| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Foreign Press Conferences | 第14-15页 |
| ·Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokespersons’ Regular Press Conferences | 第14-15页 |
| ·U.S. Daily Press Briefings | 第15页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Foreign Press Conferences | 第15-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Foreign Press Conferences Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Foreign Press Conferences in China | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Appraisal Theory | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-32页 |
| ·The Framework of Appraisal Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Three Subsystems of Appraisal Theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·Attitude | 第22-24页 |
| ·Engagement | 第24页 |
| ·Graduation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Engagement within Appraisal Theory | 第25-32页 |
| ·Monogloss vs. Heterogloss | 第25-26页 |
| ·Heterogloss under Engagement System | 第26-32页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第32-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| ·Research Approach | 第33-34页 |
| ·Analytical Procedures | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第37-70页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistical Study of Engagement Resources in Foreign Press Conferences | 第37-45页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokespersons’ Regular Press Conferences | 第37-41页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in U.S. Daily Press Briefings | 第41-45页 |
| ·Realization of Engagement Resources in Chinese and American Foreign Press Conferences | 第45-56页 |
| ·Dialogically Expansive Resources | 第46-50页 |
| ·Dialogically Contractive Resources | 第50-56页 |
| ·Comparison of Engagement Resources in Chinese and American Foreign Press Conferences | 第56-66页 |
| ·Comparison of Statistics in Chinese and American Foreign Press Conferences | 第56-59页 |
| ·Similarities and Discussions | 第59-62页 |
| ·Differences and Discussions | 第62-66页 |
| ·Causes of Similarities and Differences | 第66-70页 |
| ·Causes of Similarities | 第66-67页 |
| ·Causes of Differences | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第70-74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第70-71页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-80页 |
| 摘要 | 第80-82页 |
| Abstract | 第82-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85页 |
