| Acknowledgements | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Brief Introduction of Yann Martel and his Life of Pi | 第11-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance, Purposes and Methodology of This Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Life of Pi | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Functional Stylistics | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-34页 |
| 3.1 Systemic Functional Grammar | 第22-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Ideational Metafunction | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Interpersonal Metafunction | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.3 Textual Metafunction | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Style and Stylistics | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 Functional Stylistics | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Life of Pi from the Perspective of Functional Stylistics | 第34-66页 |
| 4.1 Ideational Analysis: Transitivity System | 第34-51页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Part One: Toronto and Pondicherry | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Part Two: The Pacific Ocean | 第40-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis of Part Three: Benito Juárez Infirmary, Tomatlán, Mexico | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.4 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2 Interpersonal Analysis: Mood and Modality | 第51-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Interrelationship Analysis between Pi and his Brother Ravi | 第51-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Interrelationship Analysis between Pi and the French Castaway | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.3 Interrelationship Analysis between Pi and two Japanese Officers | 第57-61页 |
| 4.2.4 Summary | 第61页 |
| 4.3 Textual Analysis: Thematic Structure | 第61-66页 |
| 4.3.1 Thematic Structure Analysis | 第62-65页 |
| 4.3.2 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions of Future Study | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第72-73页 |
