| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The research objectives and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The organization of the study | 第12-14页 |
| Chaptet Two Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on presidential inaugural address | 第14-18页 |
| ·Features of presidential inaugural address | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous approaches to presidential inaugural address | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous studies on Kenneth Burke's new rhetoric | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework from Burke's New Rhetoric Perspective | 第20-36页 |
| ·Overview of Burke's new rhetoric | 第20-21页 |
| ·The present approach-a framework based on Burke's theoretical resources | 第21-36页 |
| ·Identification-the key to persuasion | 第21-24页 |
| ·Identification strategies | 第24-28页 |
| ·Dramatism-pentadic terms and ratios | 第28-31页 |
| ·Logology | 第31-34页 |
| ·Inter-(?)elationship among identification, dramatism and logology | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Discourse Analysis of Obama's Inaugural Address | 第36-49页 |
| ·Identification analysis of Obama's inaugural address | 第37-44页 |
| ·Identification via content | 第37-42页 |
| ·Identification via form | 第42-44页 |
| ·Dramatistic analysis of Obama's inaugural address | 第44-47页 |
| ·The procedure of making dramatistic analysis | 第45页 |
| ·The pentad-five elements in speeches | 第45-47页 |
| ·Logological analysis | 第47-49页 |
| Chapte Five Conclusion | 第49-53页 |
| ·Major findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·Implications | 第50页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix | 第56-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
