| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| ·General Statement | 第13-15页 |
| ·Basics for the Current Research | 第15-18页 |
| ·The motivation for the current research | 第15-16页 |
| ·The reasons for adopting Appraisal System | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance for the current research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Questions to be solved | 第18页 |
| ·Method Adopted for the Current Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Current Research | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-34页 |
| ·Overview | 第21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on RA Abstracts | 第21-27页 |
| ·Studies on the structure of RAs as a whole | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies on the structure of abstracts | 第23-26页 |
| ·Studies on the contrastive analysis of RA abstracts | 第26-27页 |
| ·Applications of Appraisal System | 第27-34页 |
| ·Applying Appraisal System to media discourse | 第28-29页 |
| ·Applying Appraisal System to learning activity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Applying Appraisal System to other areas | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第34-58页 |
| ·General Statement | 第34页 |
| ·Genre Theory | 第34-40页 |
| ·Definition of genre in Linguistics | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Swalesian School and the Australian School | 第35-36页 |
| ·Martin's genre and register relationship | 第36-38页 |
| ·Hasan's GSP analysis model | 第38-40页 |
| ·Appraisal System | 第40-58页 |
| ·Review of interpersonal function | 第40-43页 |
| ·Modality, Comment Adjunct and the Appraisal System | 第43-44页 |
| ·Sub-types of Appraisal System | 第44-56页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 4 Practical Analysis | 第58-93页 |
| ·The rhetorical structure analysis | 第58-63页 |
| ·The rhetorical structure of individual move | 第59-61页 |
| ·The rhetorical structure of the genre as a whole | 第61-63页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract from Perspective of Attitude | 第63-73页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Linguistics | 第64-66页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Medicine | 第66-68页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Economy | 第68-69页 |
| ·A Comparison of Attitude between Linguistics, Medicine and Economy | 第69-73页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract from Perspective of Engagement | 第73-82页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Linguistics | 第73-75页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Medicine | 第75-77页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Economy | 第77-78页 |
| ·A Comparison of Engagement between Linguistics, Medicine and Economy | 第78-82页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract from Perspective of Graduation | 第82-88页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Linguistics | 第83-84页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Medicine | 第84-85页 |
| ·A Practical Analysis of English RAs Abstract in Economy | 第85-86页 |
| ·A Comparison of Graduation between Linguistics, Medicine and Economy. | 第86-88页 |
| ·A General Comparison between Linguistics, Medicine and Economy | 第88-93页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第93-99页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第93-96页 |
| ·Reflection on findings | 第96-97页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第97页 |
| ·Suggestion for further study | 第97-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-106页 |
| The Appendix | 第106-133页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第133页 |
