| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第1-12页 |
| CHAPTER 2 APPRAISAL THEORY | 第12-25页 |
| ·The initiative of Appraisal Theory | 第12-13页 |
| ·The framework of Appraisal Theory | 第13-22页 |
| ·The prosodic and relatively open-ended natures of Appraisal | 第22-24页 |
| ·The applications of Appraisal theory | 第24-25页 |
| CHAPTER 3 POLITICAL SPEECHES | 第25-30页 |
| ·Brief review of speeches and political speeches | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous study on political speeches | 第26-28页 |
| ·Presidential speeches during crisis situations | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTIVE ANALISIS | 第30-64页 |
| ·Data sources and research focus | 第30页 |
| ·Appraisal Analysis of George Bush's speech in 1991 and George. W. Bush's in 2003 | 第30-52页 |
| ·Findings | 第52-64页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第64-66页 |
| ·Summary and conclusion | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations and implications | 第65-66页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第66-68页 |