本书为语言学专著，作者从语言的主观性视角出发研究了社论语篇的实现和劝说功能。社论语篇属于正式书面文体，研究主观性在社论语篇中所发挥的劝说功能可以揭示主观性在其他书面文体中的语篇功能。作者以《纽约时报》官方网站上与9·11恐怖袭击有关的的社论文章为基础，自建了一个小型的语料库SAEC，包含了数十篇社论，以方便研究。

张现荣，男，1975年生，山东泰安人，英语语言文学博士，苏州科技大学副教授。现主要从事英汉对比、系统功能语言学与语篇分析等方面的研究。先后主持国家级项目两项，并在语言类核心刊物上发表科研论文多篇。

Introduction
0.1 Research Background
0.2 Research Rationale
0.3 Research Objectives and Research Questions
0.4 Organization of This Book
Chapter 1 Literature Review
1.1 Previous Studies of Subjectivity
1.2 Previous Study of Subjectivisation
1.3 Research Gaps
1.4 Summary
Chapter 2 Theoretical Considerations
2.1 Theoretical Foundations
2.2 The Conceptual Construct of Subjectivity
2.3 Research Objects
2.4 The Theoretical Framework
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Corpus Description
3.2 Corpus Processing
3.3 Corpus Tool
3.4 Annotation Implementation
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Realization and Characteristics of Subjectivity
4.1 Realizations of Subjectivity in Terms of Modality
4.2 Realizations of Subjectivity in Terms of Propositional Comments
4.3 Realizations of Subjectivity in Terms of Speech Functional Comments
4.4 Realizations of Subjectivity in Tterms of Judging Appraisals
4.5 Realizations of Subjectivity in Terms of Engaging Opinions
4.6 Realizations of Subjectivity in Terms of Metaphorical Operations
4.7 Summary
Chapter 5 Construction of Argumentativity in Terms of Subjectivity
5.1 Understanding Argumentafivity in Terms of Subjectivity
5.2 Construction of Argumentativity in Terms of Modal Orientation
5.3 Construction of Argumentativity in Terms of Values
5.4 Construction of Argumentativity in Terms of Judging Appraisals
5.5 Construction of Agumentativity in Terms of Subjective Expectations
5.6 Significance of Constructing Argumentativity in Terms of Subjectivity
5.7 Summary
Chapter 6 Construction of Persuasiveness in Terms of Subjectivity
6.1 Understanding of Persuasiveness with Respect to Subjectivity
6.2 Construction of Persuasiveness in Terms of Modality
6.3 Construction of Persuasiveness in Terms of Judgement
6.4 Support of Persuasiveness in Terms of Perspectivizafion
6.5 Summary
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Implications
7.3 Limitations of the Present Study
7.4 Suggestions for Further Study
References
Appendices
Appendix Ⅰ Information about Data
Appendix Ⅱ Data Sample
Appendix Ⅲ Annotating File
Acknowledgments