| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objective,method and data | 第10页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| 2.Literature Review | 第12-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on presupposition | 第12-21页 |
| ·Review of presupposition in philosophy | 第12-14页 |
| ·Review of a semantic approach to presupposition | 第14-17页 |
| ·Review of a pragmatic approach to presupposition | 第17-20页 |
| ·Review of presupposition from the psychological approach | 第20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on presupposition in legal context | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studies of presupposition in courtroom interaction abroad | 第21-22页 |
| ·Current studies at home | 第22-23页 |
| ·A brief comment on the researches at home and abroad | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| 3.Theoretical Framework | 第25-43页 |
| ·A general survey of relevance theory | 第25-31页 |
| ·The origin of relevance | 第25-26页 |
| ·Relevance and cognition | 第26-28页 |
| ·Relevance and communication | 第28-30页 |
| ·Relevance and comprehension | 第30-31页 |
| ·A cognitive-pragmatic account of presupposition | 第31-41页 |
| ·A relevance-theoretical model of presupposition | 第31-33页 |
| ·A relevance-theoretical explanation of presupposition | 第33-40页 |
| ·Pragmatic presupposition and its defeasibility | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| 4.A Cognitive-Pragmatic Interpretation of Presupposition in Courtroom Interaction | 第43-51页 |
| ·Motivations for a cognitive-pragmatic interpretation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Features of presupposition in courtroom interaction | 第44-46页 |
| ·Interpretation of the performance of presupposition in courtroom interaction | 第46-49页 |
| ·Interpretation of the defeasibility of presupposition traps | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| 5.Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| ·Major findings | 第51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations | 第52页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
