| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| ·RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第9-10页 |
| ·PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THESIS | 第10-12页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-39页 |
| ·BRIEF SURVEY OF NEWS COMMENT | 第13-16页 |
| ·Brief Definition of News Comment | 第13-14页 |
| ·Function and Purpose of News Comment | 第14-15页 |
| ·Tenor of News Comment | 第15-16页 |
| ·APPRAISAL THEORY | 第16-30页 |
| ·An Overview of Appraisal Theory | 第16-19页 |
| ·Attitude under Appraisal Theory | 第19-27页 |
| ·Evaluative Key in Journalistic Discourse ---- the “Voice” of Commentary | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Application of Appraisal Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·CULTURE IN NEWS COMMENTS | 第30-39页 |
| ·Cultural Effects on News Comments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Main Differences between China and America in Cultural Values | 第31-34页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第34-35页 |
| ·Cultural Transfer | 第35-39页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第39-45页 |
| ·DATA COLLECTION | 第39-41页 |
| ·ENCODING OF THE DATA | 第41-42页 |
| ·PROCESSING OF THE DATA | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION IN ENGLISH NEWS COMMENTS | 第45-49页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION IN DIFFERENT SET OF NEWS COMMENTS | 第49-65页 |
| ·GENERAL COMPARISON OF ATTITUDINAL RESOURCES IN CHINESE AND AMERICAN NEWS COMMENTS | 第49-52页 |
| ·COMPARISON OF THE PATTERN OF ATTITUDINAL SUB-CATEGORIES | 第52-61页 |
| ·Comparison of The Pattern of Affect | 第52-56页 |
| ·Comparison of the Pattern of Judgment | 第56-58页 |
| ·Comparison of the Pattern of Appreciation | 第58-61页 |
| ·COMPARISON OF THE MODES OF APPRAISAL | 第61-65页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第65-71页 |
| ·FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY | 第65-68页 |
| ·IMPLICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS | 第68-71页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第71-73页 |
| REFERENCES | 第73-79页 |
| APPENDIX | 第79-80页 |
| I. SOURCES OF THE RESEARCH MATERIALS | 第79-80页 |
| II. PUBLICATIONS DURING THE PROGRAM | 第80页 |
