| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·General statement | 第10-12页 |
| ·Basics for the thesis | 第12-15页 |
| ·Motivation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Reasons for adopting Appraisal Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Innovation and significance for the current research | 第14页 |
| ·Questions to be answered | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Possible problems and tentative solutions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第18-34页 |
| ·Previous researches on Emily Dickinson's poems | 第18-27页 |
| ·Overseas researches | 第18-24页 |
| ·Domestic researches | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Conceptual study of evaluation | 第27-32页 |
| ·Hunston & Tbompson's idea of evaluation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Halliday's idea of attitude | 第28-29页 |
| ·Biber & Finegan's idea of stance | 第29页 |
| ·Hyland's Ideaof metadiscourse | 第29-30页 |
| ·Martin's idea of appraisal & Write it Right Project | 第30-32页 |
| ·The application of Appraisal Theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·General statement about the current research situation of Appraisal Theory | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第34-51页 |
| ·General statement | 第34页 |
| ·An overview of Appraisal Theory | 第34-51页 |
| ·Attitude:values to participants and processes | 第36-44页 |
| ·Engagement:dialogistic positioning | 第44-49页 |
| ·Graduation:the semantics of scaling | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Dickinson's Death-themed Poems from the Perspective of Appraisal Theory | 第51-88页 |
| ·General statement | 第51页 |
| ·Classification of the death-themed poems | 第51-53页 |
| ·Analysis of the cCorpse poems from the perspective of Appraisal Theory | 第53-75页 |
| ·Evaluating the dying moment | 第54-58页 |
| ·Evaluating the funeral | 第58-64页 |
| ·Evaluating the journey to another world | 第64-68页 |
| ·Evaluating the grave | 第68-70页 |
| ·Evaluating the earthbound spirits | 第70-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Non-corpse poems from the perspective of Appraisal Theory | 第75-88页 |
| ·Evaluating death as a child | 第76-77页 |
| ·Evaluating the dying moment as an observer | 第77-79页 |
| ·Evaluating the funeral as a neighbor | 第79-82页 |
| ·Other evaluative ideas on death | 第82-87页 |
| ·Summary | 第87-88页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第88-91页 |
| ·General statement | 第88页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第88-89页 |
| ·Reflection on the findings | 第89页 |
| ·Limitations of the thesis and suggestion for further study | 第89-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96页 |
