| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance and Feasibility of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Data Collection and Methodology of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-36页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Courtroom Questioning | 第16-22页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of Forensic Linguistics | 第16-18页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Courtroom Discourse | 第18-20页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Courtroom Questioning | 第20-22页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Presupposition | 第22-34页 |
| ·Presupposition Researches in Philosophical Field | 第22-23页 |
| ·Presupposition Researches in Linguistic Field | 第23-27页 |
| ·Presupposition Researches in Semantics | 第23-24页 |
| ·Presupposition Researches in Pragrnatics | 第24-25页 |
| ·Presupposition Researches in Cognitive Linguistics | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of Presupposition Triggers | 第27-34页 |
| ·Critiques on the Relevant Studies on Presupposition in Courtroom Questioning | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Integrating the AT and RT Account of Presupposition | 第36-57页 |
| ·The Adaptation Theoretic Account of Presupposition | 第36-43页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Theory of Adaptation | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Application of AT in Presupposition | 第39-42页 |
| ·Feasibility of Studying Presupposition with AT | 第39-40页 |
| ·Presupposition and Metapragmatic Awareness | 第40-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Relevance Theoretic Account of Presupposition | 第43-50页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Relevance Theory | 第43-46页 |
| ·The Application of RT in Presupposition | 第46-49页 |
| ·Feasibility of Studying Presupposition with RT | 第46-47页 |
| ·Presupposition and Contextual Effect | 第47-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| ·Integrating AT and RT—An A-R Model for Presupposition | 第50-55页 |
| ·The Necessity of Setting up A-R Model | 第50页 |
| ·Explications of A-R Model | 第50-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Four Presuppositions in Courtroom Direct and Cross Examination:A Case Study of O.J.Simpson Trial | 第57-72页 |
| ·Introduction | 第57-58页 |
| ·Presuppositions in Direct Examination | 第58-64页 |
| ·Presuppositions in Cross-examination | 第64-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Five Revisiting the Presupposition in Courtroom Questioning under the A-R Model | 第72-81页 |
| ·Presupposition as a Relevance-oriented Process in Courtroom Questioning | 第72-74页 |
| ·Presupposition as a Choice-making Process in Courtroom Questioning | 第74-76页 |
| ·Contextual Dynamics in Courtroom Questioning | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Dynamic Inter-adaptation between Linguistic Component and Context | 第77-79页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness of Presupposition in Courtroom Questioning | 第79-80页 |
| ·Conclusive Remarks for Previous Analysis | 第80-81页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第81-83页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第81-82页 |
| ·Enlightenment for Judicial Practice | 第82页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-87页 |
| Appendix | 第87-92页 |
