| Declaration | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·A general introduction | 第13页 |
| ·The rationale of the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·The objectives of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Data and methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on the written arguments of criminal defense | 第19-21页 |
| ·Review of some theories concerning the key notions explored in the thesis | 第21-36页 |
| ·Address forms | 第21-22页 |
| ·Language reports | 第22-29页 |
| ·A general view | 第22-24页 |
| ·Types of language reports | 第24-26页 |
| ·Functions of direct and indirect speeches | 第26-29页 |
| ·Modality | 第29-36页 |
| ·A general view of the study of modality | 第29-31页 |
| ·Modal adjuncts | 第31-32页 |
| ·Be-sentences | 第32-36页 |
| ·Identification of the Be-sentences | 第32-35页 |
| ·Identification of the special Be-sentence '是...的' | 第35-36页 |
| ·Functions of the Be-sentences | 第36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-47页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·A brief view of the AdaptationTheory | 第38-41页 |
| ·A description of the theoretical framework | 第41-43页 |
| ·Judges' mental world | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis of the Linguistic Means as Adaptation to the Judges' Mental World | 第47-94页 |
| ·Introduction | 第47页 |
| ·Particular terms as adaptation to the judges' psychological sensitivity to justice | 第47-53页 |
| ·Introduction | 第48页 |
| ·Judges' sensitivity to law and justice | 第48页 |
| ·Particular terms used in the written arguments and their functions | 第48-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| ·Address forms as adaptation to the judges' attitudes towards the defense lawyers | 第53-61页 |
| ·Introduction | 第53页 |
| ·Role of vocatives | 第53-54页 |
| ·Functions of vocatives | 第54页 |
| ·Address forms used as vocatives in the written arguments | 第54-55页 |
| ·Identification of the judges as the 'Presiding Judge, Judges' | 第55-60页 |
| ·Identification of the 'Presiding Judge, Judges' to show deference | 第56-58页 |
| ·Identification of the 'Presiding Judge, Judges' to show credibility | 第58-60页 |
| ·Identification of the 'Collegial Panel' and 'Judges' Bench' | 第60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| ·Forms of self-reference to the defense lawyers as adaptation to the judges' changing attitudes | 第61-68页 |
| ·Introduction | 第61页 |
| ·Forms of self-reference to the defense lawyers in the written arguments | 第61-63页 |
| ·Functions of 'this defender' and 'defender' | 第63-64页 |
| ·Functions of the variation | 第64-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68页 |
| ·Linguistic means as adaptation to the judges' desires | 第68-92页 |
| ·Judges' desires | 第68-72页 |
| ·Being objective as adaptation to the judges' desire to know about the facts and law | 第72-80页 |
| ·Introduction | 第72页 |
| ·Use of non-modalized assertives | 第72-75页 |
| ·Use of reported speech | 第75-80页 |
| ·Use of quotations and their functions | 第75-77页 |
| ·An analysis of quotations used in the samples | 第77-80页 |
| ·Summary | 第80页 |
| ·Being subjective as adaptation to the judges' desire to know the defense lawyers'personal opinions | 第80-92页 |
| ·Introduction | 第80-81页 |
| ·Modality and subjectivity | 第81-82页 |
| ·Mood adjuncts | 第82-92页 |
| ·A brief view | 第83页 |
| ·Main types of mood adjuncts in the written arguments | 第83-92页 |
| ·Summary | 第92页 |
| ·Summary | 第92-94页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第94-97页 |
| ·Summary of the thesis | 第94页 |
| ·Implications | 第94-96页 |
| ·limitations and suggestions for future research | 第96-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-100页 |
| Appendices | 第100-122页 |
| Appendix A | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix B | 第101-110页 |
| Appendix B1 | 第101-104页 |
| Appendix B2 | 第104-106页 |
| Appendix B3 | 第106-108页 |
| Appendix B4 | 第108-110页 |
| Appendix C | 第110-111页 |
| Appendix D | 第111-122页 |
