| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses At home | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Identification Theory | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical Studies on Identification Theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Empirical Studies on Identification Theory | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-30页 |
| 3.1 Identification Theory | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Identification Strategies | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Identification via Rhetorical Content | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Identification via Rhetorical Form | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 English Phonetic Rhetoric | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Speech Perception | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Identification in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第30-50页 |
| 4.1 The Realization of Identification via Rhetorical Content | 第30-40页 |
| 4.1.1 The Realization of Identification by Sympathy | 第30-37页 |
| 4.1.2 The Realization of Identification by Antithesis | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.3 The Realization of Identification by Inaccuracy | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 The Realization of Identification via Rhetorical Form | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.1 The Realization of Identification by Conventional Form | 第40-43页 |
| 4.2.2 The Realization of Identification by Repetitive Form | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.3 The Realization of Identification by Progressive Form | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Phonetic Rhetoric Used to Achieve Identification | 第45-50页 |
| 4.3.1 Alliteration | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 End-rhyme | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3.3 Regression | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five The Distribution Frequency of Different Rhetorical Devices in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses | 第50-53页 |
| 5.1 The Distribution Frequency of Three Identification Strategies of Rhetorical Content | 第50页 |
| 5.2 The Distribution Frequency of Four Rhetorical Forms | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 The Distribution Frequency of Phonetic Rhetoric | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| 6.1 Research Findings | 第53-55页 |
| 6.2 Research Implications | 第55-56页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendices | 第61页 |
