| 中文摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter I. Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Research | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 The Organization of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter II. Literature Review | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1 Positive Discourse Analysis | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.1 A Review of PDAAbroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 A Review of PDA at Home | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 The Appraisal Theory | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Appraisal Theory at Home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Political Speech | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 A Review of Political Speech Abroad | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 A Review of Political Speech at Home | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter III. Theoretical Foundation | 第28-35页 |
| 3.1 Appraisal Theory | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Attitude System | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Affect | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Judgement | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Appreciation | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Borders | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter IV. Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Research Methods | 第36-37页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter V. Results and Discussion | 第39-63页 |
| 5.1 The Distribution of Attitude System in two Speeches | 第39-43页 |
| 5.2 The Reasons for the Distribution of Attitude System from Positive Analysis Perspective | 第43-60页 |
| 5.2.1 The Positive Distribution of Attitude System | 第43-46页 |
| 5.2.2 The Positive Distribution of Affect System | 第46-51页 |
| 5.2.3 The Positive Distribution of Judgment System | 第51-56页 |
| 5.2.4 The Positive Distribution of Appreciation System | 第56-60页 |
| 5.3 The Positive Effects of Attitude System in Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign Speeches | 第60-63页 |
| 5.3.1 Aligning Americans through Empathizing | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3.2 Rebuilding Americans’ Confidence in Solving Their Problems | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter VI. Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of this Study | 第63-64页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-71页 |
| Appendix I | 第71-83页 |
| Appendix II | 第83-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第88页 |
