| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| A List of Figures and Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Organization of This Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 1.5 Data Collection | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第14-29页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to Reported Speech | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Reported Speech | 第14-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional Accounts of Reported Speech | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Stylistic Approach on Reported Speech | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.3 Systemic-Functional Account of Reported Speech | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.4 Discourse-Pragmatic Account of Reported Speech | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3 The Study of Reported Speech in News Discourse | 第21-29页 |
| 2.3.1 The Study of Reporting Modes | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.2 The Study of News Source | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.3 The Study of Reporting Verbs | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.4 The Study of Reported Speech at Home | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-41页 |
| 3.1 Critical Discourse Analysis | 第29-39页 |
| 3.1.1 Overview of CDA | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Significant Terms in CDA | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1.3 Fairclough's Three-Dimensional Framework | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2 Intertextual Approach to Reported Speech | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 News Sources of Reported Speech | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1 Classification of News Sources in This Thesis | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 News Sources for Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3 Specifiable Source and Newsworthiness | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Reporting Modes in News Discourse | 第48-67页 |
| 5.1 Classification of Reporting Modes in this Thesis | 第48-58页 |
| 5.1.1 Direct Speech | 第50-53页 |
| 5.1.2 Indirect Speech | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1.3 Preset Direct Speech | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2 Reporter's Control Over the Reported Speech | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 The Analysis of Reporting Modes in the News Samples | 第60-67页 |
| 5.3.1 Comparison between American and Chinese Reporting Modes | 第60-62页 |
| 5.3.2 Results and Discussions | 第62-66页 |
| 5.3.3 Explanation of the Differences | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| References | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99页 |
