Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Rationale of the Present Research

1.2 Objective of the Book

1.3 Research Method and Data Collection

1.3.1 Research Method

1.3.2 Data Collection and Description

1.4 Organization of the Book

Chapter Two Literature Review

2.1 Courtroom Discourse

2.2 Attitudes in Courtroom Discourse

2.3 Attitudinal Prosody

2.3.1 The Sinclairian Approach:Semantic Prosody

2.3.2 The Hallidayan Approach:Prosody and Interpersonal Meaning

2.4 Summary

Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations and Framework for Attitudinal Prosody

3.1 Working Definitions

3.1.1 Criminal Courtroom Discourse

3.1.2 Attitude

3.1.3 Attitudinal Prosody

3.2 Situating Attitudinal Prosody in SFL

3.3 Lexicogrammatical Stratum

3.4 Discourse Semantic Stratum:Appraisal Theory

3.4.1 Attitude System

3.4.2 Engagement System

3.4.3 Graduation System

3.5 Register Stratum:Power and Solidarity

3.5.1 Power

3.5.2 Solidarity

3.6 Genre Stratum:Attitudinal Prosodic Structure

3.6.1 Genre in Linguistic Traditions

3.6.2 Recurrent Global Pattern:Attitudinal Prosodic Structure

3.7 Modeling Attitudinal Prosody in the Study of Attitudes in CCD

3.8 Summary

Chapter Four Attitudinal Prosody in Criminal Courtroom Discourse

4.1 Attitudinal Resources in CCD at Lexicogrammatical Stratum

4.1.1 Auitudinal Lexis

4.1.2 Auitudinal Grammatical Patterns

4.2 Appraisal Resources in CCD

4.2.1 Mapping and Analyzing Judgement

4.2.2 Parameters in Attitudinal Analysis of CCD

4.2.3 Superposition of Attitudinal Resources

4.3 Power and Solidarity in CCD

4.3.1 Power Dimension:Unequal Status

4.3.2 Solidarity Dimension:Contact

4.4 Attitudinal Prosodic Structure in CCD

4.4.1 Different Goals in CCD

4.4.2 Attitudinal Prosodic Stages in CCD

4.4.3 Attitudinal Prosodic Phases in CCD

4.5 Summary

Chapter Five Application of Attitudinal Prosody Analysis in CCD

5.1 Attitudes Creating Legal Fact

5.1.1 Facts in Law

5.1.2 Legal Fact

5.1.3 Attitudes Creating Legal Fact in Attitudinal Prosody

5.2 Attitudes Reflecting the Status quo of Criminal Trial in China

5.2.1 Partiality of the Judge

5.2.2 Alignment between Accusation and Judicature

5.2.3 Inequality between the Prosecution and the Defense

5.3 Summary

Chapter Six Conclusion

6.1 A Summary of the Book

6.2 Contributions of the Book

6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Researches

Bibliography

Appendix:Index of Research Data

Index