| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·General Statement | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第9页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Modality | 第11-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Modality Abroad | 第11-13页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Modality in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Film Review | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第16-30页 |
| ·Systemic-Functional Grammar | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Modality System | 第18-30页 |
| ·Definition of Modality | 第18-19页 |
| ·The System of Modality | 第19页 |
| ·Types of Modality | 第19-20页 |
| ·Orientation of Modality | 第20-22页 |
| ·Values of Modality | 第22页 |
| ·Linguistic Realization of Modality | 第22-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| ·Research Design | 第30页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Discussion | 第32-59页 |
| ·Modal Operators | 第32-40页 |
| ·Modal Operators in English Film Reviews | 第32-35页 |
| ·Modal Operators in Chinese Film Reviews | 第35-38页 |
| ·Comparison of Modal Operators in English and Chinese Film Reviews | 第38-40页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts | 第40-49页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in English Film Reviews | 第40-43页 |
| ·Modal Adjuncts in Chinese Film Reviews | 第43-46页 |
| ·Comparison of Modal Adjuncts in English and Chinese Film Reviews | 第46-49页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs | 第49-52页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs in English Film Reviews | 第50页 |
| ·Modal Lexical Verbs in Chinese Film Reviews | 第50-51页 |
| ·Comparison of Modal Lexical Verbs in English and Chinese Film Reviews | 第51-52页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions | 第52-54页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions in English Film Reviews | 第52-53页 |
| ·Adjectival Modal Expressions in Chinese Film Reviews | 第53页 |
| ·Comparison of Adjectival Lexical Verbs in English and Chinese Film Reviews | 第53-54页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第54-55页 |
| ·A Summary of Results | 第55-57页 |
| ·Discussion | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| ·A Summary of the Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-66页 |
| English Corpus | 第64-65页 |
| Chinese Corpus | 第65-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
