声明
致谢
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Aims and Significance
1.3 Structure of the Study
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Studies on News Commentaries
2.2 Studies on Pragmatic Argumentation
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three RESEARCH DESIGN
3.1 Theoretical Assumptions
3.2 Research Questions
3.3 Data Collection
3.4 Research Methods
Chapter Four RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Argumentative Characterization of News Commentaries
4.2 Prototypical Argument Schemes of Pragmatic Argumentation in Editorials in the Washington Post
4.4 Strategic Functions of Prototypical Pragmatic Argumentation and Its Extensions in Editorials in the Washington Post
4.5 Evaluation of Pragmatic Argumentation and its Extensions in Editorials in the Washington Post
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Further Research
参考文献
APPENDIXI
APPENDIXII