| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 内容提要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Metadiscourse and Its Taxonomies | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 The concept of metadiscourse | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 The categories of metadiscourse | 第17-26页 |
| 2.2.1 A brief review of Halliday's theory of metafunction and metadiscourse | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The classification system for metadiscourse | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter 3 The Metadiscourse Schema in English Political Speeches | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1 Textual metadiscourse | 第26-29页 |
| 3.2 Interpersonal metadiscourse | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4 English Political Speech and Its Characteristics | 第32-38页 |
| 4.1 Communication and its components | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Public speaking and its goals | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3 A pragmatic view of English political speech | 第34-38页 |
| 4.3.1 The context of English political speech | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3.2 The pragmatic characteristics of English political speech | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 5 A Study of Metadiscourse in English Political Speeches | 第38-46页 |
| 5.1 Data sources and collection | 第38-40页 |
| 5.2 Data coding and analysis methods | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3 The findings | 第41-46页 |
| 5.3.1 Metadiscourse use in general | 第41-43页 |
| 5.3.2 A comparison of metadisocurse use across subtypes | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussions | 第46-55页 |
| 6.1 The characteristics of metadiscourse Use in English political speeches | 第46-50页 |
| 6.2 The characteristics of metadiscourse in English political speeches across subtypes | 第50-55页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-64页 |
