| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Research objectives | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on Appraisal Theory at home and abroad | 第12-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on political news based on Appraisal Theory at home and abroad | 第18-22页 |
| 2.3 Introduction of Appraisal Theory | 第22-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Attitude resources in Appraisal Theory | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Engagement resources in Appraisal Theory | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Graduation resources in Appraisal Theory | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Research subjects | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis on the attitude resources in political news | 第32-42页 |
| 4.1 Affect resources in political news | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2 Judgement resources in political news | 第34-37页 |
| 4.3 Appreciation resources in political news | 第37-40页 |
| 4.4 Results and discussion | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第42-45页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第42-43页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of this study | 第43页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for further study | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| Appendix | 第48-55页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
