| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Overview of English News and Fuzzy Language | 第16-36页 |
| ·Overview of English News | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definition of News | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of News | 第17-18页 |
| ·Features of News | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overview of Fuzzy Language | 第19-36页 |
| ·Definition of Fuzzy Language | 第19-23页 |
| ·Research Status of Fuzzy Study at Home and Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Causes of Vagueness | 第25-28页 |
| ·Inevitability of Vagueness in News Reporting | 第28-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第36-43页 |
| ·Zadeh's Theory of Fuzzy Sets | 第36-37页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第37-39页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第39-40页 |
| ·Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Functions of Fuzzy Language in English News | 第43-52页 |
| ·Positive Pragmatic Functions of Fuzzy Language in English News | 第43-49页 |
| ·Meeting audience's reading psychology | 第43-44页 |
| ·Meeting the Feature of News Report | 第44-45页 |
| ·Making the News Report Vivid | 第45页 |
| ·Avoiding the Excessive Absolutization | 第45-47页 |
| ·Increasing the Credibility of News Report | 第47-48页 |
| ·Avoiding the Negative Effect of News Communication | 第48-49页 |
| ·Negative Influences of Fuzzy Language in English News | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research | 第54-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-58页 |
| Publications | 第58页 |
