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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction of Screenplay
1.1.1 Definition of Screenplay
1.1.2 Components of Screenplay
1.1.3 Significance of Screenplay to a Film
1.1.4 General Difference between Chinese and American Screenplay Language
1.2 Literature Review
1.2.1 Application of Systemic-Functional Grammar in Text Analysis
1.2.2 Study of the Screenplay
1.3 Purpose and Methodology
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Systemic-Functional Grammar
2.1 Theoretical Framework
2.2 Three Metafunctions
2.3 Reasons for Choosing SFG as the Theoretical Framework
2.4 A Detailed Introduction to the Three Main Subsystems Utilized in the Thesis
2.4.1 Transitivity
2.4.2 Mood
2.4.3 Theme and Rheme
2.5 Text and Context
2.5.1 Levels of Context
2.5.2 Context of Situation
2.5.3 The Relationship between Text and Context of Situation
Chapter 3 Analysis of Screenplay of Brokeback Mountain
3.1 Data Collection
3.2 Analytic Framework
3.3 The Anlysis in Transitivity System
3.3.1 Process Analysis
3.3.2 Circumstantial Elements
3.4 Mood Analysis
3.4.1 Mood types
3.4.2 The Finite Element
3.5 Theme Analysis
3.5.1 Markedness of Theme
3.5.2 Information Unit and Thematic Structure
3.5.3 Thematic Progression Patterns
Chapter 4 Lancuage Features of the Descriptive Language of the Screenplay Brokeback Mountain
4.1 Strong Sense of Picture
4.1.1 Derived Thematic Progression Pattern
4.1.2 Present Tense
4.1.3 Nomenclatures of the Screenplay
4.2 Strong Sense of Action
4.2.1 Large Amount of Material and Behavior Processes and Tiny Amount of Mental Process
4.2.2 Compact Thematic Progression Pattern and Ellipsis of the Themes
4.3 Practicality
4.3.1 Simple Sentence Structure
4.3.2 Simple Tense
4.3.3 Ellipsis of Words
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitation and Suggestions for the Future Study
Acknowledgements
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