| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Review of Relevant Literature | 第14-20页 |
| ·Definition and Development of Mobile Phone Text-messages | 第14-15页 |
| ·Classification of Chain Messages (CMs) | 第15-17页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics of CMs | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation of the Present Study | 第20-38页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Functional Grammar | 第20-26页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Ideational Function | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Textual Metafunction | 第25-26页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Discourse and Discourse Analysis | 第26-31页 |
| ·The Definition of a Discourse | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Concept of Discourse Analysis | 第28-31页 |
| ·James Paul Gee's Framework of Discourse Analysis | 第31-36页 |
| ·Discourse with a Capital "D" | 第32-33页 |
| ·Situated Meanings and Cultural Models | 第33-34页 |
| ·Situated Identities and Social Languages | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Grammar, Discourse and Social Context | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Three Social Activity Building Function of CMs | 第38-54页 |
| ·CMs Providing Amusement and Entertainment | 第38-40页 |
| ·CMs Expressing Political Attitudes | 第40-46页 |
| ·CMs Conveying Information | 第46-49页 |
| ·CMs Expressing Feelings | 第49-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four Socioculturally-situated Identity and Relationship Building Function of CMs | 第54-64页 |
| ·Identities and Relationships Enacted by CMs | 第54-59页 |
| ·The Stabilization and Transformation of the Identities and Relationships Enacted by CMs | 第59-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix | 第70-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-74页 |
