声明
Abstract
摘要
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivations of the Present study
1.2 Significance 0f the Present Research
1.3 Outline of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction to English Parentheses
2.2 Definitions of Parentheses
2.3 Former Studies of Parentheses
2.3.1 Studies Abroad
2.3.2 Studies at Home
2.4 Review of the Inaugural Addresses of the USA Presidents
2.4.1 The Notion and Characteristics of the Political Addresses
2.4.2 Former Studies on the Inaugural Addresses of the USA Presidents
3 Theoretical Foundation
3.1 An Introduction to Systemic Functional Grammar
3.2 A Brief Introduction to Three Meta-functions
3.2.1 The Ideational Meta-function
3.2.2 The Interpersonal Meta-function
3.2.3 The Textual Meta-function
3.3 Introduction to Adjuncts
3.3.1 Circumstantial Adjuncts
3.3.2 Modal Adjuncts
3.3.3 Conjunctive Adjuncts
4 Research Design and Methodology
4.1 Research Questions of the Study
4.2 Analysis Methods
4.3 Collection of Data
4.4 Procedures of Studv
5 A Study of English Parentheses in the Inaugural Addresses of the USA Presidents from the Functional Aspect
5.1 The Functional Classification of Parentheses
5.1.1 Ideational Parentheses
5.1.2 Interpersonal Parentheses
5.1.3 Textual Parentheses
5.2 Distribution of the Parentheses in the Inaugural Addresses of the USA Presidents
5.2.1 The Ideational Function in the Collected Samples
5.2.2 The Interpersonal Function in the Collected Samples
5.2.3 The Textual Functions in the Collected Samples
5.3 Summarv
6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings of the Study
6.2 Implications of the Research
6.3 Limitations of the Present Research
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Appendix
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