| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Rhetorical Motives | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the South China Sea Issue | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on SCSI in the Field of International Politics | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on SCSI in the Field of Journalism and Communications | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on SCSI in the Field of Linguistics | 第18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on News Media in the Public Opinion Dimension | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1 Burke’s Rhetorical Theory of Dramatistic Pentad | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Pentad | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Ratio | 第24页 |
| 3.2 Burke’s Rhetorical Theory of Identification | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.1 An Introduction to the Concept of “Identification” | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2 Three Forms of Identification | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.3 Identification and Persuasion | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Internal Logical Relations between “Dramatistic Pentad” and “Identification” | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Four Analyses of Rhetorical Motives behind the South China Sea Reports | 第28-58页 |
| 4.1 Analyses of Rhetorical Motives in News Reports from China Daily | 第28-41页 |
| 4.1.1 The Pentadic Analysis of News Samples from China Daily | 第29-35页 |
| 4.1.2 The Identification Analysis of News Samples from China Daily | 第35-41页 |
| 4.2 Analyses of Rhetorical Motives in News Reports from New York Times | 第41-55页 |
| 4.2.1 The Pentadic Analysis of News Samples from New York Times | 第42-50页 |
| 4.2.2 The Identification Analysis of News Samples from New York Times | 第50-55页 |
| 4.3 A Comparison of the Rhetorical Motives and the Rhetorical Strategies of the Two Newspapers | 第55-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Differences of the Motives and the Realization Strategies of the Two Newspapers | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Similarities of the Motives and the Realization Strategies of the Two Newspapers | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Appendixes | 第65-66页 |
| About the Author | 第66页 |
