| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| List of Figure/Table | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·An Overview of Political Speech | 第12-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home | 第15-16页 |
| ·An overview of Appraisal Theory | 第16-20页 |
| ·Studies on Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Appraisal Theory at Home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-35页 |
| ·Definition of Appraisal | 第21-23页 |
| ·Subsystems of Appraisal Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Attitude in Detail | 第25-34页 |
| ·Affect | 第26-29页 |
| ·Judgment | 第29-31页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Borders of Affect, Judgment and Appreciation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Appraisal Analysis of American Presidential Political Speeches | 第35-60页 |
| ·Appraisal Resources Analysis of the Selected U.S Inaugural Speeches | 第35-36页 |
| ·A Case Study of Obama's Inaugural Address | 第36-44页 |
| ·The Significance and Characteristic of the UAM Corpus Tool | 第38页 |
| ·The Operation of the UAM Corpus Tool | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data from the UAM Corpus Tool | 第39-44页 |
| ·Summary of Attitude Resource in the Source Text | 第44页 |
| ·The Construction of Attitudinal Meaning in the Target Text | 第44-56页 |
| ·Equivalent Appraisal Scale in the Target Text | 第46-49页 |
| ·Higher Appraisal Scale in the Target Text | 第49-51页 |
| ·Lower Appraisal Scale in the Target Text | 第51-54页 |
| ·Target Text not reproducing Attitudinal Meaning of the Source Text | 第54-56页 |
| ·Summary of Attitude in the Target Text | 第56页 |
| ·The Causes of the Unequivalence | 第56-58页 |
| ·Factors of the Source Text | 第56-57页 |
| ·Factors of the Target Language and Culture | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary of Interpersonal Meaning Construction in Attitudinal Resources | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Implication | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第67页 |
