Contents
Abstract
摘要
1 Introduction-1
1.1 Background of the study-1
1.2 Structure of the thesis-2
2 Literature Review-2
2.1 Key terms-2
2.1.1 BBC political news-2
2.1.2 Appraisal-3
2.2 Previous studies-3
2.3 Perspective of the study-4
3 Appraisal Theory-4
3.1 Attitude-5
3.2 Engagement-6
3.3 Graduation-7
4 Analysis of BBC Political News from the Appraisal Theory-7
4.1 General comparison of appraisal resources in BBC news-7
4.2 Comparative analysis of attitude resources-10
4.2.1 Comparison of overall attitude resources distribution-10
4.2.2 Comparative analysis of affect-11
4.2.3 Comparative analysis of judgment-12
4.2.4 Comparative analysis of appreciation-13
4.3 Comparative analysis of engagement resources-13
4.3.1 Comparative analysis of monogloss-13
4.3.2 Comparative analysis of heterogloss-15
4.4 Comparative analysis of graduation resources-15
4.4.1 Comparative analysis of force-16
4.4.2 Comparative analysis of focus-16
5 Conclusion-17
5.1 Major findings-17
5.2 Limitations-18
References-19
Appendix...20