从评价理论角度分析奥巴马在上海的演讲

论文摘要

2009年11月16日,美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马在上海科技馆给中国大学生做了一次演讲。与其他从政治角度做出的研究不同,本文从语言学的角度探索奥巴马如何利用评价资源联合中国观众。研究中采用评价理论作为理论框架,它可以分为态度、介入和级差。本文结合具体实例采用定量、定性的分析方法研究评价资源的分布以及它们所起的作用。研究发现,态度资源广泛用于演讲中,不平均的比例说明态度系统情感大量分布,其次是判断和鉴赏。积极的态度资源多于消极的态度资源;同样,显性的态度资源多于隐性的态度资源。对介入资源而言,压缩资源和扩展资源都用于与中国观众之间建立协商。升级级差资源与态度资源、介入资源交织在一起目的在于使更多现场的中国青年信服奥巴马提出的观点。本文检验了评价理论在政治演讲中的适用性和可行性,同时为英语语言学习和跨文化交际提供了有价值的启示。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Background
• 1.2 Significance of the Study
• 1.3 Layout of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Political Speech
• 2.1.1 Interpretation of Public Speech
• 2.1.2 Political Speech: Sub-category of Public Speech
• 2.2 Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.2.1 Interpretation of Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.2.2 From Interpersonal Meaning to the Appraisal Theory
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework: the Appraisal Theory
• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Attitude System
• 3.2.1 Affect
• 3.2.2 Judgement
• 3.2.3 Appreciation
• 3.3 Engagement System
• 3.3.1 Contraction
• 3.3.2 Expansion
• 3.4 Graduation System
• 3.4.1 Focus
• 3.4.2 Force
• Chapter 4 Analysis of Appraisal Resources in Obama’s Shanghai Speech
• 4.1 Data Description and Methodology
• 4.2 Attitudinal Resources: Mapping Feelings Construed in the Speech
• 4.2.1 Features of Attitudinal Resources
• 4.2.2 Analysis of Affect Resources
• 4.2.3 Analysis of Judgement Resources
• 4.2.4 Analysis of Appreciation Resources
• 4.2.5 Relatively Centralized Distribution of Attitudinal Resources
• 4.3 Engagement Resources: Aligning Audiences into Value Positions
• 4.3.1 Features of Engagement Resources
• 4.3.2 Analysis of Contractive Resources
• 4.3.3 Analysis of Expansive Resources
• 4.4 Graduation Resources: Comprehending Degrees of Obama’s Evaluation
• 4.4.1 Features of Graduation Resources
• 4.4.2 Analysis of Focus Resources
• 4.4.3 Analysis of Force Resources
• Chapter 5 Conclusion
• Works Cited
• 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果
• Appendix