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编号 本科生毕业 美国总统就职演说中的修辞分析 Analysis of Rhetorical Devices in Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents 学 生 姓 名 曲 妍 专 业 英 语 学 号 0761128 指 导 教 师 杨 洪 侠 分 院 语 言 文 学 分 院 2011年 6 月  ABSTRACT American presidential inauguration is a solemn occasion which requires a formal speech. On the inauguration day, each president will deliver his inaugural address to express his political views and win the audience`s support. Inaugural address is characterized by its clear viewpoints, refined language and persuasiveness. Like other speeches, inaugural address is abundent in rhetorical devices. These rhetorical devices play an important role in American presidential addresses. This paper classifies English rhetoric into three categories: lexical stylistic devices, syntactical stylistic devices and phonetic stylistic devices from perspective of linguistics. Based on this classification, it analyzes rhetorical devices employed in inaugural addresses. This paper also makes a thorough analysis of simile, metaphor, parallelism, antithesis, allusion and alliteration etc. in Obama`s inaugural address. It is hoped that this paper will provide profound insights into inaugural addresses by means of rhetoric. Though analysis, the use of rhetorical devices can make inaugural address acceptable. Key words: inaugural address; rhetorical devices; metaphor; parallelism; allusion 摘 要 每任新总统上任都要发表就职演说，其目的在于表明自己的政治立场，鼓舞听众，打动人心，赢得支持。总统就职演说以其鲜明的观点，雅致的语言，强大的雄辩力和深刻的洞察力，令人精神振奋，鼓舞人心。修辞存在于各种演讲当中，尤其是在美国总统就职演讲中，更是起着极其重要的作用，是影响就职演说成败的关键。本文从语言学角度，将英语中的修辞手段分为词汇修辞格、句法修辞格和语音修辞格三类，认真研究主要修辞手段在就职演说中的作用，包括明喻、暗喻、排比、对偶、典故、头韵等等，并以奥巴马在就职演说中的精彩语言为例，来体现修辞的生动和耐人寻味，使读者运用所学的修辞手法更深刻地理解总统就职演说。 关键词：就职演说；修辞手法；暗喻；排比；典故  Contents I. Introduction.................................................................................................................1 II. An Introduction of Rhetoric and Inauguaral Address…………………………...3 2.1 An Introduction of Rhetoric……………………………………………………..3 2.1