| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| ·Metaphor, grammatical metaphor and legal discourse analysis | 第9-11页 |
| ·General framework of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 The Grammatical Metaphor (GM)Theory | 第12-23页 |
| ·Halliday's grammatical metaphor theory | 第12-18页 |
| ·Lexical metaphor and grammatical metaphor | 第13页 |
| ·Elucidation of "congruence" | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classifications of grammatical metaphor | 第15-18页 |
| ·Ideational metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Interpersonal metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Reclassifications of grammatical metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·13 types of grammatical metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Further developments of grammatical metaphor | 第19页 |
| ·Discursive functions of grammatical metaphor | 第19-23页 |
| ·Interpreting Yan Shiqing's proposed functions | 第20-21页 |
| ·All-encompassing versus trivial | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Legal discourse and Judicial decisions | 第23-28页 |
| ·General features of legal discourse and judicial decisions | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevant studies | 第24-28页 |
| ·The stylistic approach | 第25页 |
| ·The cognitive approach | 第25-26页 |
| ·The pragmatic approach | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Data-based Comparative Study and Findings | 第28-42页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis procedures | 第28页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis and its significance | 第28-29页 |
| ·Identification of GM in the bilingual judicial texts | 第29-35页 |
| ·Discussions on the functions of GM in judicial decisions | 第35-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Summary , Conclusions and Suggested Areas for Future Researches | 第42-45页 |
| ·Summary and conclusions | 第42-43页 |
| ·Suggested areas for future researches | 第43-45页 |
| ·The necessity of diachronic and synchronic discrimination | 第43页 |
| ·Other discourse types in legal discourse | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-47页 |
| Appendices | 第47-73页 |
