| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第19-30页 |
| ·Relation | 第19-28页 |
| ·Asymmetric Relations | 第19-20页 |
| ·Symmetric Relations | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Number of Relations | 第21-28页 |
| ·Function | 第28页 |
| ·Hierarchy | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four The Application of the RST | 第30-58页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第30-31页 |
| ·Analytical Procedures of the RST in Text Analysis | 第31-33页 |
| ·Division of Units | 第31-32页 |
| ·Identification of the Spans and Relations | 第32页 |
| ·Drawing the Diagram | 第32-33页 |
| ·Analysis of the Samples | 第33-48页 |
| ·Data Statistics and Discussion | 第48-52页 |
| ·Collection of Rhetorical Relations | 第48-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the Distribution of the Rhetorical Relations in the Political Speeches | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discussion of the Similarities and Differences in Rhetorical Relations | 第52-55页 |
| ·Establishment of Rhetorical Structure Pattern for Political Speeches | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第58页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第58-60页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix I | 第65-71页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第72页 |
