| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第12页 |
| ·Research Aims | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| ·News and Disaster News | 第15-18页 |
| ·News | 第15-16页 |
| ·Disaster News | 第16-18页 |
| ·Overview of the Disaster News Study | 第18-23页 |
| ·Overview of the Disaster News Study Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overview of the Disaster News Study at Home | 第19-23页 |
| ·A Journalistic Analysis | 第19页 |
| ·A Linguistic Analysis | 第19-23页 |
| ·Review of the Disaster News Study | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-40页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第24-35页 |
| ·Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Constatives and Performatives | 第25-28页 |
| ·Classification of Speech Acts | 第28-29页 |
| ·Searle's Contribution to Speech Act Theory | 第29-35页 |
| ·Revision of Speech Act Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第31-33页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Acts | 第33-35页 |
| ·Perspective Taking Theory | 第35-40页 |
| ·Definition of Perspective Taking | 第35-37页 |
| ·Steps of Successful Perspective Taking | 第37-38页 |
| ·Concluding Thoughts | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Speech Acts in Disaster News Reports | 第40-56页 |
| ·Classification of Speech Acts in Disaster News Reports | 第40-50页 |
| ·Assertives | 第41-42页 |
| ·Expressives | 第42-47页 |
| ·Comforting and Encouraging Victims | 第42-44页 |
| ·Calming Victims | 第44-46页 |
| ·Showing Sympathy to Victims | 第46-47页 |
| ·Directives | 第47页 |
| ·Commissives | 第47-48页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Acts | 第48-50页 |
| ·Perspectives Taking in Disaster News Reports | 第50-53页 |
| ·Reporting the Disaster Itself | 第51页 |
| ·Reporting the Victims | 第51-52页 |
| ·Reporting the Government's Deeds | 第52页 |
| ·Reporting the Disaster Recovery | 第52-53页 |
| ·Functions Served by Disaster News Reports | 第53-56页 |
| ·Social Function | 第53-54页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第54-55页 |
| ·Emotional Function | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
