| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Motive of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Phonology | 第17-24页 |
| ·Studies on Linear Phonology | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on Non-linear Phonology | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese Phonology | 第22-24页 |
| ·Systemic Phonology | 第24-30页 |
| ·Firthian Prosodic Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Initiation and Principles of Systemic Phonology | 第25-27页 |
| ·Further Studies on Systemic Phonology | 第27-28页 |
| ·Halliday's Research on Systemic Phonology | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Preliminaries of Systemic Functional Phonology | 第31-42页 |
| ·Approaching Phonology in Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第31-32页 |
| ·Defining Systemic Functional Phonology | 第32-34页 |
| ·Preliminaries of Systemic Functional Phonology | 第34-38页 |
| ·Sounds and Meaning-making | 第34-35页 |
| ·Stratification of Language and Systemic Functional Phonology | 第35-37页 |
| ·Phonological Tradition of Chinese | 第37-38页 |
| ·Incorporating the Functional Dimension into Systemic Phonology | 第38-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Constructing the Systemic-Functional Matrix of Chinese Phonological System | 第42-66页 |
| ·Premises and Mapping Principles | 第42-43页 |
| ·Phonological Hierarchy in Chinese | 第43-45页 |
| ·Meaningful Choices in the Stratum of Phonology | 第45页 |
| ·Functions of Phonological Features | 第45-61页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第50-56页 |
| ·Textual Function | 第56-61页 |
| ·An Analysis of the "Denggao" Text | 第61-63页 |
| ·Systemic-Functional Matrix of Chinese Phonological System | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implication of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Prospects of the Study | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
