封面
目录
声明
英文摘要
中文摘要
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 Research objectives
1.3 Research significance
1.4 Layout of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 The communication media
2.2 The growth of micro-blog
2.3 Hot topics of micro-blog
2.4 Previous studies on micro-blog
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Algirdas Julien Greimas’ semantic description steps
3.2 Ferdinand de Saussure’s semiotic theory (sign, signifier, and signified)
3.3 Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory
Chapter Four Research Design
4.1 Research questions
4.2 Research methods
4.3 Research instruments
4.4 Data collection
4.5 Research procedures
Chapter Five Data analysis and discussion
5.1 Data analysis on the tweets collected from Twitter and Sina micro-blog
5.2 The denotations of the micro-blog hot topic—cruise ship runs aground off Italy
5.3 The connotations of micro-blog hot topic—cruise ship runs aground off Italy
5.4 The meaning-generation of micro-blog hot topic—cruise ship runs aground off Italy
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Findings
6.2 Implications
6.3 Limitations
参考文献
致谢
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