| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background and Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Need for the Study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| 2.1 Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Mode, Medium, Modality and Multimodality | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第16页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous Studies of Multimodal Discourse Analysis at Home and Abroad | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Foundations | 第19-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Systemic-Functional Linguistics and its Social Semiotic Foundation | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Kress and Van Leeuwen's Visual Grammar Theory | 第20-27页 |
| 2.2.3 O'Halloran's Multimodal Filmic Discourse Analysis Framework | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第32-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Material Selection | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.2 The Research Approach | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.3 A Proposed Framework for the MDA of the Documentary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Documentary A Bite of China | 第38-57页 |
| 4.1 MDA of Shot One: Digging for Matsutake | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 MDA of Shot Two: A Family Reunion | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3 MDA of Shot Three: A Bite of China | 第44-47页 |
| 4.4 MDA of Shot Four: The Taste of Sweetness | 第47-50页 |
| 4.5 MDA of Shot Five: Picking up Chili Peppers | 第50-53页 |
| 4.6 MDA of Shot Six: Choices of the Young in the Farm | 第53-56页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2 Practical Implications | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第59页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
