| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Needs for the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1 From Essentialism to Constructivism:An Overview of Identity Research | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Related Studies in Identity and Discourse | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Identity and Identification in Political Discourse | 第20-22页 |
| 2.4 Research Gap: Identity Construction through Personal Pronouns in Political Discourse | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-35页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Key Terms | 第24-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Identity | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Pragmatic identity | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.3 Identity categorization | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Functional Theory of Political Debates | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 Adaptation Theory | 第30-32页 |
| 3.4 The Working Framework of this Study | 第32-34页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第36-38页 |
| 4.2.1 Context of the data: United States 2012 Presidential Election Debates | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Procedures of data collection | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第40-60页 |
| 5.1 Identity Categorization | 第40-47页 |
| 5.1.1 Similarities in the overall distribution of identity construction in "I"-utterances between the two candidates | 第40-44页 |
| 5.1.2 Differences in identity construction in "I"-utterances between the two candidates | 第44-47页 |
| 5.2 The Discursive Practices of Identity Construction in "I'-Utterances | 第47-56页 |
| 5.2.1 The lexical level: A typology of "I"-utterances | 第48-53页 |
| 5.2.2 The narrative perspective | 第53-56页 |
| 5.3 Motivations behind Identity Construction in "I"-Utterances | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3.1 Adapting to the social world | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3.2 Adapting to the mental world | 第58页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-65页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第60-63页 |
| 6.1.1 Similarities between candidates' identity construction in "I"-utterances | 第60-62页 |
| 6.1.2 Differences between candidates' identity construction in "I"-utterances | 第62-63页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第63页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-71页 |
