声明
Abstract
摘要
List of Figures and Tables
Content
Chapter one Introduction
1.1 Aims of the Thesis
1.2 Significance of the Thesis
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 News as Discourse
2.1.1 Definition of news discourse
2.1.2 Features of news discourse
2.1.3 Media Discourse
2.2 Survey on Quotations
2.2.1 Definition of Quotations
2.2.2 Types of Quotations
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Brief Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis
3.1.1 Previous Studies on CDA
3.1.2 Fairclough’s Three Dimensional Model
3.2 Theoretical Framework of Intertextuality
3.3 Theoretical Framework of Appraisal Theory
3.3.1 Origin of Appraisal Theory
3.3.2 The Framework of Appraisal Theory
3.3.3 Applying Appraisal Theory to Media Discourse
Chapter Four Data Collection and Analysis
4.1 Methodology
4.1.1 Corpus Description
4.1.2 Method
4.2 Analysis and Results
4.2.1 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech in the Quotations
4.2.2 Analysis of Quotation Sources
4.2.3Analysis of Reporting Verbs in Quotations
4.2.4 Attitudinal Analysis of Quotations’ Content
4.3 Summarized Analysis of the Attitude Mode
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major findings of the study
5.2 Major contributions
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
Bibliography
Acknowledgment
Academic Achievements