| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Motivation and Significance of the Study | 第13-16页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-29页 |
| ·Gender and Sex | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research on Genderlect Differences Abroad | 第20-24页 |
| ·Research before the 1960s | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research after the 1960s | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research on Genderlect Differences in China | 第24-26页 |
| ·Introduction of Foreign Theories about Gender and Language | 第25页 |
| ·Findings of Domestic Researchers of Gender and Language | 第25-26页 |
| ·Reasons of Genderlect Differences | 第26-29页 |
| ·Differences in Social Status of Males and Females | 第26-27页 |
| ·Differences in Social Expectations for Males and Females | 第27-28页 |
| ·Different Socialization Processes of Males and Females | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework:Halliday's Theory on Interpersonal Meta-function | 第29-34页 |
| ·Modality | 第30-32页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function of Pronoun | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Interpersonal Meaning of Genderlect Differences in Political Debates | 第34-65页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Genderlect Differences in Modality in Political Debates | 第35-52页 |
| ·Distribution of Modal Verbal Operators in Males' Discourse | 第35-37页 |
| ·Distribution of Modal Verbal Operators in Females' Discourse | 第37-38页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Modal Verbal Operators in Political Debates | 第38-45页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Low Value Modal Verbal Operator Can | 第38-41页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Median Value Modal Verbal Operators Will and Would | 第41-44页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of High Value Modal Verbal Operator Have to | 第44-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Distribution of Modal Verbal Operators | 第45-52页 |
| ·Similarity and Reason | 第45-48页 |
| ·Differences and Reasons | 第48-52页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Genderlect Differences in Personal Pronouns in Political Debates | 第52-65页 |
| ·Distribution of Personal Pronouns in Political Debates | 第53-57页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Pronoun Ⅰ | 第54-55页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning of Pronoun We | 第55-57页 |
| ·Distribution of Personal Pronouns in Males' Discourse | 第57-59页 |
| ·Distribution of Personal Pronouns in Females' Discourse | 第59-60页 |
| ·Comparison of Distribution of Personal Pronouns | 第60-65页 |
| ·Similarity and Reason | 第60-62页 |
| ·Differences and Reasons | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Findings | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-71页 |
