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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Previous Studies on Evaluation
2.1 Halliday's View of Evaluation
2.2 The Origin of Appraisal System
2.3 Applications of Appraisal System
2.3.1 Application of Appraisal System to Media Discourse
2.3.2 Application of Appraisal System to Learning Activity
2.3.3 Application of Appraisal System to Other Areas
2.4 The Perspective of the Present Study
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Evaluation on the Lexical Level--Martin's Appraisal System
3.1.1 Attitude: Value to Participants and Processes
3.1.2 Engagement: Dialogistic Positioning
3.1.3 Graduation: The Semantics of Scaling
3.2 Evaluation on the Syntactic Level
3.2.1 Evaluation in Tense
3.2.2 Evaluation in Voice
3.2.3 Evaluation in Subjunctive Mood
3.2.4 A Summary of Evaluation on the Syntactic Level
3.3 A Revised Appraisal System
Chapter Four Case Study: Research Questions and Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Methods
4.2.1 Data Collection
4.2.2 Procedures
4.3 Labeling of Appraisal Resources
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Appraisal Resources on the Lexical Level
5.1.1 Distribution of Appraisal Resources in Short Stories
5.1.2 Realization of Appraisal Resources on the Lexical Level
5.2 Appraisal Resources in Short Stories on the Syntactic Level
5.3 A Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Findings of the Study
6.2 Implications of the Study
6.3 Limitations and Prospects
References
Appendix Sources of the Data
