| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 An overview of forensic linguistics | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Data collection, research methods and expected objectives | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2.1 The collection and presentation of the data | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2.2 Research methods | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2.3 Expected objects | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1 An overview of courtroom discourse | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.1 An overview of courtroom discourse abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 An overview of courtroom discourse in China | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Courtroom discourse and power | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 The introduction to power | 第18页 |
| 2.2.2 Discourse power | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretic framework | 第22-27页 |
| 3.1 An introduction to presupposition theory | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.1 The definition of presupposition | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 The classification of presupposition | 第23页 |
| 3.1.3 The research range of presupposition theory | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 An introduction to interruption | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.1 The definition of interruption | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2 The research field of interruption | 第25页 |
| 3.2.3 The places and causes of interruption | 第25页 |
| 3.3 Reasons to choose presupposition and interruption as the framework | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Speech manners and features in court trials | 第27-39页 |
| 4.1 Speech manners of the participants in court trials | 第27-32页 |
| 4.1.1 Questioning and answering | 第27-29页 |
| 4.1.2 Making statements | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.3 Debating | 第30-31页 |
| 4.1.4 Giving directions | 第31页 |
| 4.1.5 Making declarations | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 Speech features of the participants in court trials | 第32-38页 |
| 4.2.1 Speech features of the judge | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.2 Speech features of the prosecutor/lawyer | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2.3 Speech features of the defendant | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.4 Speech features of the witness | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Realization of equal rights in courtroom discourse | 第39-60页 |
| 5.1 Realization of equal rights through breaking presuppositions | 第39-50页 |
| 5.1.1 Through breaking semantic presupposition | 第39-47页 |
| 5.1.2 Through breaking pragmatic presupposition | 第47-50页 |
| 5.2 Realization of equal rights through decreasing improper interruptions | 第50-60页 |
| 5.2.1 Through decreasing judge’s improper interruption | 第51-56页 |
| 5.2.1.1 Defendant interrupted by the judge | 第51-54页 |
| 5.2.1.2 Lawyers interrupted by the judge | 第54-55页 |
| 5.2.1.3 Witness interrupted by the judge | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2.1.4 Summary | 第56页 |
| 5.2.2 Through decreasing the prosecutor’s improper interruption | 第56-59页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Defendant interrupted by the prosecutor | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Witness interrupted by the prosecutor | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2.2.3 Summary | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2.3 Through decreasing the lawyer’s improper interruption | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第60-64页 |
| 6.1 The summary | 第60页 |
| 6.2 The possible inspirations | 第60-62页 |
| 6.3 The imperfection and suggestions | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
