Abstract
摘要
List of Tables
List of Figures
Table of Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the present study
1.1.1 Academic discourse
1.1.2 Approaches to academic discourse
1.1.3 Structure of discussion section in research paper
1.1.4 Medical Research Paper
1.2 Aims of the present study
1.3 Methodology of the present study
1.4 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Some Related Notions in the present study
2.3 Previous Studies on discussion section in research paper from the perspective of pragmatics
2.4 Previous Studies on discussion section in medical research paper
2.4.1 Studies abroad
2.4.2 Studies in China
2.5 Applications of Appraisal Theory
2.5.1 Appraisal Theory in media discourse
2.5.2 Appraisal Theory in learning activity
2.5.3 Appraisal Theory in other fields
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theoretical Foundations
3.2.1 Bakhtin's dialogism and intertextuality
3.2.2 Interpersonal Function
3.2.3 Appraisal and Heteroglossic diversity
3.2.4 The Notion of Voice as Constitutive Element of Textual Interaction
3.2.5 Hood's classification of voice in academic discourse
3.3 The Proposed Analytical Framework
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Voicing Values realized in Discussion Section
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Some basic considerations about the present study
4.2.1 Academic community
4.2.2 Persuasion: the nature of academic discourse
4.2.3 Averral and attribution
4.2.4 The source of voice
4.2.5 Reporting verbs
4.3 Ways of engaging with other voices
4.3.1 Dialogic expansion
4.3.2 Dialogic contraction
4.4 Practical Analysis
4.4.1 Data analysis
4.4.2 The distribution of different voices in discussion section
4.5 Interpersonal meaning conveyed by voicing values in discussion section
4.5.1 Ways of aligning and opposing voices and values
4.5.2 Mapping processes of alignment and opposition in discussion section
4.6 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major findings of the present study
5.2 Implications of the present study
5.3 Limitation of the present study
5.4 Suggestions for the future study
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgements
Publications
声明