| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Definition of Government Press Conference | 第13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Significance | 第14-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| ·The Philosophical Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Stylistic Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Study | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Systemic-functional Study | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Appraisal Theoretical Study | 第22-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Projection in Texts of the Studied Data | 第26-47页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第26-27页 |
| ·Projection within the Framework of Appraisal Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Brief Statistics of Projection in the Studied Data | 第29页 |
| ·Specific Analysis of the Four Ways of Projection | 第29-41页 |
| ·The Analysis of Projecting Clauses | 第30-36页 |
| ·The Analysis of Names for ‘Speech Acts | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Analysis of Projecting within Clauses | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Analysis of Scare Quotes | 第39-41页 |
| ·Evaluative Functions of Projection across the Studied Data | 第41-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Discussion | 第47-62页 |
| ·Distribution of Evaluative Functions of Projection | 第47-54页 |
| ·Total Distribution in Data | 第47-48页 |
| ·Concrete Distribution in Each Way of Projection | 第48-49页 |
| ·Results of Surveying the Distribution of Evaluative Functions | 第49-54页 |
| ·Main Devices for Inferring Evaluative Functions of Projection | 第54-61页 |
| ·Metaphors of Modality | 第55-57页 |
| ·Mood Adjuncts | 第57-58页 |
| ·Reporting Verbs | 第58-59页 |
| ·Cultural Factors | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendices | 第68页 |
