| Acknowledges | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Problems | 第9页 |
| ·Data Selection and Methodology | 第9-10页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Rhetorical Structure Theory | 第12-21页 |
| ·Units and Spans | 第12页 |
| ·Rhetorical Relations | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classification of Relations | 第13-21页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Political Speeches | 第21-24页 |
| ·Background of Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Speech | 第22页 |
| ·Background of F.D.Roosevelt's Inaugural Speech | 第22页 |
| ·Background of Barack Obama's Inaugural Speech | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第24-27页 |
| ·Speech Gathering | 第24-25页 |
| ·Speech Processing | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Speech Analysis and Research Findings | 第27-58页 |
| ·Rhetorical Analysis of the Speeches | 第27-55页 |
| ·Partial Analysis of Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Speech | 第27-38页 |
| ·Partial Analysis of F.D.Roosevelt's Inaugural Speech | 第38-46页 |
| ·Partial Analysis of Barack Obama's Inaugural Speech | 第46-55页 |
| · | 第55-58页 |
| ·Statistics Analysis of Rhetorical Features | 第55-56页 |
| ·Arrow Directions of the Rhetorical Relations in the Speeches | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| ·Choices of Rhetorical Relations | 第58页 |
| ·The Choice of Arrow Directions | 第58-59页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Appendixes | 第63-83页 |
| Papers Published | 第83-84页 |
