| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Transcription Conventions | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Introduction | 第10页 |
| ·The Rationale of the Study | 第10-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Data and Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of the Relevant Literature | 第16-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Studies on Courtroom Interaction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Studies on Question Forms | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on Narration in Courtroom Interaction | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on Questioning and Answering Strategies | 第19-20页 |
| ·Approaches Used in the Analysis of Courtroom Interaction | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies on Information Structure | 第22-25页 |
| ·New Information and Old Information | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theme and Rheme | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies on Topic | 第25-35页 |
| ·Topic and Subject | 第25-27页 |
| ·Topic and Topic-marked Expressions | 第27页 |
| ·Topic Maintenance and Topic Shift | 第27-28页 |
| ·Approaches to the Study on Topic | 第28-35页 |
| ·Topic Studied at the Syntactic Level | 第28-30页 |
| ·Topic Studied at the Discourse Level | 第30-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Design of the Study | 第37-47页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework of the Present Study | 第38-45页 |
| ·Kuppevelt's Topic Model | 第38页 |
| ·Topic Initiation | 第38-40页 |
| ·Topic Maintenance | 第40-41页 |
| ·Topic Shift | 第41-42页 |
| ·Topic Termination | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework | 第43-44页 |
| ·Topic Control | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Design of the Study | 第45-46页 |
| ·Topic Control in Courtroom Questioning | 第45-46页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information through Topic Control | 第46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Topic Control in Courtroom Interaction | 第47-66页 |
| ·Introduction | 第47页 |
| ·Control of the Initiation of Topics | 第47-52页 |
| ·Speaker Initiation Feeder | 第47-50页 |
| ·Answer Initiation Feeder | 第50-52页 |
| ·Control of the Maintenance of Topics | 第52-58页 |
| ·Simple Re-occurrence of the Same Topic | 第52-56页 |
| ·Complex Re-occurrence of the Same Topic | 第56-58页 |
| ·Control of the Shift of Topics | 第58-61页 |
| ·Topic Shifts under the Same Feeder | 第58-59页 |
| ·Associated Topic Shifts | 第59-60页 |
| ·Non-associated Topic Shifts | 第60-61页 |
| ·Control of the Termination of Topics | 第61-65页 |
| ·Termination of Topics with Satisfactory Answers | 第61-63页 |
| ·Topics Voluntarily Dropped by Speaker | 第63-64页 |
| ·Topics Coercively Dropped by Speaker | 第64-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Solicitation of Desired Information through Topic Control | 第66-85页 |
| ·Introduction | 第66页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information in an Arson Case | 第66-77页 |
| ·Information Desired by the Prosecutor | 第66-68页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information to Prove the Defendant Principal Criminal | 第68-71页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information to Prove the Defendant Accessory Criminal | 第71-77页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information in the Case of Simpson | 第77-84页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information of How Simpson Knows about Goldman | 第78-81页 |
| ·Solicitation of Information about the Conflict between Simpson and Nicole | 第81-84页 |
| ·Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Chapter 6 Comparison | 第85-90页 |
| ·Introduction | 第85页 |
| ·Similarities between the Two Cases | 第85-87页 |
| ·Differences between the Two Cases | 第87-89页 |
| ·Summary | 第89-90页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第90-94页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第90页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第90-91页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第91-92页 |
| ·Implications | 第92页 |
| ·Limitations | 第92-93页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第93-94页 |
| References | 第94-99页 |
