| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aim, method and dada description | 第12-13页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Courtroom discourse | 第14页 |
| ·Previous research on courtroom discourse | 第14-16页 |
| ·Discourse marker | 第16-25页 |
| ·Terminology and definition | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous research on English discourse markers | 第18-22页 |
| ·Previous research on Chinese discourse markers | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous research on discourse markers in courtroom settings | 第23-24页 |
| ·A brief comment on the previous research | 第24-25页 |
| 3.Theoretical Framework | 第25-31页 |
| ·The principle of goal direction | 第25-27页 |
| ·Two aspects of the principle of goal direction | 第27-29页 |
| ·Goal relations | 第27-28页 |
| ·Goal interactions | 第28-29页 |
| ·The relation between goal relation and goal interaction | 第29页 |
| ·Theoretical framework of the present study | 第29-31页 |
| 4. Discourse Markers in Chinese Courtroom Discourse as a Goal-directed Process | 第31-50页 |
| ·Chinese courtroom trial and courtroom discourse | 第31-32页 |
| ·Classifications of discourse markers in Chinese courtroom discourse | 第32-38页 |
| ·Evidential marker | 第32-33页 |
| ·Reformulation marker | 第33-34页 |
| ·Topic management marker | 第34页 |
| ·Manner of speaking marker | 第34-35页 |
| ·Elaboration marker | 第35-36页 |
| ·Mitigation marker | 第36-37页 |
| ·Turn-taking marker | 第37页 |
| ·Others | 第37-38页 |
| ·Discourse markers as a goal-directed process in Chinese courtroom discourse | 第38-46页 |
| ·Discourse markers in conflicting goal relation and goal interactions | 第39-42页 |
| ·Discourse markers in convergent goal relation and goal interactions | 第42-44页 |
| ·Discourse markers in neutral goal relation and goal interactions | 第44-46页 |
| ·Functions of discourse markers in Chinese courtroom discourse | 第46-50页 |
| ·Discourse markers fulfilling communicative goals | 第46-47页 |
| ·Discourse markers facilitating interactions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Discourse markers identifying institutional identity | 第48-50页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| ·Implications | 第52页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-59页 |
| Appendix I | 第59页 |
