| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Research orientation | 第13-14页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Objective | 第15页 |
| ·Context of Weblogs and the Super Female Voice Contest | 第15-17页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature | 第19-31页 |
| ·Overview | 第19-20页 |
| ·Gender, identity and weblog discourse | 第20-27页 |
| ·Weblogs, weblog discourse and bloggers | 第20-22页 |
| ·Gender and discourse | 第22-23页 |
| ·Identity and discourse | 第23-25页 |
| ·Gender, identity and discourse | 第25-27页 |
| ·Gender identity shaped in the Super Female Voice Contest | 第27-28页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis and Appraisal System | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第31-48页 |
| ·Overview | 第31页 |
| ·Understanding discourse and discourse analysis | 第31-35页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis | 第35-41页 |
| ·Overview of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第35-36页 |
| ·Key concepts in CDA | 第36-38页 |
| ·Language and Discourse | 第36-37页 |
| ·Text | 第37-38页 |
| ·Context | 第38页 |
| ·Ideology | 第38页 |
| ·Analytical tools of critical discourse analysis | 第38-41页 |
| ·Appraisal Systems | 第41-46页 |
| ·An overview of appraisal systems | 第41-43页 |
| ·Affect | 第43-44页 |
| ·Judgement | 第44-45页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第48-57页 |
| ·Overview | 第48-49页 |
| ·Key research questions | 第49-50页 |
| ·Analytical Methods | 第50-56页 |
| ·Data source | 第50-52页 |
| ·Comparing language use between male discourses and female discourses | 第52-55页 |
| ·Pronoun usage | 第53-54页 |
| ·Naming to address the winners in the Contest | 第54页 |
| ·Emoticons | 第54-55页 |
| ·Analyzing bloggers' attitudes towards the female contestants | 第55-56页 |
| ·Examining the perception of identity in male and female discourses | 第56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第57-91页 |
| ·Overview | 第57页 |
| ·Comparison of language use between male and female discourse | 第57-66页 |
| ·Analysis of personal pronouns | 第57-64页 |
| ·Frequency of each pronoun in male and female discourse | 第57-58页 |
| ·Test of significance in the general distribution | 第58-59页 |
| ·Distribution of each pronoun between male and female discourse | 第59-61页 |
| ·Implication for the distribution of pronouns | 第61-64页 |
| ·Analysis of Naming | 第64-65页 |
| ·Examination of emoticons | 第65-66页 |
| ·Analysis of attitudes towards gender identity shaped in the contest | 第66-74页 |
| ·Overview | 第66-67页 |
| ·Male attitudes vs. female attitudes | 第67-74页 |
| ·Distribution of affect, judgement and appreciation | 第70-72页 |
| ·Male bloggers' vs. female bloggers' judgement | 第72-74页 |
| ·Examination of gender identity perception in discourses | 第74-87页 |
| ·Perception of gender identity in male discourses | 第74-81页 |
| ·Men as dominators | 第74-79页 |
| ·Women as passive objects | 第79-81页 |
| ·Perception of gender identity in female discourses | 第81-85页 |
| ·Women as cool performers | 第81-83页 |
| ·Women as pursuers of dreams | 第83-85页 |
| ·Women as tear shedders | 第85页 |
| ·Summary of difference in the perception of gender identity | 第85-87页 |
| ·Discussion | 第87-91页 |
| Chapter 6 Findings and Conclusion | 第91-97页 |
| ·Overview | 第91-92页 |
| ·Findings | 第92-95页 |
| ·Implications of the present research | 第95-96页 |
| ·Limitations of the present research | 第96页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第96-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-104页 |
| Appendix ?: Male Discourse | 第104-111页 |
| Appendix ?: Female Discourse | 第111-115页 |
