| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 Definition and classification of news discourse | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of news discourse | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of news discourse | 第15页 |
| 2.2 Non-critical studies on news discourse | 第15-17页 |
| 2.3 Critical studies of news discourse | 第17-21页 |
| 2.3.1 News discourse in critical discourse analysis | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3.2 Approaches of CDA to news discourse studies | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.3 Critical studies on attitude in news discourses based on Appraisal Theory | 第19-21页 |
| 3. Theoretical Framework | 第21-32页 |
| 3.1 Critical discourse analysis | 第21-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Introduction to critical discourse analysis | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Key notions in critical discourse analysis | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2 Attitude system | 第24-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Framework of attitude system | 第24-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Properties of attitudinal resources | 第29-32页 |
| 4. Research Methodology | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第32页 |
| 4.2 Data collection and description | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3 Data analysis procedure | 第33-34页 |
| 5. Results and Discussion | 第34-78页 |
| 5.1 Comparison of distribution of attitudinal resources in Chinese and western media23 | 第34-72页 |
| 5.1.1 General comparison of attitudinal resources in Chinese and western media23 | 第34-36页 |
| 5.1.2 Comparison of affect resources in Chinese and western media | 第36-50页 |
| 5.1.3 Comparison of judgment resources in Chinese and western media | 第50-63页 |
| 5.1.4 Comparison of appreciation resources in Chinese and western media | 第63-72页 |
| 5.2 Comparison of constructed images in Chinese and western media | 第72-76页 |
| 5.2.1 Image, national image and attitudinal resources | 第72页 |
| 5.2.2 Constructed images in Chinese media | 第72-75页 |
| 5.2.3 Constructed images in western media | 第75-76页 |
| 5.3 Language choice, national image, ideology and power relations | 第76-78页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第78-79页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the study | 第79页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study | 第79-80页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for future research | 第80-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-83页 |
