| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-16页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第16-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 A Brief Introduction to This Documentary | 第18页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-28页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Filmic Discourse | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions Related with Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis Abroad | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis at Home | 第26-28页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-37页 |
| 3.1 Language as a Semiotic Resource | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Functional Grammar | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 Visual Grammar | 第30-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Representational Meaning | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Interactive Meaning | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.3 Compositional Meaning | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Relations Among Different Modes | 第36-37页 |
| CHAPTER IV MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF THIS DOCUMENTARY | 第37-67页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of Meaning Construction of the Episode I “Migration” | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Visual Mode | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Verbal Mode | 第43-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Relation Between Visual Mode and Verbal Mode | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Meaning Construction of the Episode II “Reunion” | 第46-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of Verbal Mode | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.3 Relation Between Visual Mode and Verbal Mode | 第54页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Meaning Construction of the Episode III“Celebration” | 第54-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of Visual Mode | 第55-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of Verbal Mode | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3.3 Relation Between Visual Mode and Verbal Mode | 第62页 |
| 4.4 A Synthetic Multimodal Analysis of This Documentary | 第62-67页 |
| CHAPTER V CONCLUSION | 第67-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第67-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications of This Study | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for the Future Study | 第71-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-75页 |
| APPENDIX 1: VISUAL MODE | 第75-78页 |
| APPENDIX 2: VERBAL MODE | 第78页 |
