| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| ·A Review of Interpersonal Meaning Studies | 第16-21页 |
| ·The Development of the Concept of Interpersonal Meaning | 第16页 |
| ·Studies of Interpersonal Meaning from Different Approaches | 第16-19页 |
| ·Functional Approach to Interpersonal Meaning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Other Approaches to Interpersonal Meaning | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Application of Interpersonal Meaning in Discourse | 第19-21页 |
| ·A Review of Modality Studies | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Concept of Modality | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Traditional Definition of Modality | 第21页 |
| ·The Functional Definition of Modality | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theories on Modality from Different Linguists | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Modality | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Review of the Discourse of Television Interviews | 第24-25页 |
| ·An Introduction to the TV Interview Program—60 Minutes | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第28-40页 |
| ·Halliday’s Model of Interpersonal Meaning | 第28-29页 |
| ·Halliday’s Viewpoint on Modality | 第29-40页 |
| ·Type of Modality | 第29-30页 |
| ·Linguistic Modal Expressions | 第30-34页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators | 第31页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第31-33页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第33-34页 |
| ·Expansion of Predicators | 第34页 |
| ·Functional Categories of Modal Expressions | 第34-40页 |
| ·Value of Modal Expressions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Orientation of Modal Expressions | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Three The Analysis of Modality in 60 Minutes Program | 第40-64页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41页 |
| ·The Analysis of Modal Expressions | 第41-52页 |
| ·Finite Modal Operators | 第43-46页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第46-50页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第50-51页 |
| ·Expansion of Predicators | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Analysis of Modality Type | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Analysis of Modality Value | 第54-59页 |
| ·Low | 第55-57页 |
| ·Median | 第57-58页 |
| ·High | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Analysis of Modality Orientation | 第59-63页 |
| ·Subjective Explicit | 第59-60页 |
| ·Subjective Implicit | 第60-61页 |
| ·Objective Implicit | 第61-62页 |
| ·Objective Explicit | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Four Implications | 第64-70页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Present Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications | 第65-67页 |
| ·Implications for Grasping the Functions of Modality | 第66页 |
| ·Implications for Understanding and Appreciating English Interview Discourse | 第66页 |
| ·Implications for Learning and Teaching Oral English | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第67-70页 |
| Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-98页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第98-99页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第99页 |
