评价理论视角下的奥巴马就职演说语篇分析

论文摘要

本论文在评价理论框架下将奥巴马2009年1月20日的就职演说作为研究对象进行语篇分析。评价理论是系统功能语言学人际意义的新发展,是人际意义研究中的突破。奥巴马就职演说中充满了态度和评价,充满了人际意义的表达。这样,评价理论——这一发展中的人际功能理论为作者解读奥巴马就职演说中的评价意义提供了理想的理论框架。在该论文中我们采取了定性和定量的研究方法来研究语篇中评价资源的分布特点和它所起的作用。评价资源包括态度资源、介入资源、级差资源。研究发现态度资源广泛用于该就职演说中,这些态度资源分布不平均。判断资源大量分布语篇中,紧随其后的是鉴赏资源。情感资源在语篇中数量不很多。积极的态度资源多于消极的态度资源,显性的态度资源多于隐性的态度资源。在介入资源中,压缩资源多于扩展资源。对于级差资源,奥巴马更喜欢使用强势和明显聚焦。本论文证明评价理论在分析特殊的政治演讲——美国总统就职演说中的可行性,丰富了对于美国总统就职演说的研究,同时为中外学者在相关学术写作中有效表达评价意义提供了有价值的启示。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Purpose of the Thesis
• 1.2 Significance of the Thesis
• 1.3 Layout of the Theisis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 The Study on American Presidential Inaugural Address
• 2.1.1 Political Speech
• 2.1.2 American Presidential Inaugural Address
• 2.1.3 Obama's Inaugural Address
• 2.2 The Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory
• 2.2.1 Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory Abroad
• 2.2.2 Studies and Applications of the Appraisal Theory at Home
• 2.2.3 Theoretical Framework of the Appraisal Theory
• Chapter 3 The Appraisal Analysis of Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.1 Methodology of the Study
• 3.2 Analysis of Attitudinal Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.2.1 The General Features of Attitudinal Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.2.2 Affect Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude
• 3.2.3 Judgment Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude
• 3.2.4 Appreciation Resources in the Subcategories of Attitude
• 3.3 Analysis of Engagement Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.3.1 The General Features of Engagement Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.3.2 The Language Resources for Engagement in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.3.2.1 Contractive Resources in the Subcategories of Engagement
• 3.3.2.2 Expansive Resources in the Sub-categories of Engagement
• 3.4 Analysis of Graduation Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.4.1 The Features of the Graduation Resources in Obama's Inaugural Address
• 3.4.2 The Language Resources for Graduation in Obama's Inaugural Address
• Chapter 4 Conclusion
• Works Cited
• Appendix
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