| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Aims of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Methodological review | 第16-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of CL and CDA abroad | 第16-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies of CL and CDA at home | 第20-22页 |
| ·Overview of the Image of China’s Economy | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter three Theoretical Framework | 第25-38页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis | 第25-30页 |
| ·Central Concepts of CDA | 第25-29页 |
| ·Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Model | 第29-30页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Grammar | 第30-33页 |
| ·Relational Processes in Transitivity System | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Congruent Form and Metaphorical Form | 第32-33页 |
| ·Martin’s Appraisal Theory | 第33-36页 |
| ·Corpus Linguistics | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter four Data Collection and Analysis | 第38-59页 |
| ·Selection of Relational Processes | 第38-41页 |
| ·Source of corpora | 第38-39页 |
| ·Rationales for Selecting Relational Processes | 第39-40页 |
| ·Procedures of Selecting Relational Processes | 第40-41页 |
| ·Semantic Grouping of Relational Processes | 第41-56页 |
| ·Semantic Grouping of the Congruent Form | 第41-48页 |
| ·Appraisal Analysis of the Congruent Form | 第45-48页 |
| ·Semantic Grouping of the Metaphorical Form | 第48-56页 |
| ·Appraisal Analysis of Metaphorical Form | 第52-56页 |
| ·Ideology in American media | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Positive and Negative Aspect of China’s Economic Image | 第56-57页 |
| ·Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Meaning | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter five Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| ·Findings of the Present Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Contributions of the Present Study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-67页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第67-68页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第68页 |
