Chapter One Introduction 1
1.0 Preliminary Remarks 1
1.1 Rationale of the Study 5
1.2 Objectives of the Study 12
1.3 Methodology and Data 16
1.4 Organization of the Book 22
Chapter Two Literature Review 25
2.0 Preliminary Remarks 25
2.1 Affect/Emotion 25
2.2 Modality 29
2.3 Evidentialitv 36
2.4 Hedging 40
2.5 Stance 43
2.6 Evaluation 47
2.7 Summary 63
Chapter Three Appraisal Theory 66
3.0 Preliminary Remarks 66
3.1 Historical Development of Appraisal Theory 67
3.2 Appraisal Theory and Systemic Functional Linguistics(SFL) 71
3.3 Basic Framework of Appraisal Theory 75
3.4 Applications of Appraisal Theory 90
3.5 Potential Drawbacks of Appraisal Theory 93
3.6 Measures to Improve Appraisal Analysis 98
Chapter Four Appraisal in Newspaper Book Reviews 102
4.0 Preliminary Remarks 102
4.1 Characterization of Attitude System 103
4.2 Characterization of Engagement System 131
4.3 Characterization of Graduation System 147
Chapter Five Realizations of Appraisal 154
5.0 Preliminary Remarks 154
5.1 Realizations of Attitude 155
5.2 Realizations of Engagement 178
5.3 Realizations of Graduation 188
5.4 Evaluative Sentence Patterns 190
Chapter Six Distribution of Appraisal Resources across Generic Structure 218
6.0 Preliminary Remarks 218
6.1 Systemic Functional Approach to Generic Structure 219
6.2 Structure of Reviews as Described in Journalistic Books 224
6.3 Generic Structure of Newspaper Book Reviews 227
6.4 Distribution of Appraisal Resources across Generic Structure 252
Chapter Seven Conclusion 270
7.0 Preliminary Remarks 270
7.1 Summary of Major Findings 270
7.2 Implications 275
7.3 Limitations of the Present Study 277
7.4 Suggestions for Future Research 278
Bibliography 281
Appendix 301
后记 324