| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Research questions of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-24页 |
| ·Public Speech | 第11-13页 |
| ·Definition of Speech | 第11页 |
| ·Definition of Public Speech | 第11页 |
| ·Varieties of Public Speech | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of Public Speech | 第12-13页 |
| ·Political Speech | 第13-15页 |
| ·Definition of Political Speech | 第13页 |
| ·Features of Political Speech | 第13-14页 |
| ·Political Speech as a Speech Act | 第14-15页 |
| ·Theories on Speech Acts | 第15-18页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Austin's Classification of Speech Acts | 第16-17页 |
| ·Searle's Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第17-18页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Acts | 第18页 |
| ·Macro-structure Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·Sentential Groups and Speech Acts Sets | 第20-21页 |
| ·Macro-Action and Macro-Speech-Act | 第21-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Macro-Structure | 第22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Obama's Race Speeches | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第24-27页 |
| ·Source of Data-Collection | 第24-25页 |
| ·Reasons for Obama's Race Speeches-Based Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis Procedure | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis and Discussion | 第27-49页 |
| ·Locutionary acts of Obama's 9 Race Speeches | 第27-28页 |
| ·Illocutionary acts of Obama's 9 Race Speeches | 第28-46页 |
| ·Classification of Speech Acts in the Speeches from Sentences Level | 第28-30页 |
| ·Statistic and Analysis of Speech Acts from Sentences Level | 第30-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Speech Acts from Discourse Level | 第37-42页 |
| ·Construction of Pragmatic Macro-Structure Models of Speech Acts | 第42-46页 |
| ·Perlocutionary Acts of Obama's 9 Race Speeches | 第46-47页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Acts of Obama's 9 Race Speeches | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·Implication of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations and Recommendation for the Future Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations | 第51页 |
| ·Recommendation for the Future Study | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix:Obama's 9 Race Speeches | 第55-112页 |
| Abbreviations | 第112-113页 |
| List of Tables | 第113-114页 |
| List of Figures | 第114-115页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree | 第115-116页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第116-117页 |
