| 内容提要 | 第1-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第16-45页 |
| ·Notion of Vagueness | 第16-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第20-29页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第21-29页 |
| ·Definition of Vagueness | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Distinction between Vagueness, Fuzziness, Ambiguity and Generality | 第35-38页 |
| ·Confusable Use of the Terminology of Vagueness and Fuzziness | 第35-36页 |
| ·Vagueness and Ambiguity | 第36-37页 |
| ·Vagueness and Generality | 第37-38页 |
| ·Sources of Vagueness | 第38-45页 |
| ·Objective World originating Vagueness of Meaning | 第38-40页 |
| ·Discreteness of Language and Subjective Interpretation | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Collision of Objects and Subjects in Language Resulting in Vagueness of Language | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodological Issues | 第45-50页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第45页 |
| ·Source of Data | 第45-47页 |
| ·Instrument | 第47页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第47页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 3 Results and Discussion | 第50-75页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Numbers and Approximators | 第50-64页 |
| ·About, Around (round) and Approximately | 第51-56页 |
| ·n or m | 第56-61页 |
| ·or so | 第61-64页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Round Numbers | 第64-66页 |
| ·Analysis of CLEC | 第65-66页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Non-numerical Vague Quantifiers | 第66-72页 |
| ·Non-numerical quantifiers collocating with countable noun or uncountable noun | 第68-69页 |
| ·Non-numerical quantifiers collocating with countable noun only | 第69-71页 |
| ·Non-numerical quantifiers collocating with uncountable noun only | 第71-72页 |
| ·Findings | 第72-75页 |
| ·Comparison with Native Speakers | 第72-74页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter 4 Implication and Limitation | 第75-80页 |
| ·Implication | 第75-77页 |
| ·English Learning | 第75-77页 |
| ·Syllabus Design and Teaching Method | 第77页 |
| ·Limitation | 第77-78页 |
| ·Recommendations | 第78-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-81页 |
| References | 第81-85页 |
| Abstract (in Chinses) | 第85-88页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第88-93页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第93页 |
