| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-14页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the present study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-27页 |
| ·Legal profession | 第14-16页 |
| ·Legal language | 第16-23页 |
| ·The definition of legal language | 第17-19页 |
| ·The features of legal language | 第19-21页 |
| ·The categories of legal language | 第21页 |
| ·The retention of legal language | 第21-23页 |
| ·Leech’s politeness principles | 第23-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE LEECH’S POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN THE LAWYER’S UTTERRENCE IN TRIALS | 第27-38页 |
| ·Tact Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第28-29页 |
| ·Approbation Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第29-31页 |
| ·Modesty Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第31-32页 |
| ·Generosity Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第32-33页 |
| ·Agreement Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第33页 |
| ·Sympathy Maxim in the lawyer’s utterance in trials | 第33-35页 |
| ·Sophistry—the skill of the cheater | 第35-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN THE CHINESE COURT | 第38-52页 |
| ·The distinction of the cultures of the politeness principles between the West and the Chinese | 第38-43页 |
| ·The distinction of the connotation of the politeness between the West and the Chinese | 第38-39页 |
| ·The distinction of the case in which the politeness is used between the West and the Chinese | 第39页 |
| ·The distinction of the way in which the polite statements are made between the West and the Chinese | 第39-40页 |
| ·The compliment and response to request | 第39-40页 |
| ·The invitation and acceptance | 第40页 |
| ·The recent research achievements | 第40-43页 |
| ·The distinction of the court systems between the West and the Chinese | 第43-47页 |
| ·The features of American judicial system | 第43-45页 |
| ·The features of the Chinese judicial system | 第45-47页 |
| ·What should a lawyer do in the Chinese court | 第47-52页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第52-55页 |
| ·Major findings of the present study | 第52-54页 |
| ·Recommendations for the future study | 第54-55页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第55-56页 |
