声明
Abstract
摘要
List of Abbreviations
List of Figure and Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Rationale of the Study
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies of Presupposition
2.1.1 Discourse Analysis
2.1.2 Translation
2.1.3 Foreign Language Teaching
2.1.4 Cross-Cultural Communication
2.2 Linguistic Studies of Political Discourse
2.2.1 Critical Discourse Analysis(CDA)
2.2.2 Rhetoric Strategies
2.2.3 Pragmatic studies
2.2.4 Presupposition
2.3 Research Gaps
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 The Concept of Presupposition
3.1.1 Definitions of Presupposition
3.1.2 Semantic Presupposition
3.1.3 Pragmatic Presupposition
3.2 Presupposition Triggers
3.3 Properties of Pragmatic Presupposition
3.3.1 Defeasibility
3.3.2 Appropriateness and Mutual Knowledge
3.3.3 Unidirectionality,Subjectiveness and Latency
3.4 Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition
3.4.1 Definition of Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition
3.4.2 Classification of Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition
3.5 Critical Discourse Analysis(CDA)
3.5.1 Deftnition of CDA
3.5.2 Fairciough’s Framework of CDA
Chapter 4 Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Data Description
4.3 Research Procedures
4.3.1 Collecting the Data
4.3.2 Analyzing the Data
Chapter 5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Purposes of Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition in Government Press Conference
5.1.1 Misleading the Public
5.1.2 Defaming the Chinese Government
5.1.3 Fabricating the‘China Threat’
5.2 Realization of These Purposes through Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition
5.2.1 Making Groundless Accusations
5.2.2 Substituting the Fake for the Genuine
5.2.3 Creating Something out of Nothing
5.2.4 Distorting the Facts
5.2.5 Drawing False Analogy
5.3 Main Features of Fictitious Pragmatic Presupposition in Government Press Conference
5.4 Ideologies Embedded in the Discourse of Government Press Conferenee
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Summary of the Study
6.2 Implications of the Study
6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies
References
Acknowledgements
List of Published Paper