声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Research Background
1．2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1．3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Review of the Related Studies
2．1．1 Relevant Studies on Political Discourse
2．1．2 Relevant Studies on Hong Kong Policy Address Speech
2．2 Modality System
2．2．1 The Definition of Modality
2．2．2 Types of Modality
2．2．3 Values of Modality
2．2．4 Previous Studies on Modality
2．3 Modal Expressions
2．3．1 Modal Verbs
2．3．2 Modal Adjuncts
2．3．3 Modal Lexical Verbs
2．3．4 Metaphorized Modality
2．3．5 Other Expressions
2．4 Modality Orientations
2．4．1 Implicit Subjective Orientation
2．4．2 Explicit Subjective Orientation
2．4．3 Implicit Objective Orientation
2．4．4 Explicit Objective Orientation
2．4．5 Modal Responsibility
2．4．6 Previous Studies on Modality Orientation
2．5 Research Questions
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3．1 Corpora Used in the Study
3．2 Tools for Data Collection
3．3 Procedures for Data Collection and Analysis
3．3．1 Data Collection
3．3．2 Data Analysis
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4．1 Distributions of Various Modal Expressions
4．1．1 Modal Verbs
4．1．2 Modal Adjuncts
4．1．3 Modal Lexical Verbs
4．1．4 Metaphorized Modality
4．1．5 Other Expressions
4．2 Occurrences of Different Modality Values
4．3 Explicit Orientation in Policy Address Speeches
4．3．1 Explicit Subjective Orientation
4．3．2 Explicit Objective Orientation
4．3．3 Summary
4．4 Implicit Orientation in Policy Address speeches
4．4．1 Implicit Subjective Orientation
4．4．2 Implicit Objective Orientation
4．4．3 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5．1 Major Findings
5．2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
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