| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第6-7页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第7页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第9-15页 |
| ·An Introduction to Metafunctions | 第9-11页 |
| ·A General Framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第9-10页 |
| ·Definition of Metafunctions | 第10-11页 |
| ·An Introduction to V.S. Naipaul and The Mystic Masseur | 第11-15页 |
| ·V.S. Naipaul and His Contributions | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Mystic Masseur and Its Textual Analysis | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Linguistic Methods from Metafunctions to Analyze The Mystic Masseur | 第15-22页 |
| ·Linguistic Methods Based on Transitivity System, Mood and Modality and Repetition from Metafunctions | 第15-20页 |
| ·Definition of Clause in Matefunctions to Analyze The Mystic Masseur | 第20-21页 |
| ·New Findings | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Metafunctions Analysis of The Mystic Masseur | 第22-56页 |
| ·Ideational Analysis of The Mystic Masseur from the Perspective of Transitivity System | 第22-34页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Ganesh’s First Stage of Life：The state of Dissociation | 第22-26页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Ganesh’s Second Stage of Life: Escape and Separation | 第26-30页 |
| ·Transitivity Analysis of Ganesh’s Third Stage of Life: Fusion and a Perplexed Return | 第30-34页 |
| ·Interpersonal Analysis of The Mystic Masseur from the Pespective of Mood and Modality | 第34-48页 |
| ·Analysis of Interlationship among Ganesh, Stewart and Leela: Discourse Power | 第34-40页 |
| ·Analysis of Interlationship among Ganesh, Beharry and Ramlogan: Social Morals | 第40-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Interlationship between Ganesh and Narayan: Getting a Big Success as Easy as Pie | 第44-48页 |
| ·Textual Analysis of The Mystic Masseur from the Perspective of Repetition | 第48-56页 |
| ·Lexical Repetition in The Mystic Masseur: Repetition at the Micro-Level | 第48-52页 |
| ·Symbolic Repetition in The Mystic Masseur: Repetition at the Macro-Level | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-63页 |
| 攻硕期间取得的研究成果 | 第63页 |
