Acknowledgements | 第1-5 Abstract | 第5-6 内容摘要 | 第6-10 Introduction | 第10-14 0.1 A brief overview | 第10 0.2 Motivations of writing this paper | 第10-11 0.3 Theoretical and practical significances of this paper | 第11-13 0.4 Layout of this thesis | 第13-14 Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第14-29 1.1 Important notions involved in this paper | 第14-16 1.1.1 Critical | 第14 1.1.2 CDA or CL | 第14-15 1.1.3 Ideology | 第15-16 1.2 Philosophical foundations of CDA | 第16-17 1.3 Development of critical linguistics and critical discourse analysis abroad | 第17-24 1.4 A brief survey of CDA studies in China | 第24-26 1.5 The relationship between systemic-functional grammar and CDA | 第26-27 1.6 Evaluations of research abroad and at home | 第27-29 Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第29-37 2.1 Theoretical framework | 第29-31 2.1.1 Description | 第29-30 2.1.2 Interpretation | 第30 2.1.3 Explanation | 第30-31 2.2 Methodological tools | 第31-37 2.2.1 Halliday’s systemic functional grammar | 第31-35 2.2.1.1 The ideational function | 第31-33 2.2.1.2 The interpersonal function | 第33-35 2.2.2 Methodologies of CDA | 第35-36 2.2.2.1 Transformation | 第35-36 2.2.2.2 Classification | 第36 2.2.3 Thompson’argumentative analysis | 第36-37 Chapter 3 Description | 第37-59 3.1 Background information of inaugural addresses | 第37-39 3.1.1 A brief introduction to Franklin D. Roosevelt and his first inaugural | 第37-38 3.1.2 A brief introduction to Barack Obama and his inaugural address | 第38-39 3.2 Transitivity | 第39-46 3.2.1 Clarifications | 第39-40 3.2.2 Distribution of transitivity | 第40-46 3.2.2.1 Material processes | 第41-44 3.2.2.2 Relational processes | 第44-45 3.2.2.3 Mental processes | 第45 3.2.2.4 Verbal, behavioral and existential processes | 第45-46 3.3 Modality | 第46-52 3.3.1 Distribution of modality in the two addresses | 第46-48 3.3.2 Classification of modality | 第48-52 3.4 Transformation | 第52-54 3.4.1 Nominalization | 第52-53 3.4.2 Passivization | 第53-54 3.5 Classification | 第54-57 3.6 Conclusion of description | 第57-59 Chapter 4 Interpretation | 第59-66 4.1 Interpretation of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address | 第60-62 4.2 Interpretation of Barack Obama’s inaugural address | 第62-64 4.3 Conclusion of this part | 第64-66 Chapter 5 Explanation | 第66-72 5.1 On societal level | 第66-69 5.2 On institutional level | 第69-70 5.3 On situational level | 第70-71 5.4 Conclusion of this part | 第71-72 Conclusion | 第72-74 6.1 Research results of this thesis | 第72-73 6.2 Limitations of this paper | 第73-74 Bibliography | 第74-77 Appendix | 第77-87 在读硕士期间发表的论文 | 第87页 |