摘要：预设是日常会话中一种常见的语言现象，起源于国外，是语言哲学的研究课题之一。德国的哲学家和数学家高特罗伯·弗雷格（Frege）在1892撰写的《意见与参照》一文中最先用“预设”来解释一些语义的逻辑现象。因其单向性、主观性和隐蔽性等特点，在法庭问话中常成为律师在直接询问和交叉询问环节中询问证人或被告时的一种语言策略。本课题以一部关于生命，爱情以及站在刑事法律最前线，面对疑难案件的律师的故事-《皇家律师》为语料，从语用学角度分析律师庭审问话中的预设现象，通过对对话的深入分析探究，意在揭示律师是如何巧妙蕴含预设触发语在庭审提问中以达到有利于己方的目的的。研究表明，语用预设在引导话题和设置语言陷阱方面是一种有效的语言策略。并且语用预设在庭审问话的多重作用更是使质询变得更加有效率，所以是律师质询时手握的一把利器。

关键词：预设；庭审话语；预设触发语

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One Introduction-

1.1Research background-

1.2 Research objective-

1.3 Purpose and significance of the study-

1.4 organization of the thesis-

Chapter two literature review-

2.1 Previous study of presupposition-

2.1.1 Review of presupposition abroad-

2.1.2 Development of the study of presupposition at home-

2.2 Previous Studies on counsel questions in court trials-

2.2.1 Direct-examination-

2.2.2 Cross-examination-

Chapter three Theoretical Frameworks-

3.1Definition of pragmatic presupposition-

3.2 Features of pragmatic presupposition-

3.2.1 Appropriateness-

3.2.2Mutual knowledge-

3.3 Presupposition Triggers-

Chapter four A study on pragmatic presupposition of counsel questions in court trials-Silk-

4.1 Presupposition triggers applied in the court trials-The Silk-

4.1.1 Lexical presupposition-

4.1.2 Structural presupposition-

4.2 Functions of pragmatic presupposition in court trials-

4.2.1 Enhance the cogency of lawyer’s utterance-

4.2.2 Reveal psychological activities of characters-

Chapter five Conclusion-

5.1 Summary of the thesis-

5.2 Enlightenment-

5.3 Suggestions for further research-

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-