| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Research | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the Paper | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-37页 |
| ·About Hedges | 第16-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Hedges | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Classification of Hedges | 第17-25页 |
| ·Research Carried out Abroad | 第25-28页 |
| ·Research Carried out at Home | 第28-29页 |
| ·Evaluations of Studies about Hedges Abroad and at Home | 第29-30页 |
| ·About TV talk show | 第30-35页 |
| ·Definitions of Talk Shows | 第30页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of TV Talk Shows | 第30-31页 |
| ·The development of TV Talk Shows | 第31-32页 |
| ·Types of TV Talk Shows | 第32-34页 |
| ·Current Studies on TV Talk Shows | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Characteristics of pragmatic and the feasibility of the research in TV Talk Show | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第37-43页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第37-38页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第38-40页 |
| ·FTA Theory | 第40-41页 |
| ·Methodology | 第41-43页 |
| ·Research Materials | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第42页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Analysis of Hedges in TV Talk Show | 第43-63页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges within the Framework of CP, PP and FTA Theory | 第43-54页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges within the Framework of CP Theory | 第43-48页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges within the Framework of PP and FTA Theory in TV Talk Show | 第48-54页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Hedges in TV Talk Show | 第54-59页 |
| ·Self-protection | 第54页 |
| ·Showing Politeness and Respect | 第54-55页 |
| ·Creating Euphemistic Effect | 第55-57页 |
| ·Provoking Imagination | 第57页 |
| ·Covering the People’s Ignorance | 第57-58页 |
| ·Increasing Humor and Relaxing the Conversational Atmosphere | 第58-59页 |
| ·Reasons for Using Hedges | 第59-63页 |
| ·Saving Time | 第59-60页 |
| ·Withholding Information Deliberately | 第60-61页 |
| ·Power and Politeness | 第61-62页 |
| ·Lacking Specific Information | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Strategies of Using Hedges | 第63-73页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Appropriators | 第63-69页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Adators | 第63-66页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Rounders | 第66-69页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Shields | 第69-71页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Plausibility Shields | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Attribution Shields | 第70-71页 |
| ·The Strategies of Using Ambiguity Hedges | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第73页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-78页 |
| Publication | 第78页 |
