声明
Abstract
摘要
Content
Introduction
Chapter One Cultural Misreading
A.Definition of Cultural Misreading
B.Classification of Cultural Misreading
C.Previous Studies on Cultural Misreading
D.Previous Studies On American Political Speeches
Chapter Two Hermeneutics
A.Hermeneuties and Its General Development
B.The Key Notions of Gadamer’s Philosophical Hermeneutics
1.Prejudice
2.Fusion of Horizons
3.Effective History
Chapter Three Analysis of the Cultural Misreading in Light of Hermeneutics
A.Obama and His Political Speeches
1.Barack Obama
2.Features of Obama’s Pofitical Speech
B.Cultural Misreading in Obama’ Speeches
1.Cultural Misreading Related to Different Linguistic Systems
2.Cultural Misreading Related to the Different Social Environments
3.Cultural Misreading Related to the Different Cultural Connotations of Images
4.Cultural Misreading Related to the Different Value Systems
5.Cultural Misreading Related to the consideration of target reader’s horizon of expectation
Conclusion
A.Findings of the study
B.Major Contributions
C.Major Limitations and Further Directions
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements