| Contents | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies and Applications of Appraisal Theory | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The Origin of Appraisal Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies and Applications of Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous Studies and Applications of Appraisal Theory in China | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses in China | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 Brief Introduction to Appraisal Theory | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Detailed Explanation of Attitude System in Appraisal Theory | 第27-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Affect: Emotional Response | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Judgement: Evaluating Human Behaviour | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Appreciation: Evaluating Products and Things | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第34-38页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Research Procedure and Methodology | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3 Data Description and Data Analysis | 第35-38页 |
| 4.3.1 Identifying the Affect Resources | 第36页 |
| 4.3.2 Identifying the Judgement Resources | 第36-37页 |
| 4.3.3 Identifying the Appreciation Resources | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of the Attitudinal Resources in Obama's 2013 Inaugural Address | 第38-62页 |
| 5.1 Analysis of the Attitudinal Resources in Obama's 2013 Inaugural Address | 第38-58页 |
| 5.1.1 Analysis of the Affect Linguistic Resources | 第39-47页 |
| 5.1.2 Analysis of the Judgement Linguistic Resources | 第47-52页 |
| 5.1.3 Analysis of the Appreciation Linguistic Resources | 第52-58页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of the Mode and Loading of Attitudinal Linguistic Resources | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 Analysis of the Parts of Speech | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| 6.1 Major Research Findings | 第62-64页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Research | 第64-65页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Future Research | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-78页 |
| Publications | 第78-79页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第79页 |
