| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Vague Language | 第8-12页 |
| ·Definition of Vagueness | 第8-10页 |
| ·Causes of Vague Language | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Basic Notions Relative to Vague Language | 第12-22页 |
| ·Vagueness in Language | 第12-14页 |
| ·Generation of Semantic Vagueness | 第12-14页 |
| ·Vagueness Versus Ambiguity | 第14-16页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第14-15页 |
| ·Distinction between Ambiguity and Vagueness | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Concept of Vagueness | 第16-22页 |
| ·The epistemic conception of vagueness | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Semantic Conceptions of Vagueness | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Vague Language from Different Perspectives | 第22-44页 |
| ·Hedges-the Core of Vague Language | 第22-30页 |
| ·Types of Terms for Expressing Vagueness | 第22-24页 |
| ·Hedges and Their Types | 第24-30页 |
| ·What Are Hedges | 第24-25页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Perspective of Semantics | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of Hedges | 第27-30页 |
| ·Vague Language, Meaning and Context | 第30-36页 |
| ·Vague Language and Meaning | 第30-33页 |
| ·Semantic Vagueness and Static Meaning | 第31-32页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness and Dynamic Meaning | 第32页 |
| ·The Relationship between Semantic Vagueness and Pragmatic Vagueness | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Significance of Context in Understanding Vague Language | 第33-36页 |
| ·Context and Utterance Meaning | 第33-34页 |
| ·Understanding Vague Language in Context | 第34-36页 |
| ·Vagueness Restricted by Context | 第36页 |
| ·Vague Language and Pragmatic Theories | 第36-44页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第37-39页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Four A Further Analysis of Certain Aspects of Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language | 第44-58页 |
| ·Theoretical Grounds for Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language | 第44-45页 |
| ·Communicative Functions of Vague language | 第45-53页 |
| ·Providing the Adequate Amount of Information | 第46-48页 |
| ·Making up for Linguistic Inadequacy | 第48-49页 |
| ·For Self-Protection | 第49-51页 |
| ·Making Language More Polite | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Use of Vague Language in Law | 第53-58页 |
| ·Meeting the Requirement of Legislation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Meeting the Needs and Expectation of the Changing Society | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| 研究成果 | 第65-66页 |
