| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| 1.1. Style and Stylistics | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2. An Introduction to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | 第10-17页 |
| 1.2.1. Themes of A Portrait | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2.2. Features of A Portrait | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter Two Ideational Function | 第17-36页 |
| 2.1. An Introduction to Transitivity | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2. Transitivity Analysis on A Portrait | 第20-36页 |
| 2.2.1. Transitivity Analysis on the Relation between Stephen and Family | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.2. Transitivity Analysis on the Relation between Stephen and Religion | 第26-36页 |
| Chapter Three Interpersonal Function | 第36-56页 |
| 3.1. The Linguistic Units That Realize IC in Literary Dialogue | 第36-46页 |
| 3.2. The Linguistic Units That Realize IC in Literary Narration | 第46-54页 |
| 3.3. Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Four Textual Function | 第56-74页 |
| 4.1. An Introduction to Textual Function | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2. An Analysis on Cohesion in A Portrait | 第57-74页 |
| 4.2.1. Conjunction | 第57-61页 |
| 4.2.2. Reference and Ellipsis | 第61-70页 |
| 4.2.3. Lexical Cohesion | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-77页 |