| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Data Collection | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Research Methods and Procedures | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| 2.1 Definition and Classification of Vague Language | 第15-20页 |
| 2.2 Definition and Classification of Conflict Talk | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Studies of Vague Language at Home and Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4 Studies of Conflict Talk at Home and Abroad | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 Face Theory | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.1 The Definition of Face | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Face Threatening Acts (FTAs) | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Impoliteness Model | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第31-34页 |
| 3.3.1 Three Properties of Language | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Four Elements of Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Analyses of Vague Language in Tiger Mom Cat Dad | 第34-49页 |
| 4.1 The Application Features of Vague Language in Tiger Mom Cat Dad | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.1 High Frequency of Use | 第35-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Dissimilarities in Different Contexts and among Different Participants | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 The Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language in Chinese Conflict Talk | 第37-43页 |
| 4.2.1 To Mitigate Conflict | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.2 To Save One’s Face and Others’ Face | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.3 To Show One’s Position | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.4 To Be Humorous and to Eliminate Embarrassment | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3 The Reasons for using Vague Language in Chinese Conflict Talk | 第43-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Adaptation to Internal World | 第43-45页 |
| 4.3.1.1 To Adapt to Personality and Character | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.1.2 To Adapt to Value and Desire | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.2 Adaptation to Outside World | 第45-49页 |
| 4.3.2.1 To Adapt to Social Occasion | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2.2 To Adapt to Social Relation | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第56页 |
