| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·The Delimitation of Pragmatic Fuzziness | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Definition of Fuzzy Language | 第10-12页 |
| ·The proposed Definition of Pragmatic Fuzziness | 第12-13页 |
| ·Pragmatic Fuzziness and Some Related Terms | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Studying Objective and Significance of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Fuzziness Study | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Philosophical Perspective | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Semantic Perspective | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Pragmatic perspective | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Cognitive Perspective | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Limitations of Past Studies | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation of Pragmatic Fuzziness | 第25-34页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle and Face Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Relevance Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Dynamic Analysis of Pragmatic Fuzziness | 第34-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic Fuzziness and Context | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Adaptation-Relevance Model in Language use | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Theoretical Basis of the New Model | 第36-41页 |
| ·The Frame of the A-R Model of verbal communication | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Dynamic Analysis of PF with the A-R Model | 第43-54页 |
| ·The Adaptation Process of PF | 第43-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Conventions | 第43-44页 |
| ·Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第44-47页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Hearer's Speech Situation | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Analysis of PF on Diffferent Linguistic Structures within the frame of the A-R Model of verbal communication | 第48-54页 |
| ·The Analysis of PF on the Phonetic Level | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Analysis of PF on the Lexical Level | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Analysis of PF on the Syntactic Level | 第53页 |
| ·The Analysis of PF on the Discourse Level | 第53-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 The Communicative Functions of Pragmatic Fuzziness in Verba #1Communication | 第56-62页 |
| ·Enhancing the Flexibility of the Utterance | 第56-58页 |
| ·Withholding Information | 第57页 |
| ·Reducing the Responsibility for Certain Fact | 第57-58页 |
| ·Improving the Appropriateness of the Utterance | 第58-60页 |
| ·Lessening the Face-threatening Effects | 第58-59页 |
| ·Mitigating the Unpleasant Effects | 第59-60页 |
| ·Creating Special Communicative Effects | 第60-62页 |
| ·Reducing the Forcefulness | 第60页 |
| ·Creating Harmonious or Amusing Atmosphere | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第63-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-65页 |
