声明
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1．1．Research Background
1．2．The Purpose and Significance of the Study
1．3．Research Methodology
1．4．The Structure of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2．1 Approaches to Presupposition
2．1．1 Philosophical Approach
2．1．2 Semantic Approach
2．1．3 Pragmatic Approach
2．1．4 Cognitive Approach
2．2 Forensic Linguistics
2．2．1 Relevant Studies on Courtroom Inquiry
2．2．2 Relevant Studies on Presupposition in Legal Context
3 Theoretical Framework
3．1 The Origin of the Figure-Ground Theory
3．2 Figure-Ground Segregation and the Principle of Pr?gnanz
3．3 Talmy’s View of Figure-Ground Theory
3．3．1 The Figure-Ground Theory in a Single Sentence
3．3．2 The Figure-Ground Theory in a Complex Sentence
3．3．3 Hidden Principles behind the Figure-Ground Theory
3．4 Langacker’s View of Figure-Ground Theory
3．4．1 Application on Prepositions
3．4．2 Application on Syntactic Structures
3．5 The Properties of Figure-Ground Theory
4 Analysis and Discussion
4．1 Analysis of PP Based on Figure-Ground Theory
4．1．1 Presupposition Triggers in Courtroom Inquiry
4．1．2 Lexical Presupposition Triggers
4．1．3 Syntactic Presupposition Triggers
4．1．4 Contextual Presupposition Triggers
4．2 Discussions
4．2．1 Characteristics of PP in Courtroom Inquiry
4．2．2 Approaches to Identify and Break PP
4．2．3 Functions of PP in Courtroom Inquiry
5 Conclusion
5．1 Major Findings
5．2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research
References
Appendix
Acknowledgements
