| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13-16页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第17-19页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-31页 |
| ·From Modality to Modal Responsibility | 第20-29页 |
| ·Types of Modality | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Proposition of Modal Responsibility | 第24-29页 |
| ·Previous Research about Interpersonal Meaning | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第31-45页 |
| ·Halliday’s Systemic Functional Framework about Mood and Modality | 第32-37页 |
| ·Mood Structures | 第32-34页 |
| ·Modality | 第34-37页 |
| ·Martin’s Appraisal Theory | 第37-42页 |
| ·Attitude | 第38-39页 |
| ·Engagement | 第39-41页 |
| ·Graduation | 第41-42页 |
| ·An Analytical Framework for Present Research | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Contrastive Analysis on Modal Responsibility at Halliday’s Systemic Functional Level | 第45-78页 |
| ·Modal Responsibility Embodied by Mood | 第45-61页 |
| ·Mood Structures: Syntactical Presentation for Modal Responsibility | 第45-58页 |
| ·Subject Alternatives as to Manipulate Modal Responsibility | 第58-61页 |
| ·Modal Responsibility and Main Elements of Modality | 第61-73页 |
| ·Modal Operators as Tools to Adjust Modal Responsibility | 第62-70页 |
| ·Different Effects of Modal Responsibility Achieved by Two Orientations | 第70-73页 |
| ·Modal Responsibility Based on Deixis Switch | 第73-78页 |
| Chapter 5 A Broadened Understanding on Modal Responsibility at Appraisal Theoretic Level | 第78-94页 |
| ·Construction of Modal Responsibility with Engagement System | 第79-88页 |
| ·Contraction as Means to Heighten Modal Responsibility | 第79-83页 |
| ·Expansion: Heteroglossic Backdrop for Modal Responsibility | 第83-88页 |
| ·Interpretations of Modal Responsibility with Graduation System | 第88-94页 |
| ·Up-scaling Force: Lexical Scalability in Modal Responsibility | 第89-91页 |
| ·Down- scaling Force as Means to Realize e Implicit Modal Responsibility | 第91-94页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第94-99页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第94-97页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Further Research | 第97-99页 |
| Works Cited | 第99-102页 |
