语言学方法作为文学作品分析的客观工具已被学者广泛认同,在众多语言学流派中,韩礼德(Halliday)系统功能语言学脱颖而出。国内外多位学者运用其元功能理论对文学作品进行了有益的分析和探索。本文依据韩礼德(Halliday)及物性分析理论对凯特·肖邦的短篇小说《一小时的故事》进行分析,挖掘主人公Mrs.Mallard的内心世 As an objective tool for the analysis of literary works, linguistic methods have been widely accepted by scholars. Among many linguistic schools, Halliday systematical functional linguistics stands out. Many scholars at home and abroad have made useful analysis and exploration of literary works with their meta-functional theory. Based on Halliday and the theory of property analysis, this article analyzes Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of One Hour” to discover the inner world of the heroine Mrs.Mallard