本站原创Abstract5-7
摘要7-8
List of Figures and Tables8-11
Chapter one Introduction11-16
1.1 Aims of the Present Study11-12
1.2 Significance of the Present Study12-13
1.3 Organization of the Thesis13-16
Chapter two Literature Review16-25
2.1 Methodological review16-22
2.1.1 Previous Studies of CL and CDA abroad16-20
2.1.2 Previous Studies of CL and CDA at home20-22
2.2 Overview of the Image of China’s Economy22-25
Chapter three Theoretical Framework25-38
3.1 Critical Discourse Analysis25-30
3.1.1 Central Concepts of CDA25-29
3.1.2 Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Model29-30
3.2 Systemic Functional Grammar30-33
3.2.1 Relational Processes in Transitivity System31-32
3.2.2 The Congruent Form and Metaphorical Form32-33
3.3 Martin’s Appraisal Theory33-36
3.4 Corpus Linguistics36-38
Chapter four Data Collection and Analysis38-59
4.1 Selection of Relational Processes38-41
4.1.1 Source of corpora38-39
4.1.2 Rationales for Selecting Relational Processes39-40
4.1.3 Procedures of Selecting Relational Processes40-41
4.2 Semantic Grouping of Relational Processes41-56
4.2.1 Semantic Grouping of the Congruent Form41-48
4.2.1.1 Appraisal Analysis of the Congruent Form45-48
4.2.2 Semantic Grouping of the Metaphorical Form48-56
4.2.2.1 Appraisal Analysis of Metaphorical Form52-56
4.3 Ideology in American media56-59
4.3.1 The Positive and Negative Aspect of China’s Economic Image56-57
4.3.2 Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Meaning57-59
Chapter five Conclusion59-62
5.1 Findings of the Present Study59-60
5.2 Contributions of the Present Study60-61
5.3 Limitations of the Present Study61-62
Bibpography62-67
Acknowledgments67-68
Academic Achievements68