| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Aims and Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Halliday’s Interpersonal Function | 第14页 |
| ·Different Approaches to Interpersonal Function beyond Halliday’s | 第14-17页 |
| ·Features of Public Speech | 第17-18页 |
| ·Features of Political Speech | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Political Public Speech | 第19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-32页 |
| ·Three Metafunctions of Language | 第21页 |
| ·IP Function in Hallidy’s Metaufnctional Theory | 第21-28页 |
| ·Mood | 第22-26页 |
| ·Mood Element | 第23-25页 |
| ·Types of Mood Structure | 第25-26页 |
| ·Modality | 第26-28页 |
| ·Types of Modality | 第26-27页 |
| ·Three Values of Modality | 第27-28页 |
| ·Thompson’s Model of Interpersonal System | 第28-31页 |
| ·Evaluation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Definition of Evaluation | 第29页 |
| ·Affect | 第29-30页 |
| ·Judgment | 第30页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第30页 |
| ·Functions of Evaluation | 第30页 |
| ·Person System | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第32-34页 |
| ·Research Method | 第32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Data Collection and Treatment of the Data | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis | 第34-61页 |
| ·The Special Carrier for Obama’s Political Speeches—the Internet | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Spread of Political Mobilization | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Trivialization of Racial Agenda | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Resolving of Lack of Funds | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Internet in Obama’s Presidential Election | 第38-39页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Mood | 第39-43页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Declarative in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第40-41页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Interrogative in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Imperative in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Modality System | 第43-50页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of the Types of Modality in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第44-47页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of the Values of Modality in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第47-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Person System | 第50-57页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function Realized by the First Personal Pronouns | 第52-54页 |
| ·“I”in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第52-53页 |
| ·“we”in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第53页 |
| ·The Shift between “I”(me, my) and “we”(our, us) | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function Realized by the Second Person Pronouns | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Direct “you” | 第55页 |
| ·The Pronoun “you”used as a Detachment | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function Realized by the Third Person Pronouns (it/they/them/its/their/theirs | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Evaluation | 第57-61页 |
| ·Affect | 第58-59页 |
| ·Judgment | 第59页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第59-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Introduction | 第61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Internet in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第61页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Mood in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第61页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Modality in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Person System in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第62页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Function of Evaluation in Obama’s Political Speeches | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Implications of the Present Study | 第63页 |
| ·The Limitations of This Study | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
