| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature review | 第12-18页 |
| ·An overview of overseas researches on forensic linguistics | 第12-15页 |
| ·An overview of domestic researches on forensic linguistics | 第15-16页 |
| ·Incubation period | 第15-16页 |
| ·Initial period | 第16页 |
| ·Deepen period | 第16页 |
| ·Summary | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two A theoretical discussion of interpersonal meaning and courtroom language | 第18-38页 |
| ·Interpersonal meaning | 第18-22页 |
| ·Mood | 第19-21页 |
| ·Modality | 第21-22页 |
| ·Courtroom language | 第22-26页 |
| ·Definition | 第23-25页 |
| ·Characteristics of courtroom language | 第25-26页 |
| ·Chinese courtroom, courtroom participants and their roles in the court | 第26-30页 |
| ·The relationship between the courtroom language and the interpersonal meaning | 第30-38页 |
| Chapter Three A functional analysis on courtroom language | 第38-57页 |
| ·Methodology | 第38-39页 |
| ·Objective | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data and data collection | 第39页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第39页 |
| ·Results and discussion | 第39-57页 |
| ·The relationship among the judge, the public prosecutor and the defendant in terms of mood | 第39-51页 |
| ·The relationship among the judge, the public prosecutor and the defendant in terms of modality | 第51-57页 |
| Chapter Four Implication and suggestion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Implication | 第57页 |
| ·Suggestion | 第57-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
