Chapter 1 Introduction： Objectives of Study
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Purpose and Background of the Study
1.3 Comparative Dimension of Stance in Television News Presentation
1.4 The Objectives and Research Questions
1.5 Outline of the Dissertation
Chapter 2 Literature Review： Stance and Television News Presentation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Stance and Appraisal Theory
2.3 Review of Television News Presentation
2.4 Conclusions
Chapter 3 Methodology and Data
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Brief Account of Appraisal Theory
3.3 White's Extended Framework
3.4 Data and Coding
3.5 Conclusions
Chapter 4 Realizations of Stance in the Television News Coverage of the Syria Crisis： A Comparative Analysis of CCTV and BBC Television News
4.1 Introduction
4.2 General Description of the Data
4.3 Attribution as Realization of Stance
4.4 Agency and Affectedness： The Representation of Casualties in the Syria Crisis
4.5 Conclusions
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Chapter 5 Realizations of Stance in the Television News Coverage of the Eurozone Crisis： A Comparative Study of CCTV and BBC Television News Presentations
Chapter 6 Realizations of Stance in the Television News Coverage of the Boston Bombing： A Comparative Study of CCTV and BBC Television News Presentations
Chapter 7 Realizations of Stance in the Television News Coverage of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Chapter 8 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Appendices
