Table of Contents

序 
Preface 
Acknowledgements 
Chapterl Introduction 
1.1 Court Conaliation in China: An Overview 
1.1.1 Definition 
1.1.2 Development 
1.1.3 Research Focuses 
1.2 The Discourse Information Approach to Persuasion in Court Conciliation 
1.2.1 The Pervasiveness of Persuasion 
1.2.2 The Importance of Discourse Information 
1.3 Research Methodology 
1.3.1 Research Questions 
1.3.2 Data Collection 
1.3.3 Data Analysis 
1.4 Outline of the Book 
Chapter 2 Persuasion: Essence of Court Conciliation 
2.1 Introduction 
2.2 Studies on CC 
2.2.1 Legal Perspective 
2.2.2 Economic Perspective 
2.2.3 Psychological Perspective 
2.2.4 Linguistic Perspective 
2.3 Studies on Persuasion 
2.3.1 Tradihonal Rhetorical Approac 
2.3.2 Contemporary Social Saentific Approach 
2.4 Persuasion in Court Conciliation 
2.4.1 Previous Definions of Persuasion 
2.4.2 Working Definition of Persuasion 
2.5 Summary 
Chapter 3 Discourse Information: Major Means of Persuasion in Court Conciliation 
3.1 Introduction 
3.2 Discourse In formation 
3.2.1 An Overview of the DIT 
3.2.2 Information Knots 
3.2.3 Information Sharing Categories 
3.2.4 Applications 
3.3 The Discourse-Information-Centric Model of Persuasion（DICMP） 
3.3.1 Relevant Persuasion Studies 
3.3.2 The DICMP 
3.4 Summary 
Chapter 4 Features of Discourse Information in Persuasion
4.1 Introduction 
4.2 Factual discourse information: finding of facts and responsibilities 
4.2.1 Basis for Determining Civil Liability 
4.2.2 Clarification of Current Situations 
4.2.3 Reminding Parties' about Undesirable Results 
4.3 Attitudinal Discourse Informahon: Inquiry of Attitudes and Schemes 
4.3.1 Forms of Presentation 
4.3.2 Ways of Combination 
4.3.3 Levels of Development 
4.4 Procedural Discourse Information: Observance of Law 
4.4.2 Regulating pace and Controlling Order 
Chapter 5 Factors Influencing Persuasion in CC 
5.2.1 Settings 
5.2.3 Social Relations Between Participants 
5.3 Subjective Commurucative Situations 
5.3.1 Communicative Roles 
5.3.2 Intentions and Goals 
5.4 Summary 
Chapter 6 Realization of Persuasion in CC 
6.2 Assessment of the Realization of Persuasion 
6.2.1 Cognitive Responses as the Indicators 
6.2.2 Parties' Cognitive Responses in CC 
6.3 Means of Realization 
6.3.1 Involvement of Discourse Information 
6.3.2 Presentation of Discourse Information 
6.3.3 Exchange Structures of Discourse Information 
6.4 Effects of the Realization of Persuasion 
6.4.1 Changing Parties' Cognition 
6.4,2 Changing Parties' Attitudes 
6.4.3 Changing Parties' Behavior 
7.1 Introduction 
7.2 Summary of the Present Study 
7.3 Implications, Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research 
7.3.1 Implications 
7.3.3 Suggestions for Further Research 
Appendix Ⅰ General Information of the Core Dataset 
AppendixⅡ Transcription Conventions

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According to Mulholland, foregrounding has persuasive values in that irutial position automatically gives emphasis and draws attention on an issue. 
Hence, through the temporal verb ""firstly"" the judge draws parties' attention to the facts of this case, including the place, causes and consequences of the incident and the compensation efforts of the defendant.