声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Significance of the study
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Thesis structure
2.Literature Review
2.1 Previous studies on Rhetorical Structure Theory
2.1.1 Rhetorical Structure Theory for discourse analysis
2.1.2 Rhetorical Structure Theory for cross-linguistic studies
2.2 Previous studies on Contrastive Rhetoric
2.3 Previous studies on disaster news discourses
2.4 Summary
3.Theoretical Framework
3.1 Rhetorical Structure Theory
3.1.1 Relations,spans,schemas and structure
3.1.2 Relation,hierarchy and function
3.2 Contrastive Rhetoric
3.3 Combining Rhetorical Structure Theory and Contrastive Rhetoric
4.Methodology and Data Collection
4.1 Methodology
4.2 Instruments—RST Tool 345 and SPSS Statistics 19
4.3 Data collection
4.3.2 Principles of data selection
4.3.3 Filtering of selected data
5.RST Analytical Procedures and Statistical Analysis
5.1 RST analytical procedures
5.1.1 Segmentation of texts into units
5.1.2 Identification of relations between text spans
5.1.3 Drawing schemas
5.2 Sample analyses
5.3 Statistical analysis and data test
5.3.1 Types,frequency and distribution of rhetorical relations
5.3.2 Dominant relations and their distribution
5.3.3 Patterns of RST tree diagram
5.3.4 Internal structures
6.Contrastive Analysis and Discussions
6.1 Differences and similarities in terms of rhetorical relations
6.2 Differences and similarities in terms of dominant relations
6.3 Difierences and similarities in terms of diagram patterns
6.4 Differenees and similarities in terms of internal structures
6.5 Underlying causes for the RST differences between English and Chinese disaster news discourses
6.5.1 Different linguistic features of English and Chinese languages
6.5.2 Different thinking patterns of Chinese and westerners
6.5.3 Different highlights for disaster news reporting
7.Conclusion
7.1 Summary of the study
7.2 Implications of the study
7.2.1 Implications for RST studies on disaster news
7.2.2 Implications for disaster reporting for China’s news industry
7.2.3 Implications for disaster news teaching and learning
7.3 Limitations of the study
Bibliography
Appendices