| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Present Study | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Discourse Analysis | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Discourse Analysis abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Discourse Analysis at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Interpersonal Meaning | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on interpersonal meaning abroad | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on interpersonal meaning at home | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Desperate Housewives | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies on Desperate Housewives abroad | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on Desperate Housewives at home | 第27页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第30-58页 |
| 3.1 Appraisal Theory | 第30-35页 |
| 3.1.1 The evolution of Appraisal Theory | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.2 The application of Appraisal Theory | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Appraisal Theory and Interpersonal Meaning Studies | 第35-56页 |
| 3.2.1 The feasibility of Appraisal Theory on interpersonal meaning | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 The relation between Appraisal Theory and interpersonal meaning | 第38-56页 |
| 3.3 The Feasibility of Appraisal Theory in TV Series | 第56页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Four RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第58-66页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第58页 |
| 4.2 Research Data | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3 Research Instrument | 第60-61页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedure | 第61-64页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第66-88页 |
| 5.1 Sample Analysis | 第66-80页 |
| 5.1.1 The analysis on attitude resources | 第66-76页 |
| 5.1.2 The analysis on engagement resources | 第76-78页 |
| 5.1.3 The analysis on graduation resources | 第78-80页 |
| 5.2 Statistic Analysis | 第80-86页 |
| 5.2.1 Statistic analysis of the data in Lynette’s utterances | 第81-83页 |
| 5.2.2 Statistic analysis of the data in Tom’s utterances | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2.3 Contrastive analysis in the utterances | 第85-86页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第86-88页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第88-94页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Thesis | 第88-89页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Thesis | 第89-91页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Thesis | 第91-92页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第92-94页 |
| REFERENCES | 第94-104页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第104页 |
