| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical Significance | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Inquiry Discourse of Courtroom | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Figure-ground Theory | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.1 The Function of Figure-ground Theory in Syntactic Analysis | 第17页 |
| 2.2.2 The Embodiment of Figure-ground in Words | 第17页 |
| 2.2.3 The Embodiment of Figure-ground in Simple Sentences | 第17页 |
| 2.2.4 The Embodiment of Figure-ground in Complex Sentences | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Presupposition in Legal Texts | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on Presupposition from a Cognitive Perspective | 第19-20页 |
| 2.5 Comments on Previous Studies | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第22-31页 |
| 3.1 Figure-ground Theory | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition and Features of Figure and Ground | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Explanatory Power of Figure-ground Relation to Language | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Pragmatic Presupposition Theory | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Pragmatic Presupposition Triggers | 第27页 |
| 3.2.2 Features of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第27-30页 |
| 3.3 Relationship between Figure-ground Theory and Presupposition | 第30页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Presupposition in Inquiry Discourse of Courtroom Based on Figure-Ground Theory | 第31-48页 |
| 4.1 Presupposition Strategies | 第31-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Factive Verbs | 第31-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Implicative Verbs | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 Change of State Verbs | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.4 Temporal Adverbial Clauses | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.5 Questions | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2 Presupposition Traps in Inquiry Discourse of Courtroom and Their Identification | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Common Presupposition Traps | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Identification of Presupposition Traps | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3 Functions of Presupposition in Inquiry Discourse of Courtroom | 第42-47页 |
| 4.3.1 Economical Function | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.2 Enhancing the Persuasiveness of Utterance | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.3 Disclosing the Facts of Case | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.4 Function of Discourse Organization | 第45-47页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Thesis | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Implications for the Research Methodology of Forensic Linguistics | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Implications for Interdisciplinary Research | 第50页 |
| 5.2.3 Implications for Judicial Practice | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Thesis | 第51页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-54页 |
