| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background and significance of the study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on American public political speech | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on American public political speech abroad | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on American public political speech at home | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on cohesive devices | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on cohesive devices abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on cohesive devices at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Studies on cohesive application in American public political speech | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies on cohesive application in Barack Obama’s speech | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on cohesive application in Donald Trump’s speech | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Data collection | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Research instrument | 第28页 |
| 3.2.3 Research procedure | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four A Contrastive Study of Cohesive Devices in VictorySpeeches of Mr. Trump and Mr. Obama | 第30-64页 |
| 4.1 A contrastive study of reference | 第30-38页 |
| 4.1.1 A contrastive study in terms of personal reference | 第30-33页 |
| 4.1.2 A contrastive study in terms of demonstrative reference | 第33-35页 |
| 4.1.3 A contrastive study in terms of comparative reference | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.4 Summary of the reference | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 A contrastive study of ellipsis | 第38-42页 |
| 4.2.1 A contrastive study in terms of nominal ellipsis | 第39页 |
| 4.2.2 A contrastive study in terms of verbal ellipsis | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.3 A contrastive study in terms of clausal ellipsis | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 A contrastive study of substitution | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.1 A contrastive study in terms of nominal substitution | 第42页 |
| 4.3.2 A contrastive study in terms of verbal substitution | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.3 A contrastive study in terms of clausal substitution | 第43页 |
| 4.3.4 Summary of the substitution | 第43-45页 |
| 4.4 A Contrastive study of lexical cohesion | 第45-55页 |
| 4.4.1 A contrastive study in terms of reiteration | 第45-52页 |
| 4.4.2 A contrastive study in terms of collocation | 第52-54页 |
| 4.4.3 Summary of the lexical cohesion | 第54-55页 |
| 4.5 A contrastive study of conjunction | 第55-61页 |
| 4.5.1 A contrastive study in terms of additive conjunction | 第55-57页 |
| 4.5.2 A contrastive study in terms of adversative conjunction | 第57-58页 |
| 4.5.3 A contrastive study in terms of causal conjunction | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5.4 A contrastive study in terms of temporal conjunction | 第59-60页 |
| 4.5.5 Summary of the conjunction | 第60-61页 |
| 4.6 A contrastive study on five types of cohesive devices | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| 5.1 Research findings | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2 Implication | 第65-66页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix I | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix II | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix III | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix IV | 第74-75页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第75-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
