| Abstract (in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第10-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| ·The Definition of News | 第17-18页 |
| ·News Classification | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Approaches to News Analysis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Contrastive Studies on News Analysis | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Research on Appraisal Theory in China | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework: Engagement System in Appraisal Theory | 第23-41页 |
| ·Appraisal Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Background of Appraisal Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·An Overview of Appraisal—Three Subsystems | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Engagement System | 第25-40页 |
| ·Theoretical Bases | 第25-31页 |
| ·Intersubjectivity: a Philosophical Basis | 第25-27页 |
| ·Hedging: a Pragmatic Basis | 第27-28页 |
| ·Context: a Sociological Basis | 第28-30页 |
| ·Emotion and Conditional Reasoning: a Cognitive Psychological Basis | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Engagement Resources | 第31-39页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansion | 第34-36页 |
| ·Entertain: Modality and Evidentiality | 第34-35页 |
| ·Attribute: Acknowledge and Distance | 第35-36页 |
| ·Dialogic Contraction | 第36-39页 |
| ·Disclaim: Deny (Negation) and Counter | 第37页 |
| ·Proclaim: Concur, Endorse and Pronounce | 第37-39页 |
| ·Intra-vocalization and Extra-vocalization | 第39-40页 |
| ·Why Does This Thesis Emphasize Engagement | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第41-48页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第41页 |
| ·Sample Selection | 第41-42页 |
| ·Instrument | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Approach | 第44页 |
| ·Coding Procedures | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第48-73页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistical Study of Engagement Resources in Chinese and English Hard News | 第48-54页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in English Hard News | 第48-51页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in Chinese Hard News | 第51-54页 |
| ·Realization of Engagement Resources in Chinese and English Hard News | 第54-62页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansive Resources | 第54-59页 |
| ·Attribute | 第54-57页 |
| ·Entertain | 第57-59页 |
| ·Dialogic Contractive Resources | 第59-62页 |
| ·Disclaim | 第59-61页 |
| ·Proclaim | 第61-62页 |
| ·Comparison Between Chinese and English Hard News | 第62-71页 |
| ·Similarities and Discussion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Differences and Discussion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Differences in Acknowledge | 第67-70页 |
| ·Differences in Endorse | 第70页 |
| ·Explanation of the Differences from Perspectives of Culture and Political Institution | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84-85页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第85页 |
