| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies on Evaluation | 第15-23页 |
| ·Halliday's View of Evaluation | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Origin of Appraisal System | 第17页 |
| ·Applications of Appraisal System | 第17-22页 |
| ·Application of Appraisal System to Media Discourse | 第18-19页 |
| ·Application of Appraisal System to Learning Activity | 第19-20页 |
| ·Application of Appraisal System to Other Areas | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Perspective of the Present Study | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-38页 |
| ·Evaluation on the Lexical Level-Martin's Appraisal System | 第23-31页 |
| ·Attitude:Value to Participants and Processes | 第24-28页 |
| ·Affect(emotion) | 第25-26页 |
| ·Judgment(ethics) | 第26-27页 |
| ·Appreciation(aesthetics) | 第27-28页 |
| ·Engagement:Dialogistic Positioning | 第28-30页 |
| ·Graduation:The Semantics of Scaling | 第30-31页 |
| ·Evaluation on the Syntactic Level | 第31-37页 |
| ·Evaluation in Tense | 第31-33页 |
| ·Evaluation in Voice | 第33-35页 |
| ·Evaluation in Subjunctive Mood | 第35-36页 |
| ·A Summary of Evaluation on the Syntactic Level | 第36-37页 |
| ·A Revised Appraisal System | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Case Study:Research Questions and Methodology | 第38-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第39-40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| ·Procedures | 第40页 |
| ·Labeling of Appraisal Resources | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第42-57页 |
| ·Appraisal Resources on the Lexical Level | 第42-53页 |
| ·Distribution of Appraisal Resources in Short Stories | 第42-48页 |
| ·Distribution of Attitude | 第43-45页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement | 第45-47页 |
| ·Distribution of Graduation | 第47-48页 |
| ·Realization of Appraisal Resources on the Lexical Level | 第48-53页 |
| ·Realization of Attitude | 第48-50页 |
| ·Realization of Engagement | 第50-52页 |
| ·Realization of Graduation | 第52-53页 |
| ·Appraisal Resources in Short Stories on the Syntactic Level | 第53-55页 |
| ·A Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Prospects | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix Sources of the Data | 第65页 |
