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A Functional Stylistic Analysis of Conversations in Pride and Prejudice 　　一、 Introduction 　　A good portrayal of characters in a novel is one of the most prominent tasks for a novelist. This paper selects typical dialogues in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for case study. The author argues that a functional stylistic analysis can be adopted as an effective instrument for the critical evaluation of conversations in novels. 　　二、Theoretical Framework 　　The textual meaning is the organization of the？content elements in a larger structure. It gives a concrete analysis of theme and rheme， the techniques of arranging some information （given-new information）， and the connection of sentences （cohesion and coherence）. The following figure could clearly show the relationship among the metafunctions in accordance with context of situation. 　　Context of situation 　　Field Ideational function 　　Tenor Interpersonal function 　　Mode Textual function 　　（一） Definition？of Interpersonal Function 　　“In the act of speaking， the speaker adopts for himself a particular speech role， and in so doing assigns to the listener a complementary role which he wishes him to adopt in his turn.”（Halliday， 1994： 68） 　　（二）Realization of Interpersonal Function 　　Halliday points out：“the interpersonal meanings are expressed by the intonation contour； by the ‘Mood’ block， which may be repeated as a tag at the end； and by expressions of modality which may recur throughout the clause.” To put it more specifically， the interpersonal function can be mainly realized through the systems of Mood and Modality. And each of them has its theoretical system？（Halliday， 1994：190）. 　　1. Mood 　　In English， mood consists of two parts： the Subject and the Finite operator. The rest of the clause is called the Residue. Mood types are traditionally divided into the exclamative， declarative， interrogative and imperative form of the clause. Here is an example of analysis of mood and residue. 　　residue mood 　　Come