| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·A Legal Case on Language | 第9页 |
| ·Motives and Objectives of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Outline of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-21页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Language | 第11-17页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Language abroad | 第11-13页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Language in China | 第13-15页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Language in Court | 第15-17页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Language from the Perspective of Metaphor Theories | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations and Research Design | 第21-26页 |
| ·Theories of Forensic Linguistics | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theories of Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classical Metaphor Theories | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of Various Aspects of Metaphor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research Design | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data Collection and Processing | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 4 The Analysis of Metaphors in Legal Language in Court | 第26-39页 |
| ·The Syntactical Structure of Metaphors in Legal Language | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Classification of Metaphors in Legal Language | 第29-32页 |
| ·Features of Metaphors in Legal Language | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Forensic Basis of Metaphors in Legal Language | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Socio-cultural Basis | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Forensic Basis | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 5 The Functions of Metaphorical Concepts in Legal Language | 第39-45页 |
| ·The Cognitive Functions of Metaphorical Concepts in Legal Language | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Function of Constructing New Concepts | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Function of Explanation | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Function of Reasoning | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Forensic Functions of Metaphorical Concepts in Legal Language | 第42-45页 |
| ·The Function of Popularizing Law | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Function of Reinforcing Legal Force | 第43页 |
| ·The Function of Enhancing the Legal Practitioners' Professional Qualification | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第45页 |
| ·Limitations | 第45-46页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Researches | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Appendix | 第49-54页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第54-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
