| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Creative Points and Objectives of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-19页 |
| ·Studies of Grammatical Metaphor at Home and Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Metaphor in Approach of Rhetoric | 第14-15页 |
| ·Metaphor in Approach of Cognition | 第15-17页 |
| ·A Systemic-Functional Approach to Grammatical Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第19-35页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Grammatical Metaphor in Approach of Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第20-28页 |
| ·Ideational Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Interpersonal Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·Appraisal System for Evaluation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Register in Approach of Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第28-31页 |
| ·Register | 第28-29页 |
| ·Register and Three Meta-Functions | 第29-31页 |
| ·Register and Grammatical Metaphor | 第31页 |
| ·Grammatical Metaphor as Resource for Evaluation | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| 4 Metaphorical Realization in Desperate Housewives | 第35-41页 |
| ·Metaphorical Realization of Humorous Satire | 第35-36页 |
| ·Metaphorical Realization of Offer | 第36页 |
| ·Metaphorical Realization of Command | 第36-37页 |
| ·Metaphorical Realization of Request | 第37-39页 |
| ·Metaphorical Realization of Statement | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| 5 Analyses on Values in Desperate Housewives | 第41-61页 |
| ·The Body Image in Approach of American Middle-class Women | 第41-45页 |
| ·Family Values in Approach of American Middle-class Women | 第45-53页 |
| ·Career Values in Approach of American Middle-class Women | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Awkward Status of the American Middle-Class Women Viewing from DesperateHousewives | 第56-61页 |
| ·Identity Crisis | 第56-59页 |
| ·Imbalance between Family and Career | 第59-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| Notes | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Publications during M.A. Study | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
