美国国情咨文的人际意义研究

论文摘要

按照美国惯例,每年年初,现任总统都要在国会做年度报告,阐述政府的施政方针,被称为“国情咨文”。国情咨文是美国统治阶级的施政纲领,主要阐明美国总统每年面临的国内外情况,以及政府将要采取的政策措施。本文以系统功能语法为理论框架,分析“国情咨文”中的人际意义的主要实现形式。对于人际意义的研究,包括韩礼德的人际意义研究框架,即语气和情态;马丁的评价系统扩展了韩礼德的人际意义研究,此外,本文从人称系统的方面,进一步探索了‘国情咨文’在人称代词方面的选择。本文选用了2006-2010年的五篇‘国情咨文’为语料,通过对‘国情咨文’的语气,情态,评价系统及人称系统的研究分析人际意义是如何实现的,以及总统是如何运用人际意义来达到劝说和获得支持的目的的。作者主要从语气类型的角度来分析语气在“国情咨文”中是如何实现的。对于情态,本文分别从情态类型,情态取向和值三个方面分析了“国情咨文”中情态的人际意义。在评价系统分析方面,文章主要从情感,判定和鉴赏三个方面分析了态度系统的人际意义在“国情咨文”中的分布,并总结出态度和鉴赏多于情感的特征。在人称系统方面,作者分析了第一人称‘I’和‘we’,第二人称‘you’及第三人称‘they’的分布,从而总结出第一人称的使用频率高于第二、第三人称。本文运用系统功能语法理论分析“国情咨文”中人际意义,一方面有利于深化对“国情咨文”的理解;另一方面,可以为我国“政府工作报告”的汉英翻译提供借鉴与参考,从而使“政府工作报告”的英译同样具有原文的人际意义。

论文目录

• Abstract（English）
• Abstract（Chinese）
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 An Introduction to SUA
• 1.2 A Brief Introduction to Three Metafunctions of Language
• 1.3 Significance of the Study
• 1.4 Organization of this Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Reviews on the Study of Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.1.1 An Introduction of Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.1.2 Different Perspectives of Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.1.3 The Study of Interpersonal Meaning
• 2.1.3.1 Abroad
• 2.1.3.2 At Home
• 2.2 The Functional Theory of the Political Campaign Discourse
• 2.2.1 Assumptions of the Functional Theory
• 2.2.2 The Influences of Campaign Message on Voters
• 2.3 A Brief Review on the Study of SUA
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 The Three Metafunctions in Systemic Functional Grammar
• 3.2 The Realization of Interpersonal Meaning
• 3.2.1 Mood
• 3.2.1.1 Speech Roles and Speech Functions
• 3.2.1.2 Mood Types
• 3.2.2 Modality
• 3.2.2.1 Modality Types
• 3.2.2.2 Orientation
• 3.2.2.3 Value
• 3.2.3 Martin s Appraisal Theory
• 3.2.3.1 Attitude
• 3.2.3.2 Engagement
• 3.2.3.3 Graduation
• 3.2.4 Person System
• Chapter 4 Methodology
• 4.1 Research Questions
• 4.2 Data Collection
• 4.3 Research Methods
• Chpter 5 The Analysis of Interpersonal Meaning in SUA
• 5.1 Analysis of Mood in SUA
• 5.1.1 Speech Functions in SUA
• 5.1.2 Mood Types in SUA
• 5.2 The Analysis of Modality in SUA
• 5.2.1 Modality Types in SUA
• 5.2.2 Orientation in SUA
• 5.2.3 Value in SUA
• 5.3 The Analysis of the Appraisal System in SUA
• 5.3.1 Attitude Analysis
• 5.3.2 Engagement Analysis
• 5.3.3 Graduation Analysis
• 5.4 The Analysis of Person System in SUA
• 5.4.1 The First Person Pronoun in SUA
• 5.4.2 The Second Person Pronoun in SUA
• 5.4.3 The Third Person Pronoun in SUA
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• 6.1 Major Findings
• 6.2 The Limitations of the Present Study
• 6.3 Suggestions for Future Study
• References
• Appendix1
• Acknowledgements