A Discourse Analysis of Wonder from the Perspective of Interpersonal Metafunction_英语论文

摘要

《奇迹男孩》是一部改编自美国著名作家R.J.帕里西奥同名小说的影片。原版小说及影片自面世以来，引起了许多学者的研究兴趣，但却鲜有学者从人际功能视角解读这部影片。人际功能是系统功能语言学的元功能之一。本文以电影《奇迹男孩》为例，运用人际功能理论，从语气和情态方面对电影中的人物话语进行分析，从而加深对影片中人物的性格特征和人际关系的理解，探究系统功能语法在这部影片中如何实现人际意义分析。

关键词：《奇迹男孩》  人际功能  语气系统  情态系统  

Abstract

Wonder is a film adapted from R.J.Palacio’s novel of the same name. It has aroused many scholars’ interest since its release. However, few scholars have interpreted the work from the perspective of interpersonal metafunction. Interpersonal metafunction is one of the metafunctions of systemic functional linguistics. Under the guideline of interpersonal metafunction theory, this paper analyzes the discourse of Wonder from mood system and modality system, so as to promote understanding of personalities and relationships of important characters. Meanwhile, it helps to understand how interpersonal meaning is realized in the discourse of Wonder.

Key words: Wonder  Interpersonal Metafunction  Mood System  Modality System 

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Introduction to Wonder 1

1.2  Significance of This Thesis 1

1.3  Research Question 2

1.4  Research Method of This Thesis 2

1.5  Structure of This Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Introduction 4

2.2  Previous Studies on Wonder 4

2.3  Previous Applications of Interpersonal Metafunction Theory 6

2.4  Comment 7

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 8

3.1  Introduction 8

3.2  Systemic Functional Linguistics 8

3.3  Interpersonal Metafunction 9

3.3.1 Mood System 9

3.3.2 Modality System 10

Chapter Four  Discourse Analysis of Wonder 12

4.1  Introduction 12

4.2  Analysis of Dialogue One in Wonder 12

4.3  Analysis of Dialogue Two in Wonder 15

Chapter Five  Conclusion 20

Bibliography

Acknowledgments