声明
Table of Contents
Abstract
摘要
List of Figures
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1.1 Metafunction
1.1.2 Realization
1.1.3 Context
1.2 Appraisal and textual meanings
1.3 News and editorials
1.4 Research objectives,data and methodology
1.4.1 Methodology and procedure
1.4.2 Data and sample
1.5 Outline of the study
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Approaches to appraisal
2.1.1 Traditional approaches to appraisal
2.1.2 Approaches to appraisal as genre,grammar,lexis,and discourse
2.2 Literatures of appraisal from the perspective of textual metafunction
2.2.1 Literatures of appraisal coherence
2.2.2 Literatures of appraisal theme and appraisal new information
2.2.3 Literatures of appraisal organization at the generic level
2.3 Literatures of appraisal from ideational or interpersonal metafunetions
2.3.1 News and ideational news value
2.3.2 News and interpersonal news styles
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Appraisal and Appraisal Textuality
3.1 Appraisal system
3.1.1 Attitude
3.1.2 Engagement
3.1.3 Graduation
3.2 Recent developments of the Appraisal
3.2.1 An extended framework of engagement
3.2.2 Appraisal from the perspective of sociology
3.3 Some models of appraisal textuality
3.4 A framework of textual devices for appraisal textuality
3.4.1 Three strata in the appraisal textuality framework
3.4.2 Two dimensions in the appraisal textuality framework
3.4.3 One intermediary in the appraisal textuality framework
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Appraisal Coherence
4.1 The notion of appraisal coherence
4.2 Evaluative lexical patterns and appraisal coherence
4.2.1 Attitude and appraisal coherence
4.2.2 Graduation and appraisal coherence
4.2.3 Engagement and appraisal coherence
4.3 Prosody and appraisal coherence
4.3.1 Three means of evaluative prosody and appraisal coherence
4.3.2 Three patterns of evaluative prosody and appraisal coherence
4.4 Field and appraisal coherence
4.4.1 Patterning of appraisal system with field
4.4.2 Co-patterning of prosody with field
4.4.3 Inter-patterning of coherent relation with field
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Appraisal Theme and Appraisal New Information
5.1 The definition of appraisal theme and new information
5.2 Appraisal theme and appraisal textuality
5.2.1 Appraisal theme and its ideational metafunetion
5.2.2 Appraisal theme and its logical metafunction
5.2.3 Appraisal theme and its interpersonal metafunction
5.2.4 Appraisal theme and its textual metafunetion
5.3 Appraisal new information and appraisal textuality
5.3.1 Appraisal new information and its ideational metafunetion
5.3.2 Appraisal new information and its logical metafunction
5.3.3 Appraisal new information and its interpersonal metafunction
5.3.4 Appraisal new information and its textual metafunction
5.4 Appraisal theme,new information and tenor
5.5 Summary
Chapter 6 Appraisal in Editorial Genre
6.1 The relationship of appraisal and genre
6.2 Logical conj unction and appraisal in generic organisation
6.2.1 Conjunction,appraisal and global generic structures
6.2.2 Conjunction,appraisal and local legitimation
6.3 Metadiscourse and appraisal in generic organisation
6.3.1 Metadiseourse,appraisal and global persuasion
6.3.2 Metadiscourse,appraisal and local problem-solution pattern
6.4 Appraisal in genre and mode
6.5 Summary
Chapter 7 Appraisal Strategies
7.1 The variable of rhetorical strategies
7.2 An analytical model of appraisal strategies
7.2.1 Genre,tenor and appraisal strategies
7.2.2 Appraisal strategies at the macro-dimensions
7.2.3 Appraisal strategies at the micro-dimensions
7.2.4 Appraisal strategies in lexico-grammatical realizations
7.3 A taxonomy schema of appraisal rhetorical strategies
7.4 Genre,register and appraisal strategy
7.5 Summary
Chapter 8 Sample Analysis
8.1 Sample analysis of appraisal coherence
8.1.1 Attitude lexical linkage,engagement reference chains,and graduation links
8.1.2 Three means of appraisal prosody
8.1.3 Three patterns of appraisal coherence
8.2 Sample analysis of appraisal theme and new information
8.2.1 Appraisal themes in two samples
8.2.2 Appraisal new information in two samples
8.3 Sample analysis of logical conjunction and metadiscourse in genre
8.3.1 Appraisal conjunctions,global structure and local relation
8.3.2 Appraisal conjunctions and local legitimation
8.3.3 Appraisal metadiscourses and global authority
8.3.4 Appraisal metadiscourse and local signals
8.4 Sample analysis of appraisal strategies
8.4.1 Appraisal strategies in opening stages
8.4.2 Appraisal strategies in body stages
8.4.3 Appraisal strategies in wrap-up stages
8.5 Summary
Chapter 9 Conclusion
9.1 The findings of the study
9.2 The theoretical and practical significance of the study
9.3 The implications for language teaching and learning
9.4 The problems and limitations of the study
9.5 The future and potentials for the study
References
Appendix
Acknowledgements
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