| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Research Purposes | 第9页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第9页 |
| 1.4 Significance of this Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.5 Structure of this Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-23页 |
| 2.1 Related concepts | 第11-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Hard News | 第11-12页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Ideology | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.3 Definition and Classification of Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Study on Hard News from the Perspective of CDA | 第15-18页 |
| 2.3 Study on Reported Speech | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 Study on Reporting Verbs in Hard News | 第20-23页 |
| 2.4.1 Study on Reporting Verbs Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4.2 Study on Reporting Verbs in China | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| 3.1 Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) | 第23-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Understanding of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) | 第23-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Development of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Framework | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第28-33页 |
| 4.1 Introduction of the Data | 第28-29页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3 Data Screening | 第30-31页 |
| 4.4 Data Processing | 第31页 |
| 4.5 Explanation of Some Problems Emerging in Data Analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 5 A Comparative Analysis of Reporting Verbs in China Daily and New York Times | 第33-50页 |
| 5.1 Comparation of Statistics | 第33-40页 |
| 5.1.1 Number and Frequency of Reporting Verbs | 第33-35页 |
| 5.1.2 Emotive Effects of Reporting Verbs | 第35-40页 |
| 5.1.3 Reasons for the Similarities and Differences | 第40页 |
| 5.2 Most Frequently-used Reporting Verbs | 第40-48页 |
| 5.2.1 Most Frequently-used Reporting Verbs in China Daily | 第41-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Most Frequently-used Reporting Verbs in New York Times | 第45-48页 |
| 5.3 The Relationship between Reporting Verbs and Ideology | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of this Study | 第50-52页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix I List of News Reports | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix II List of Tables and Figures | 第59-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
