| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第9-11页 |
| ·Objectives and significance of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Background | 第14-25页 |
| ·A systemic-functional approach to language | 第14-16页 |
| ·Metafunctions of the semantic system | 第16-18页 |
| ·Discourse and context of situation | 第18-21页 |
| ·Discourse as process | 第18-19页 |
| ·Context of situation | 第19-21页 |
| ·Bakhtin's theory of dialogism | 第21-23页 |
| ·A comparison of SFL and the theory of dialogism | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Writer-reader Relationship in Medical Journal Research Articles | 第25-33页 |
| ·Evolution of scientific research articles | 第26-28页 |
| ·The relationship between writer and reader in medical journal research articles | 第28-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Corpus and Methodology | 第33-36页 |
| ·A brief description of the corpus | 第33-35页 |
| ·Methodology | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpersonal Meaning of Modality | 第36-57页 |
| ·An SFL approach to modality | 第36-41页 |
| ·Expressions of modality in medical journal RAs | 第41-47页 |
| ·Modal auxiliary verbs | 第42-43页 |
| ·Epistemic verbs | 第43-45页 |
| ·Epistemic adjectives | 第45页 |
| ·Epistemic adverbs | 第45-46页 |
| ·Epistemic nouns | 第46-47页 |
| ·Interpersonal meaning of modality | 第47-55页 |
| ·Pursuit of objectiveness and precision | 第48-49页 |
| ·Negative politeness strategy | 第49-52页 |
| ·Negotiation with the reader | 第52-54页 |
| ·Self-protection from potential criticism | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Interpersonal Meaning of Personal Pronouns | 第57-67页 |
| ·An SFL approach to personal pronouns in RAs | 第57-58页 |
| ·Occurrences of personal pronouns | 第58-60页 |
| ·Interpersonal meaning of personal pronouns | 第60-65页 |
| ·Emphasizing the significance of a research | 第62-64页 |
| ·Positive politeness strategy | 第64-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第67-68页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第68页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第68-69页 |
| ·Some pedagogic applications | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix (I) List of Abbreviations in the Thesis | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix (II) Relevant Research Grants and Academic Papers | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-79页 |
