| Abstracts | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Hedges | 第13-18页 |
| ·Evolution of the Notion of Hedges | 第13-14页 |
| ·Taxomonies of hedges | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies of Hedges Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Studies of Hedges in China | 第18页 |
| ·Economic News and Hedges | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Definition and Some Features of Economic News | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies of Hedges in Economic News | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-27页 |
| ·Adaptation theory | 第21-24页 |
| ·Making choices | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability of language | 第22页 |
| ·Four Angles of the Investigation of the Adaptation Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Suggested Generation Processes of Hedges in English Economic News | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research Methods and Procedures | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第28页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第29-32页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis of the Data | 第29-30页 |
| ·Major Findings of Statistical Analysis | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis and Discussion | 第32-51页 |
| ·Linguistic Realizations of Hedges in English Economic News | 第32-43页 |
| ·Accuracy-oriented Hedges in Economic News | 第32-38页 |
| ·Writer-oriented Hedges | 第38-41页 |
| ·Reader-oriented Hedges | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Study of Generation Mechanism of Hedges in English Economic News from Perspective of Adaptation | 第43-49页 |
| ·Using hedges in English Economic News---A Process of Making Linguistic Choice | 第44-45页 |
| ·Prerequisites of Making Choice--Variability, Negotiability, Adaptability | 第45-46页 |
| ·Using Hedges in English Economic News---the Realization of Adaptation to Communicative Context | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Functions of Hedges in Economic News | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第57-59页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第60-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
