| Abstract | 第1-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Origin of Appraisal Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Application and Development of Appraisal Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on News Discourse | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Classification of News | 第22页 |
| ·Studies on News at Home and Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| ·Studies on Sports News Discourse | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Contrastive Discourse Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·An Overview of Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese | 第25页 |
| ·Contrastive Studies on News Discourse | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第28-40页 |
| ·An Overview of Appraisal Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Attitude System | 第29-32页 |
| ·Affect | 第30-31页 |
| ·Judgment | 第31-32页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第32页 |
| ·Engagement System | 第32-37页 |
| ·Dialogic Contraction | 第34-35页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansion | 第35-37页 |
| ·Graduation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Force | 第38页 |
| ·Focus | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Framework for this Study | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第40-44页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| ·Methods of Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive Analysis and Discussion | 第44-72页 |
| ·An Overall Contrastive Analysis of Appraisal Resources | 第44-45页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Attitude in Chinese and English Sports News | 第45-55页 |
| ·Realization of Attitude Resources | 第46-53页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Attitude Resources | 第53-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Engagement in Chinese and English Sports News | 第55-65页 |
| ·Realization of Engagement Resources | 第56-62页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Engagement Resources | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Graduation in Chinese and English Sports News | 第65-72页 |
| ·Realization of Graduation Resources | 第65-69页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Graduation Resources | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Five Major Findings and Implications | 第72-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第72-75页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences | 第72-73页 |
| ·Cause Analysis for Similarities and Differences | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第75页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions of the Study | 第76-78页 |
| Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第86-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第87-88页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第88-89页 |
| Publications | 第89页 |