| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第10-26页 |
| ·Definition of Vague Language | 第10-12页 |
| ·Definition, Classification and Guiding Principles of Business Correspondence | 第12-15页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Business Correspondence | 第12-14页 |
| ·Guiding Principles of Business Correspondence | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies of Vague Language and Its Application in Business Correspondence | 第15-26页 |
| ·Studies of Vague Language from Different Perspectives | 第16-22页 |
| ·Studies of Vague Language in Business Correspondence | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Methodology | 第26-33页 |
| ·Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·Linguistic Choice | 第26-27页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Use of Adaptation Theory in This Thesis | 第29-31页 |
| ·Vague Language Being Adapted to Different Contexts | 第29-30页 |
| ·Vague Language Being Adapted to the User’s Intentions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Methodology | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three The Analysis of Vague Language in Business Correspondence—Adaptation to Different Contexts | 第33-69页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in General Contexts | 第33-35页 |
| ·Objective Application of Vague Language by the User | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subjective Application of Vague Language by the User | 第34-35页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Different Contexts | 第35-69页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Order | 第35-39页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Sales | 第39-42页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Establishing Business Relations | 第42-46页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Inquiry and Reply | 第46-52页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Offer and Counter-offer | 第52-59页 |
| ·Application of Vague Language in Business Correspondence for Complaint and Settlement | 第59-67页 |
| ·Analysis and Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Vague Language in Business Correspondence—Adaptation to the User’s Intentions | 第69-88页 |
| ·Variability Intention | 第70-74页 |
| ·Evaluation in Quality | 第70-72页 |
| ·Persuasion in Expression | 第72-74页 |
| ·Negotiability Intention | 第74-81页 |
| ·Elasticity in Time, Quantity and Attitude | 第75-77页 |
| ·Protection of Both Parties’Faces | 第77-79页 |
| ·Withholding of Information | 第79-81页 |
| ·Adaptability Intention | 第81-88页 |
| ·Courtesy Strategy | 第81-83页 |
| ·Appropriateness Strategy | 第83-85页 |
| ·“You-attitude”Strategy | 第85-88页 |
| Conclusion | 第88-91页 |
| References | 第91-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95-96页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第96-98页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第98-101页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第101页 |
