从信息流动的角度看庭审问答的过程控制

论文摘要

本文采用法律语篇信息结构理论,从信息流动的角度对中国刑事庭审问答中的过程控制进行研究,旨在发现过程控制的语言实现形式和机制,并揭示过程控制对语篇信息的影响以及对庭审各方目的实现的作用。通过分析从法律信息处理系统语料库中抽取的语料,辨别出先发控制和后发控制两种过程控制模式。分析表明,法庭调查中的问者在发问前有周密的安排,在答者不合作的情况下又能灵活地调整问语,从而成功实现过程控制,故而在法庭问答中存在两种模式的交替和结合。同时我们从法庭问答语篇的句际信息发展发现,法律语篇信息成分可视为过程控制的信息流动单位,“过程”类信息成分的推进为后续问句提供预设,通过对“个体”类成分的概述、改变、增添和以“个体”代替“过程”有助于控制的实现。本研究还从法庭问答语篇全局信息发展的角度发现了过程控制的机制。过程控制是在问者预期控制和答者躲避控制双重影响下的动态过程。先发控制有线性和层级两种信息结构;后发控制只有层级结构,其上下级信息点的不同关系体现了问者后发控制的各种策略。此外,该研究还表明,过程控制使问答语篇的信息流动出现信息缓流和信息漩涡的交替,也使信息增生具有条理性和目的性;而过程控制的人际意义在于公诉人、辩护律师和法官使用过程控制来实现各自的目的、履行各自的职责。我们希望,本文能丰富司法语篇领域的研究,有助于加深对庭审问答本质的了解,认识过程控制对问者实现信息控制的作用。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Contents
• List of Figures, Tables and Extracts
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Overview
• 1.2 The Rationale of the Study
• 1.3 Objectives of the Study
• 1.4 Data and Methodology
• 1.5 The Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Review of the Relevant Literature
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Previous Studies on Power Relations in the Courtroom
• 2.3 Previous Studies on Control in Discourse
• 2.3.1 Control in various fields
• 2.3.2 Control in trials and police interrogations
• 2.3.3 Model of control
• 2.4 Other Approaches to Courtroom Question and Response
• 2.4.1 Question-response as interactive reasoning
• 2.4.2 Question-response as narratives
• 2.5 Previous Studies on Discourse Structure
• 2.5.1 Information flow
• 2.5.2 Dialogue Macrogame Theory
• 2.6 Summary
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The Definitions
• 3.2.1 Information flow
• 3.2.2 Process control
• 3.3 Theoretical Background
• 3.3.1 Power relations in China's court
• 3.2.2 Information structure and information flow in legal discourse
• 3.4 Theoretical Framework
• 3.5 Procedures
• 3.6 Summary
• Chapter 4 Linguistic Realization of Process Control
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Primary Control
• 4.2.1 Procedural questions and substantive questions
• 4.2.2 Controlling force relating to openness of questions
• 4.3 Necessity of Process Control
• 4.4 Control over the Question-response Process
• 4.4.1 Anticipative control
• 4.4.2 Follow-up control
• 4.4.3 Combination of the two modes of control
• 4.5 Unit of Information Flow during Process Control
• 4.5.1 Advancement of Process
• 4.5.2 Summary of entity
• 4.5.3 Change of entity
• 4.5.4 Addition of entity
• 4.5.5 Replacement of Process by entity
• 4.6 Summary
• Chapter 5 Mechanism of Process Control
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Structure of Anticipative Control
• 5.2.1 Linear structure
• 5.2.2 Hierarchical structure
• 5.3 Structure of Follow-up Control
• 5.3.1 Hierarchical structure
• 5.3.2 Negative control
• 5.3.3 Positive control
• 5.4 Summary
• Chapter 6 Functions of Process Control
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Informational Function
• 6.2.1 Change in patterns of flow
• 6.2.2 Information increment
• 6.3 Interpersonal Function
• 6.3.1 Prosecutor's process control
• 6.3.2 Defender's process control
• 6.3.3 Judge's process control
• 6.4 Summary
• Chapter 7 Conclusion
• 7.1 Summary of the Present Study
• 7.2 Conclusions
• 7.3 Implications
• 7.4 Limitations
• 7.5 Suggestions for Further Research
• References
• Acknowledgements
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