| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Aims and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Structure of This Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Spokespersons’ Replies at Press Conferences | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Linguistic Style of the Spokespersons’ Replies | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Pragmatic Strategies in Spokespersons’ Replies | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Rhetoric in Spokespersons’ Replies | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Personal Attacks | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Informal Logic Approach | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Rhetorical Approach | 第24页 |
| 2.2.3 Dialectical Approach | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 A Brief Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH FRAMEWORK | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Assumptions | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Argumentation as A Part of Critical Discussion | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Ideal Model of A Critical Discussion | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Strategic Maneuvering between Reasonableness and Effectiveness | 第30页 |
| 3.1.4 Fallacy | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第32页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Research Methods | 第32-35页 |
| 3.4.1 Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.2 Analyzing Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4.3 Evaluating Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第35-72页 |
| 4.1 Institutional Preconditions for Strategic Maneuvering with Personal Attack inthe Spokespersons’ Replies | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 Strategic Maneuvering with Abusive Personal Attack in the Spokespersons’Replies | 第37-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Types of Abusive Personal Attacks | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Strategic Function of Abusive Personal Attack | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3 Strategic Maneuvering with Circumstantial Personal Attack in theSpokespersons’ Replies | 第45-51页 |
| 4.3.1 Types of Circumstantial Personal Attack | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3.2 Strategic Function of Circumstantial Personal Attack | 第48-51页 |
| 4.4 Strategic Maneuvering with You Too in the Spokespersons’ Replies | 第51-59页 |
| 4.4.1 Types of You Too | 第51-56页 |
| 4.4.2 Strategic Function of You Too | 第56-59页 |
| 4.5 Soundness Criteria for Personal Attack in the Spokespersons’ Replies | 第59-72页 |
| 4.5.1 Soundness Criteria for Abusive Personal Attack | 第59-64页 |
| 4.5.2 Soundness Criteria for Circumstantial Personal Attack | 第64-67页 |
| 4.5.3. Soundness Criteria for You Too | 第67-72页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第72-76页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第73-74页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Further Research | 第74-76页 |
| REFERENCES | 第76-79页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第79-85页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第85页 |
