声明
致谢
List of Abbreviation
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Objectives
1.3 Research Significance
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definition of Key Terms
2.1.1Animated Short Film
2.1.2 The School of Life
2.1.3 Multimodal Discourse
2.2 Previous Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis
2.2.1 Studies Abroad
2.2.2 Studies at Home
2.3 Previous Studies on Filmic Discourse
2.3.1 Studies Abroad
2.3.2 Studies at Home
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Rationales for the Selection of Theoretical Framework
3.2 Halliday’s Social Semiotic Theory
3.3 Visual Grammar
3.3.1 Representational Meaning
3.3.2 Interactive Meaning
3.3.3 Compositional Meaning
3.4 SF-MDA Model
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Research Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Data and Data Selection
4.3 Analytical Tool
4.3.1 Introducing Multimodal Analysis Video
4.3.2 Coding Scheme
4.4 Research Procedure
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Sample Description
5.1.1 Description of Why Good Societies Are Pessimistic
5.1.2 Description of Why Stoicism Matters
5.1.3 Description of How to Know Yourself
5.2 Analysis of COMPOSITION
5.2.1 Phase
5.2.2 Sequence and Scene
5.2.3 Combination of Multimodal Choices in COMPOSITION
5.3 Analysis of VISUALELEMENTS
5.3.1 Experiential Meaning
5.3.2 Interpersonal Meaning
5.3.3 Textual Meaning
5.4 Analysis of LANGUAGE
5.4.1 Experiential Meaning
5.4.2 Interpersonal Meaning
5.4.3 Textual Meaning
5.5 Analysis of Audio Mode
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings and Implications
6.2 Limitations of the Study
6.3 Suggestions for Further Studies
参考文献
Papers Published During the Study of M.A. Degree
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