisal | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Five Cultural implicature for the differences | 第46-53页 |
| ·Confucianism versus Christianity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Collectivism versus Individualism | 第49-50页 |
| ·Affective communication versus Informative communication | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| ·Response to the research questions | 第53-55页 |
| ·Limitations of this study and future research | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文及科研成果 | 第62-63页 |
