| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Structure | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-25页 |
| 2.1 Courtroom Discourse | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Power | 第16-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Brief Introduction of Power and Discourse Power | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Sociology | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.4 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Pragmatics | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.5 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Conversational Analysis | 第20页 |
| 2.2.6 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.7 Previous Studies on Power from the Perspective of Courtroom Discourse | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous Study on Inequality of Legal Rights from the Perspective of Legal Rhetoric | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION OF INEQUALITY OF LEGAL RIGHTS IN THE COURTROOM | 第25-42页 |
| 3.1 Inequality of Legal Rights between the Lawyer and the Witness in the Courtroom | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Inequality in the Direct Examination and Cross Examination of the Witness in the Courtroom | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2 The Lawyer's Pragmatic Strategies in the Courtroom | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2 Inequality of Legal Rights between Men and Women in the Courtroom | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Different Narration Types Used by Male Witnesses and Female Witnesses in the Courtroom | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Re-victimization of Women in Rape Cases | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Inequality of Legal Rights of Ethnic Minorities and Children in the Courtroom | 第36-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Unfavorable Position of Ethnic Minorities in the Courtroom | 第36-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Unfavorable Position of Children in the Courtroom | 第39-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR REALIZATION OF EQUALITY OF LEGAL RIGHTS IN THE COURTROOM | 第42-49页 |
| 4.1 Improving the Asymmetric Relationship between the Lawyer and the Witness in the Courtroom | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Effective Strategies for the Witness in the Courtroom | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Application of the Authority of the Judge | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Approaches to Improve the Unfavorable Position of Disadvantaged Groups in the Courtroom | 第44-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Delivering Information Effectively in the Courtroom Communication | 第45页 |
| 4.2.2 Establishing Mediation Mechanism | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.3 Improving the Interpreting and Interpretation in the Courtroom | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.4 Amending the Legal Procedure | 第47-49页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第49-52页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Main Findings | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Recommendations for the Future Research | 第51-52页 |
| REFERENCES | 第52-55页 |
