| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Purposes of the Research | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on News Discourse | 第18-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of News | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of News Discourse | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.3 Features of News Discourse | 第20-24页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Positive Discourse Analysis | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Working Definitions | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedures | 第30-31页 |
| 3.5 Research Methods | 第31页 |
| 3.6 Research Instrument | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-56页 |
| 4.1 Attitudinal Resources in the Political News Reports | 第33-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall Analysis of the Attitudinal Resources in the Political News Reports | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Affect in the Political News Reports | 第34-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Appreciation in the Political News Reports | 第40-45页 |
| 4.1.4 Judgment in the Political News Reports | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2 Comparison of Attitudinal Resources in Chinese and English Political News Reports | 第50-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of Affect in Chinese and English Political News Reports | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of Appreciation in Chinese and English Political News Reports | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison of Judgment in Chinese and English Political News Reports | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of this Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix: Titles of 60 Political News Reports | 第63-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
