2008年最新毕业论文《英文论证语篇：英汉对比修辞的文化解读》.rar viii Contents Chapter　1　Introduction…………………………………………………………....1 1.1　Research　Objective………………………………………………………....2 1.2　A　Brief　Description　of　the　Quantitative　Research　Design　of　This　Thesis………2 1.3　General　Organization　of　This　Thesis………………………………………3 Chapter　2　Background　of　This　Study………………………………………………5 2.1　The　Beginning　of　Modern　Contrastive　Rhetoric…………………………….5 2.2　The　Theoretical　Foundation　for　Contrastive　Rhetoric………………………6 2.3　The　Research　Areas　of　Contrastive　Rhetoric……………………………….8 2.4　Limitations　of　Current　Contrastive　Rhetoric　Research……………………..11 2.5　Conflicting　Views　on　Reasons　for　the　Chinese　Rhetorical　Patterns.…………12 2.6　Recent　Trends　of　English-Chinese　Contrastive　Rhetoric Research　in　China…………………………………………………………..14 2.7　Main　Features　of　My　Study　as　Presented　in　This　Thesis………………………16 2.8　Summary……………………………………………………………..............17 Chapter　3　Confucian　Influence　on　Chinese　Rhetoric　and　Composition……………18 3.1　Essential　Rhetorical　Assumptions　of　Confucianism…………………………18 3.2　Major　Confucian　Principles　and　Doctrine　Related　to　Rhetoric...........................20 3.2.1　Ren(Humanity,Love)……………………………………………………..20 3.2.2　Li(Propriety,Rites)………………………………………………………..22 3.2.3　Zhong　Yong(The　Doctrine　of　the　Mean)…………………………………..24 3.3　The　Characteristics　of　Chinese　Rhetoric……………………………………25 3.4　Rhetorical　Styles　of　Chinese　Writing……………………………………….27 3.5　Summary……………………………………………………………..............29 Chapter　4　Aristotelian　Influence　on　English　Rhetoric　and　Composition……………..30 4.1　The　Development　of　Western　Way　of　Thinking　in　Ancient　Greece..………….30 4.2　Major　Aristotelian　Concepts　about　Rhetoric……............................................31 4.2.1　Aristotle＇s　Concept　of　Causality……............................................................31 4.2.2　Aristotle＇s　Invention……...............................................................................32 4.2.3　Aristotle＇s　Arrangement　of　Speech/Writing　with　Enthymeme　and　Example....35 4.3　New　Rhetoric　and　Composition　after　1970＇s...................................................36 4.4　Characteristics　of　the　Tradition　of　English　Composition..................................40 4.5　Summary............................................................................................................41 Chapter　5　Quantitative　Research　on　Rhetorical　Patterns　of　English　English　and　Chinese　Natives:A　Cultural　Approach　to Contrastive　Rhetoric ix Argumentative　Essays　by　English　and　Chinese　Natives............................42 5.1　Description　of　This　Research.............................................................................42 5.2　Data....................................................................................................................43 5.3　Methodology　of　This　Study...............................................................................43 5.4　Results　and　Discussions.....................................................................................45 5.4.1　Analytical　Results...........................................................................................45 5.4.2　Description　of　Table　1....................................................................................46 5.4.3　Description　of　Table　2....................................................................................47 5.4.4　Exemplary　Analyses.......................................................................................49 5.4.4.1　Analysis　of　NS　Text　47　with　Figure　1　and　Diagram　1...................................49 5.4.4.2　Analysis　of　NNS　Text　50　with　Figure　2　and　Diagram　2................................50 5.5　Interpretation　of　the　Analytical　Results　and　Exemplary　Analyses......................55 5.6　Major　Rhetorical　differences　between　English　and　Chinese　Cultures.............57 5.7　Pedagogical　Implications　for　Chinese　ESL　Teachers...........................................60 5.8　Summary.....