| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research purpose and significance of the paper | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第11-13页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| ·Previous research of questioning | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research of questioning in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research of questioning in the West | 第14页 |
| ·Previous research of questioning in courtroom | 第14-17页 |
| ·Research of questioning in courtroom in China | 第15页 |
| ·Research of questioning in courtroom in the West | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous research of Contrastive Analysis | 第17-20页 |
| ·Research of Contrastive Analysis in China | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research of Contrastive Analysis in the West | 第18-20页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第20-22页 |
| ·Research method | 第20页 |
| ·Data description | 第20-22页 |
| 4. Similarities and Differences of questioning in Chinese and American Courtrooms | 第22-36页 |
| ·Similarities of questioning in Chinese and American courtrooms | 第22-28页 |
| ·Similarities in the number and the type of questions asked in the whole trial process | 第22-25页 |
| ·Similarities in the number of questions in the whole trial | 第24页 |
| ·Similarities in the type of questions in the whole trial | 第24-25页 |
| ·Similarities in the number of questions and the type of questions among all the trial participants | 第25-27页 |
| ·Similarities in the number of questions among all the trial participants | 第26-27页 |
| ·Similarities in the type of questions among all the trial participants | 第27页 |
| ·Similarities in the number of questions and the type of questions at different stages of the trial | 第27-28页 |
| ·Similarities in the number of questions at different stages of the trial | 第27页 |
| ·Similarities in the type of questions at different stages of the trial | 第27-28页 |
| ·Differences of questioning in Chinese and American courtrooms | 第28-36页 |
| ·Differences in the number of questions and the type of questions asked in the whole trial process | 第28-30页 |
| ·Differences in the number of questions in the whole trial | 第28页 |
| ·Differences in the type of questions in the whole trial | 第28-30页 |
| ·Differences in the number and the type of questions among all the trial participants | 第30-33页 |
| ·Differences in the number of questions among all the trial participants | 第30-31页 |
| ·Differences in the type of questions among all the trial participants | 第31-33页 |
| ·Differences in the distribution of different types of questions at different stages of the trial | 第33-36页 |
| 5. Findings and Discussion | 第36-40页 |
| ·Findings of the major differences between Chinese and American courtroom questioning | 第36-37页 |
| ·Discussion and analysis of the causes for the differences in courtroom questioning | 第37-40页 |
| ·Legal systems and legal culture of China | 第37-38页 |
| ·Legal systems and legal culture of America | 第38-40页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第40-43页 |
| ·Concluding remarks | 第40页 |
| ·Theoretical and practical implications | 第40-41页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第41-42页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第45-53页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第53-66页 |
