| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第6-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| ·Rationale of the Present Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data and Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of the Relevant Literature | 第18-27页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Introduction of Deixis | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on Proximity and Distance Expressed by Deixis | 第20-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Deixis under Legal Setting | 第23-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·Courtroom Interaction | 第27-28页 |
| ·Model of Deictic Strategies in Relation to Three Parties of the Court. | 第28-30页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Adaptation Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Framework; Factors Influencing the Choice Making Process of Deixis in Court Arguments | 第32-35页 |
| ·Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions as Realization of Adaptation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates | 第33-35页 |
| ·Physical World | 第33页 |
| ·Social World | 第33-34页 |
| ·Mental World | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary: Theoretical Framework | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to Judge and/or Jury | 第38-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to Judge and/or Jury | 第38-51页 |
| ·Inclusive 'we', 'us' and 'our' | 第40-42页 |
| ·Projecting the Addressees in the Position of Others | 第42-44页 |
| ·Place Deictic Expressions | 第44-46页 |
| ·Historical Time | 第46-47页 |
| ·Impersonalized Terms | 第47-48页 |
| ·Ambiguous Terms for the Reference of Definite People | 第48-50页 |
| ·Honorifics & Other Polite Terms | 第50-51页 |
| ·Deictic Expressions in Relation to Judge and/or Jury as Realization of Adaptation | 第51-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Opposing Side | 第56-66页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Opposing Side | 第56-63页 |
| ·Impersonalized Terms | 第58页 |
| ·Full Name | 第58-60页 |
| ·Ambiguous Terms for the Reference of Definite People | 第60-61页 |
| ·Honorifics & Other Polite Terms | 第61-62页 |
| ·Place Deixis | 第62-63页 |
| ·Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Opposing Side as Realization of Adaptation | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 6 Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Counsel's Own Side | 第66-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第66页 |
| ·Proximity and Distance Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Counsel's Own Side | 第66-74页 |
| ·Personalized Terms | 第68-69页 |
| ·Possessive Term 'my' | 第69页 |
| ·Impersonalized Terms, Full Name, Honorifics and Other Polite Terms | 第69-73页 |
| ·Exclusive 'we', 'us' and 'our' | 第73-74页 |
| ·Deictic Expressions in Relation to the Counsel's Own Side as Realization of Adaptation | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第76-81页 |
| ·Introduction | 第76页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第76-78页 |
| ·Implications | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations | 第79-80页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix A Data Used in the Present Research | 第81-84页 |
| A1. Chinese Data | 第81页 |
| A2.English Data | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix B Translation of the Chinese Data | 第84-88页 |
| B1. Chinese Data Used in Chapter 4 | 第84-85页 |
| B2. Chinese Data Used in Chapter 5 | 第85-86页 |
| B3. Chinese Data Used in Chapter 6 | 第86-88页 |
| References | 第88-90页 |
