List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Preamble
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Organisation of the book
Chapter 2 Approaches to Evaluation
2.1 Philosophical approach
2.2 Narrotological approach
2.3 Psychological approach
2.4 Pragmatics approach
2.5 Evidential approach
2.6 Grammatical approach
2.7 Corpus approach
2.8 Discourse semantics approach
2.9 Evaluation research in China
2.10 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Considerations
3.1 The system of ATTITUDE
3.2 AFFECT
3.3 JUDGEMENT
3.4 The system of ENGAGEMENT
3.5 The system of GRADUATION
3.6 Lexis,grammar and evaluation
Chapter 4 Methodology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The object of investigation
4.3 Description of data
4.4 Data collection procedures
4.5 Analytical methods
Chapter 5 Patterns of AFFECT
5.1 Terminology
5.2 Lexical realisations of AFFECT
5.3 Basic patterns of AFFECT
5.4 Identifying and parsing patterns
5.5 Semantic types of AFFECT
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6 Patterns of JUDGEMENT
6.1 Terminology
6.2 Lexical realisations of JUDGEMENT
6.3 Basic patterns of JUDGEMENT
6.4 Identifying and parsing JUDGEMENT
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Summary of the research
7.2 Major research findings
7.3 Implications
7.4 Limitations of the research
7.5 Prospects for further research
Appendix : Emoterloriented and
Trigger-oriented AFFECT
Bibliography