| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Purpose of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Layout of the Theisis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-42页 |
| ·The Study on American Presidential Inaugural Address | 第13-20页 |
| ·Political Speech | 第13-14页 |
| ·American Presidential Inaugural Address | 第14-19页 |
| ·Obama's Inaugural Address | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory | 第20-42页 |
| ·Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory at Home | 第22-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Appraisal Theory | 第25-42页 |
| Chapter 3 The Appraisal Analysis of Obama's Inaugural Address | 第42-79页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第42-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Attitudinal Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第44-60页 |
| ·The General Features of Attitudinal Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第44-46页 |
| ·Affect Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude | 第46-51页 |
| ·Judgment Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude | 第51-55页 |
| ·Appreciation Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude | 第55-60页 |
| ·Analysis of Engagement Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第60-74页 |
| ·The General Features of Engagement Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第60-63页 |
| ·The Language Resources for Engagement in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第63-74页 |
| ·Contractive Resources in the Subcategories of Engagement | 第63-69页 |
| ·Expansive Resources in the Sub-categories of Engagement | 第69-74页 |
| ·Analysis of Graduation Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第74-79页 |
| ·The Features of the Graduation Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第74-75页 |
| ·The Language Resources for Graduation in Obama's Inaugural Address | 第75-79页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第79-83页 |
| Works Cited | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix | 第88-97页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第97页 |
