| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-8页 |
| 内容提要 | 第8-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 0．1 The Importance of Speech | 第12-13页 |
| 0．2 Imbalanced Development of Rhetorical Criticism of Speech | 第13-15页 |
| 0．3 Purpose of this Thesis: Comparative Rhetorical Criticism of Speech | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter One: Relevant Concepts: Speech, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism and Rhetorical Criticism of Speech | 第17-26页 |
| 1．1 Speech | 第17页 |
| 1．2 Rhetoric | 第17-22页 |
| 1．3 The Relationship between Speech and Rhetoric | 第22-23页 |
| 1．4 Criticism, Rhetorical Criticism and Rhetorical Criticism of Speech | 第23-26页 |
| 1．4．1 Criticism | 第23-24页 |
| 1．4．2 Rhetorical Criticism and Rhetorical Criticism of Speech | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two: Compare RCS in the Western Tradition with That in the Chinese Tradition | 第26-51页 |
| 2．1 Tradition | 第26-27页 |
| 2．2 The Western Tradition of RC and RCS | 第27-36页 |
| 2．2．1 Five Perspectives on RC and RCS in the Twentieth-century | 第27-31页 |
| 2．2．2 Constituents of RC and RCS | 第31-35页 |
| A． Context | 第31-32页 |
| B． Audience | 第32页 |
| C． Speaker | 第32-33页 |
| D． Text | 第33-34页 |
| E． Delivery | 第34-35页 |
| 2．2．3 The Essence of RCS in the Western Tradition | 第35-36页 |
| 2．3 The Chinese Tradition of RC and RCS | 第36-49页 |
| 2．3．1 The Pre-Han Times: The Emergence of Speech and Rhetoric, and the First Full Development of RC and RCS | 第36-43页 |
| 2．3．2 The Feudal Times: Textual Analysis Focusing on Figures of Speech | 第43-45页 |
| 2．3．3 1911 - 1949: Introduction of the Western Rhetoric Plays Little Role | 第45-46页 |
| 2．3．4 1949 - now: The Separation of Speech Study from Rhetorical Research, and that of Theoretical Study from Critical Practice | 第46-48页 |
| 2．3．5 The Characteristics of RCS in the Chinese Tradition | 第48-49页 |
| 2．4 Similarities and Differences between the Western RCS and the Chinese RCS | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Three: Power Relations between Speaker and Audience: Case Studies in the Cross-cultural Rhetorical Interactions | 第51-72页 |
| 3．1 Sweet and Sour: Rhetorical Analysis of President Bill Clinton's Speech at Beijing University | 第51-63页 |
| 3．1．1 Historical Context: Win Authority by Killing Two Birds with One Stone | 第51-54页 |
| 3．1．2 Speech-text: Rhetorical Battlefields for "Power" | 第54-63页 |
| 3．1．2．1 Structure: the Stick and the Carrot | 第54-57页 |
| 3．1．2．2 Arguments: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining | 第57-63页 |
| 3．1．3 Summary of Clinton's Case | 第63页 |
| 3．2 Sheet Anchor: Rhetorical Analysis of Premier Zhu Rongji's Speech at MIT | 第63-72页 |
| 3．2．1 Historical Context: Lose Ethos with Concessions | 第64-66页 |
| 3．2．2 Speech-text: "To Cool Some Americans Down" and "To Make Explanations and Clarifications of the Facts" | 第66-71页 |
| 3．2．2．1 Structure: Do Some Things to the Audience | 第66-68页 |
| 3．2．2．2 Arguments: Facts Lose Voice without Eloquence | 第68-71页 |
| 3．2．3 Summary of Zhu's Case | 第71-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| 4．1 Speech: Rhetorical Interaction in Terms of Power Relations | 第72-73页 |
| 4．2 Illumination for Chinese Speaker and Audience | 第73页 |
| 4．3 Ending | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-77页 |
