| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第9-11页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| 2.1 Speech Act Theory | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on Speech Acts in Pragmatics | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Speech Acts from the Perspective of Cognition | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Legal Speech Act Theory | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Legal Speech Acts | 第15页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of Legal Speech Acts | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.3 Legal Speech Acts in Translation | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第18-25页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Introduction of Talmy's Force Dynamics | 第19-20页 |
| 3.1.1 Agonist and Antagonist in Force Dynamics | 第19页 |
| 3.1.2 The Fundamental Patterns in Physical Domain | 第19-20页 |
| 3.2 Force Dynamics in Social and Psychological domains | 第20-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Force Dynamics in Psychological Domain | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.2 Force Dynamics in Social Domain | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 4 Force Dynamic Patterns of Legal Speech Acts | 第25-40页 |
| 4.1 Illocutionary Force in Speech Acts | 第26页 |
| 4.2 Classification of Legal Speech Acts Based on Illocutionary Force | 第26-27页 |
| 4.3 Force Dynamics in Legal Speech Acts | 第27-29页 |
| 4.4 Force Dynamic Patterns of Legal Speech Acts | 第29-40页 |
| 4.4.1 Data | 第29-31页 |
| 4.4.2 Force Dynamic Patterns of Permission | 第31-33页 |
| 4.4.3 Force Dynamic Patterns of Ordering | 第33-35页 |
| 4.4.4 Force Dynamic Patterns of Prohibition | 第35-38页 |
| 4.4.5 Similarities and Differences of Three Force Dynamic Patterns | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Functions of Illocutionary Force in Legal Speech Acts | 第40-46页 |
| 5.1 To Guarantee the Expression of Legislative Intent | 第40-41页 |
| 5.1.1 To Provide Theoretical Guidance for Legislator | 第41页 |
| 5.1.2 To Promote more Understanding for Interpreter | 第41页 |
| 5.2 To Enforce the Implementation of Law | 第41-46页 |
| 5.2.1 To Impose Strong Social Pressure in Social Domain | 第43页 |
| 5.2.2 To Control Legal Subject's Mental Activity in Psychological Domain | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第46-47页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-49页 |
