声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Aim of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Basic Concepts
2.1.1 Public Speech
2.1.2 Political Public Speech
2.1.3 State of the State Union Address(SUA)
2.2 Relevant Studies on SUA
2.3 Relevant Studies on Interpersonal Function
2.3.1 Studies on Interpersonal Function Abroad
2.3.2 Studies on Interpersonal Function at Home
2.4 Relevant Studies on Interpersonal Function of SUA Based on SFG
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three PROPOSED THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar
3.2 Interpersonal Function
3.2.1 The Concept of Interpersonal Function
3.2.2 Realization of Interpersonal Function
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four METHODOLOGY
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Design
4.2.1 Material Analyzed
4.2.2 Data Collection
4.2.3 Data Analysis
Chapter Five RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
5.1 Analysis of Mood in Obama’s 2014 SUA
5.1.1 Interpersonal Functions of Indicative Mood
5.1.2 Interpersonal Functions of Imperative Mood
5.1.3 Summary
5.2 Analysis of Modality System in Obama’s 2014 SUA
5.2.1 Interpersonal Functions of “Will(not)”
5.2.2 Interpersonal Functions of “Can”
5.2.3 Interpersonal Functions of “Have to”
5.2.4 Summary
5.3 Analysis of Personal Pronouns in Obama’s 2014 SUA
5.3.1 Interpersonal Functions of the First Personal Pronoun
5.3.2 Interpersonal Function of the Second Personal Pronoun
5.3.3 InterpersonaI Functions of the Third Personal Pronoun
5.3.4 Summary
Chapter Six CONCLUSION
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Implications of the Present Study
6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research
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