| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| 前言 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·Aim and Significance | 第11-13页 |
| ·A Brief Study on Legal Language | 第13-16页 |
| ·Data for Analysis | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Studies on Discourse Markers | 第19-28页 |
| ·The Discourse-coherence-based Perspective | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Grammatical-pragmatic Perspective | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Cognitive-pragmatic Perspective | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-34页 |
| ·Key Notions: Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability | 第28-29页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation | 第29-31页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Metapragmatic Awareness | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Discourse Markers in the Courtroom Discourse | 第34-53页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Interruption | 第34-39页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Reinforcement | 第39-42页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Initiating Topics | 第42-47页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Initiating Questions | 第42-44页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Initiating Disagreements or Challenges | 第44-47页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Hesitation and Consideration | 第47-50页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Making Progress in the Story Line | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for the Judicial Personnel | 第53-57页 |
| ·Proper Use of Discourse Markers | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Treatment of Discourse Markers in the Courtroom Records | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Scope of the Data | 第59页 |
| ·Problems of the Transdisciplinary Research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
