本站原创摘要5-6
Abstract6-11
List of Figures11-12
List of Tables12-13
Chapter 1 Introduction13-17
1.1 Background of the Research13-14
1.2 Purpose and Significance of this Thesis14-15
1.3 Methodology15-16
1.4 Organization of the Thesis16-17
Chapter 2 Literature Review17-24
2.1 An Overview of Poptical Speeches17-20
2.1.1 Previous Studies Abroad18-19
2.1.2 Previous Studies at Home19-20
2.2 An Overview of Appraisal Theory20-23
2.2.1 Studies on Appraisal Theory Abroad20-21
2.2.2 Studies on Appraisal Theory at Home21-23
2.3 Summary23-24
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework24-37
3.1 General Description of Appraisal Theory24
3.2 Attitude24-30
3.2.1 Affect25-27
3.2.2 Judgement27-28
3.2.3 Appreciation28-30
3.3 Engagement30-35
3.3.1 Dialogic expansion31-33
3.3.2 Dialogic contraction33-35
3.4 Graduation35-36
3.4.1 Force35-36
3.4.2 Focus36
3.5 Summary36-37
Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion37-66
4.1 The Significance of the Corpus37-38
4.2 The Operation Method of the UAM CorpusTool38-44
4.2.1 The Procedure of Getting the Statistics38-39
4.2.2 The Data from the UAM CorpusTool39-44
4.2.2.1 General Text Statistics39-40
4.2.2.2 Descriptive Statistics from the UAM CorpusTool40-44
4.3 The Analysis of the Inaugural Address of Obama44-65
4.3.1 Attitude45-57
4.3.1.1 Affect46-48
4.3.1.2 Judgement48-54
4.3.1.3 Appreciation54-57
4.3.2 Engagement57-62
4.3.2.1 Disclaim58-60
4.3.2.2 Proclaim60-61
4.3.2.3 Entertain61
4.3.2.4 Attribute61-62
4.3.3 Graduation62-65
4.3.3.1 Force62-64
4.3.3.2 Focus64-65
4.4 Summary65-66
Chapter 5 Conclusion66-69
5.1 Major Findings66-67
5.2 Imppcations67
5.3 Limitation and Suggestions for Future Studies67-69
Bibpography69-72
Appendix72-80
Pubpcation80-81
Acknowledgements81