| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-9页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Interpersonal Meaning | 第13-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies of Interpersonal Meaning | 第13-15页 |
| ·Empirical Studies of Interpersonal Meaning | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Interpersonal Meaning of Obama’s Political Speeches | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第18-30页 |
| ·TheAppraisal Theory | 第18-24页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第24-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第31-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第31页 |
| ·Methods of Data Collection | 第31-35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Description | 第32-35页 |
| ·Approaches to Data Analysis | 第35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第37-63页 |
| ·CMs as Attitude Resources: Enhancing Addresser-Audience Communication | 第37-52页 |
| ·CMs asAffect Resources: Making Abstract Emotions Concrete | 第37-40页 |
| ·CMs as Judgment Resources: Making Behavior Judgment Objective | 第40-48页 |
| ·CMs as Appreciation Resources: Bridging Common Interests | 第48-52页 |
| ·CMs as Graduation Resources: Expressing Thoughts Powerfully | 第52-57页 |
| ·CMs as Force Resources: Strengthening Attitude | 第52-56页 |
| ·CMs as Focus Resources: Competing with Rivals | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Distributions of theAppraisal Resources | 第57-61页 |
| ·The Distributions of CMs as Attitude Resources | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Distributions of CMs as Positive and Negative Appraisal Resources | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第63-65页 |
| ·Major Findings and Implications | 第63-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Suggestions | 第64-65页 |
| REFERENCES | 第65-73页 |
| LIST OFTABLES | 第73-74页 |
| PAPERS PUBLISHED | 第74-75页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第75页 |
