| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Lists of tables and figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| ·Rationale of the present study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objective of the present study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data and methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Delimitation of related concepts | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous study on persuasiveness in the court argument at home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous study on the persuasiveness in court argument abroad | 第20-22页 |
| ·Several approaches to modality | 第22-30页 |
| ·Study on modality from the philosophical perspective | 第22-23页 |
| ·Study on the classsificaiton of modality | 第23-25页 |
| ·The semantic and syntactic study of modality | 第25-26页 |
| ·The pragmatic study of modality | 第26-28页 |
| ·The study of modality from the functional approach | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第31-47页 |
| ·Introductions | 第31页 |
| ·Identification of modality in this paper | 第31-38页 |
| ·Adaptation theory | 第38-42页 |
| ·General picture of adaptation theory | 第38-39页 |
| ·The role the three worlds in communication | 第39-42页 |
| ·Modality as adaptation in the courtroom | 第42-46页 |
| ·Construction of adaptation model in the present paper | 第42-44页 |
| ·Articulation of the adaptation model in this paper | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 4 General Analysis of Modality Patterns | 第47-58页 |
| ·Introductions | 第47页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第47-48页 |
| ·Descriptions of the data | 第48-49页 |
| ·Frequency presentation of the modal patterns | 第49-57页 |
| ·Comment adjuncts | 第51-53页 |
| ·Modal verbs and modal adjuncts | 第53-56页 |
| ·Combination use of modal elements | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Adaptability of Modality in Lawyers' Arguments | 第58-81页 |
| ·Introduction | 第58页 |
| ·Adaptations to the mental world | 第58-74页 |
| ·Adaptation to the cognitive elements | 第59-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to the judge's evaluation of the argument | 第60-64页 |
| ·Adaptation to the judge's perception of the argument | 第64-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to the emotive elements | 第67-74页 |
| ·Adaptation to manipulation of credibility | 第67-70页 |
| ·Adaptation to the judge's feelings | 第70-74页 |
| ·Adaptations to the social world | 第74-80页 |
| ·Adaptations to power | 第74-77页 |
| ·Adaptation to politeness | 第77-80页 |
| ·Summary | 第80-81页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| ·Summary | 第81页 |
| ·Major findings | 第81-82页 |
| ·Implications | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix A | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix B1 | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix B2 | 第89-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-93页 |
