| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Aims and Significance | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research Question | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·An Overview of Audience Theory | 第16-21页 |
| ·The ancient Greek Origin of Western Audience Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Development of Audience Theory from Ancient Roma to 20~(th) century | 第18-21页 |
| ·An Overview of the Relationship between Rhetoric and Politics | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical framework-the Role of Audience in Chaim Perelman's New Rhetoric | 第23-36页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Chaim Perelman and His New Rhetoric | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Role of Audience in Chaim Perelman's New Rhetoric | 第24-34页 |
| ·Universal Audience and Particular Audience | 第25-28页 |
| ·Presence and Communion | 第28-34页 |
| ·Presence | 第29-32页 |
| ·Communion | 第32-34页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis on Obama's Midterm Election Speeches from Perelman's Audience Theory | 第36-64页 |
| ·Background Information | 第36-40页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Barack Obama | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Midterm Election of America | 第39-40页 |
| ·An Analysis on Barack Obama's Midterm Election Speeches | 第40-64页 |
| ·Audience Investigation | 第40-46页 |
| ·Presence Construction | 第46-58页 |
| ·Element Displaying | 第47-52页 |
| ·Utilization of Figures of Speech | 第52-56页 |
| ·Arrangement of the Speech Order | 第56-58页 |
| ·Communication and Persuasion | 第58-64页 |
| ·Enallage of Person | 第58-60页 |
| ·Asking Question | 第60-62页 |
| ·A Powerful Ending | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitation of the Thesis | 第65-66页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第66-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-69页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第69页 |
