| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Overview | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research rationale and significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research methodology and data collection | 第15页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·Clarification of related terms | 第16-17页 |
| ·Vagueness and fuzziness | 第16页 |
| ·Vagueness and ambiguity | 第16-17页 |
| ·Vagueness and generality | 第17页 |
| ·Vague language and business negotiation | 第17-19页 |
| ·An overview of business negotiation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Characteristics of vague language in business negotiation | 第18页 |
| ·Reasons for the existence of vague language in business negotiation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Former research works | 第19-22页 |
| ·Studies of vague language in business negotiation | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies of vague language from context perspective | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Frameworks | 第23-38页 |
| ·Traditional context theory | 第23-29页 |
| ·Traditional views on context | 第23-27页 |
| ·Defects of the traditional context theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Cognitive context | 第29-34页 |
| ·Overview of cognitive context theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Notion of cognitive context | 第31-32页 |
| ·Features of cognitive context | 第32-33页 |
| ·Constituting factors in cognitive context | 第33-34页 |
| ·Relevance theory | 第34-36页 |
| ·An introduction to relevance | 第34-35页 |
| ·Cognitive context in the relevance theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Vague Language in Business Negotiation under Cognitive Context | 第38-49页 |
| ·The relevance theory—main principle for the application of cognitive context | 第38-39页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential model of vague language in business negotiation | 第39-41页 |
| ·Addresser’s cognitive context in the ostensive process | 第41-44页 |
| ·Significance of considering the addressee’s cognitive context | 第41-43页 |
| ·Addresser’s own cognitive context in the ostensive process | 第43-44页 |
| ·Addressee’s cognitive context in the inferential process | 第44-48页 |
| ·Addressee’s inference of vagueness in business negotiation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Addressee’s selection of context in business negotiation | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Functions of Cognitive Context in Analyzing Vague Language in Business Negotiation | 第49-54页 |
| ·Interpretative functions | 第49-51页 |
| ·Restrictive functions | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Major findings and implications of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第62-63页 |
