| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Categorization of the Three Phases in Patti Smith's Music Career | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第15页 |
| 1.5 Research Methodology | 第15-17页 |
| 1.5.1 Critical Discourse Analysis | 第15-17页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of American Rock Music and Patti Smith | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Studies of American Rock Music and Patti Smith Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies of American Rock Music and Patti Smith Home | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Analytical Framework | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1 Discourse Analysis | 第22-27页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Discourse | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Definition of Music Text | 第24页 |
| 3.1.3 Theoretical Foundation of Discourse Analysis | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.4 Research Methods of Discourse Analysis | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 The Framework of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Four Patti Smith's Political Engagements in the Radical Phase:1975-1978 | 第28-46页 |
| 4.1 Text Analysis | 第28-33页 |
| 4.1.1 Parallelism and Repetition | 第29-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Pun | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.3 Synesthesia | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.4 Imagination | 第33页 |
| 4.2 Discourse Practice-Intertextuality | 第33-38页 |
| 4.2.1 Specific Intertextuality | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.2 Generic Intertextuality | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2.3 Cultural Intertextuality | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3 Social Practice: Political Engagements | 第38-46页 |
| 4.3.1 Political Themes | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3.2 Attitude of Political Engagements | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.3 Focus of Political Engagements | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.4 Strategy of Political Engagements | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.5 Identity of Political Engagements | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Smith's Political Engagements in the Humanitarian Phase:1996-2012 | 第46-58页 |
| 5.1 Text Analysis | 第46-49页 |
| 5.1.1 Parallelism and Repetition | 第47-48页 |
| 5.1.2 Imagination | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Discourse Practice Intertextuality | 第49-53页 |
| 5.2.1 Specific Intertextuality | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Generic Intertextuality | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2.3 Cultural Intertextuality | 第53页 |
| 5.3 Social Practice—Political Engagements | 第53-58页 |
| 5.3.1 Political Themes | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3.2 Attitude of Political Engagements | 第55页 |
| 5.3.3 Focus of Political Engagements | 第55-56页 |
| 5.3.4 Strategy of Political Engagements | 第56-57页 |
| 5.3.5 Identity of Political Engagements | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 6.1.1 The Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 6.2 Implications and Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-61页 |
| Works Cited | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix A Full Text of Song Lyrics Analyzed in the Thesis | 第66-90页 |
| Appendix B Patti Smith Discography(Studio Albums from 1975 to 1978 and 1996 to 2012) Horses (released in 1975) | 第90-94页 |
