| 摘要 | 第2-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Objective and Significance | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Methodology | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2.1 Research Corpus | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2.2 Research Instrument | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2.3 Research Question | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Organization | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Wh-question | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Position of Wh-question in Chinese Interrogative System | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies on Chinese Wh-question | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Courtroom Discourse | 第18-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Overseas and Domestic Studies on the Structure and Form | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Overseas and Domestic Studies on the Interaction | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Overseas and Domestic Studies on the Power | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Situation of Studies on Chinese Courtroom Discourse in CNKI | 第23-28页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第28-36页 |
| 3.1 Theme-Rheme Theory | 第28-31页 |
| 3.2 Focus Theory | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Domestic Viewpoints on the Concept “Focus” | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Classifications of the Focus | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 The Overall Theoretical Framework | 第33-36页 |
| 4 Discourse Structures and Informative Function of Wh-question in ChineseCourtroom Discourse | 第36-57页 |
| 4.1 Basic Information of Criminal Trial Conversations | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.1 General Introduction to Chinese Criminal Trials | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Roles of Criminal Trial Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Intonation Nucleus | 第38页 |
| 4.3 Classifications and Applications of Discourse Structures of Wh-question inChinese Courtroom Discourse | 第38-42页 |
| 4.4 Informative Functions of Wh-question in Chinese Courtroom Discourse | 第42-55页 |
| 4.4.1 Theme + rheme, with the focus on the latter: reconfirm the giveninformation | 第42-46页 |
| 4.4.2 Null theme, rheme occurs in the sentence-initial position with the focus | 第46-53页 |
| 4.4.2.1 In-depth inquiry | 第47-49页 |
| 4.4.2.2 Strengthening the cooperative communication | 第49-51页 |
| 4.4.2.3 Confirmation and verification | 第51-53页 |
| 4.4.3 Theme + rheme, with the focus in the first section: express speaker’ssubjective attitude | 第53-55页 |
| 4.5 Applications of Informative Functions of Wh-question in Chinese CourtroomDiscourse | 第55-57页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| 5.1 General Conclusions | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3 Recommendations | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第65-66页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表学术论文情况 | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-69页 |
