| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Introductory remarks | 第12-13页 |
| ·Rationale | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objective | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology and data | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| ·General remarks | 第18-19页 |
| ·Linguistic studies on the respondent’s responses in courtroom | 第19-25页 |
| ·Socio-linguistic approach | 第19-23页 |
| ·Rhetoric approach | 第23页 |
| ·Pragmatic approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·Discourse analysis approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Linguistic studies on the respondent’s responses in courtroom at home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 The APPRAISAL Theory | 第27-46页 |
| ·General remarks | 第27页 |
| ·An overview of Appraisal –three subsystems | 第27-29页 |
| ·Definitions and the subsystems concerning Appraisal | 第29-37页 |
| ·Concept of Appraisal | 第29页 |
| ·Subsystems of Appraisal | 第29-37页 |
| ·Attitude | 第29-33页 |
| ·Engagement | 第33-37页 |
| ·Graduation | 第37页 |
| ·Appraisal in a functional model of language | 第37-44页 |
| ·Appraisal and interpersonal metafunction | 第38-40页 |
| ·Appraisal and tenor | 第40-41页 |
| ·Genre | 第41-43页 |
| ·Appraisal and discourse semantics | 第43-44页 |
| ·Appraisal –communities of feeling | 第44-45页 |
| ·Concluding remarks | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Respondent’s Speech Reaction in Courtroom | 第46-72页 |
| ·Courtroom investigation and the respondent’s responses in courtroom | 第46-50页 |
| ·Courtroom investigation as a genre | 第46-49页 |
| ·Respondent’s responses in courtroom | 第49-50页 |
| ·Classification of the respondent’s speech reaction | 第50-56页 |
| ·Direct–type: standard and additional | 第51-53页 |
| ·Indirect–type | 第53-56页 |
| ·Evasive–type | 第53-54页 |
| ·Powerless–type | 第54页 |
| ·Uncertain–type | 第54-55页 |
| ·Projecting–type | 第55-56页 |
| ·Speech reaction strategies of the respondent in courtroom | 第56-62页 |
| ·Length and detail | 第57-58页 |
| ·To express he was compelled (mainly projecting-type response) | 第58-60页 |
| ·To emphasize the victim’s improper behaviors | 第60-61页 |
| ·To absolve himself from guilt | 第61页 |
| ·To express his less involvement in the crime (mainly uncertain-type or powerless-type response) | 第61-62页 |
| ·Respondent’s speech reaction in courtroom | 第62-70页 |
| ·Respondent’s attitude | 第62-64页 |
| ·Engagement in the respondent’s response | 第64-68页 |
| ·Graduation of the respondent’s speech reaction | 第68-70页 |
| ·Motivation of the respondent’s speech reaction | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| ·Findings and their application | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations | 第73页 |
| ·Future studies | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-84页 |
