| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第9-11页 |
| ·Methodology of the research | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the research | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| ·Related terms | 第13-21页 |
| ·Political discourse | 第13-15页 |
| ·State funeral | 第15-18页 |
| ·Eulogy | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework | 第21-27页 |
| ·Functional discourse analysis | 第21-23页 |
| ·Critical discourse analysis | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Linguistic Features of Chinese and American State Funeral Eulogies | 第27-44页 |
| ·Lexical choice | 第27-34页 |
| ·Formality | 第27-30页 |
| ·Classification | 第30-33页 |
| ·Use of adjectives and adverbs | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第34-44页 |
| ·General description of the cohesion devices used in the two eulogies | 第34-40页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis of the cohesion devices used in the two eulogies | 第40-42页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis of the cohesion devices used in the two eulogies | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive Cultural Features and the Production Root of Samples | 第44-50页 |
| ·Religious tradition root: Christianity vs. Confucianism | 第44-48页 |
| ·Ideological method root：Individualism vs. Collectivism | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| ·Summary of the present study | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications of the present study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and recommendations for further improvement | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第56-65页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第65-68页 |
