| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| A List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on News Commentaries | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Journalistic Field | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Linguistic Field | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Rhetoric Field | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory in China | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on THAAD | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of Appraisal Theory | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Sub-systems of Appraisal Theory | 第28-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Attitude | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Engagement | 第33页 |
| 3.2.3 Graduation | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Five Comparison of Attitude Resources in China's news commentariesand South Korea's News commentaries on THAAD Issue | 第40-66页 |
| 5.1 An Overview of Distribution of Attitude Resources in CNCT and KNCT | 第40-45页 |
| 5.2 Detailed Analysis of Distribution of Attitude Resources in Each Subsystem inCNCT and KNCT | 第45-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Distribution of Appreciation in CNCT and KNCT | 第45-53页 |
| 5.2.2 Distribution of Judgment in CNCT and KNCT | 第53-60页 |
| 5.2.3 Distribution of Affect in CNCT and KNCT | 第60-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.1.1 Similarities of the Distribution of Attitude Resources Between CNCT andKNCT | 第66-67页 |
| 6.1.2 Differences of the Distribution of Attitude Resources Between CNCT andKNCT | 第67页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第67-69页 |
| References | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix 1: The Collection of CNCT | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix 2: The Collection of KNCT | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix 3: Sample Data Classification and Coding | 第75-76页 |
