| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Table of Contents | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·General Description of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第14-37页 |
| ·Development of the Study on English Sports News | 第14页 |
| ·Development of the Study on Vagueness in Language | 第14-18页 |
| ·Related Concepts about Vagueness | 第18-25页 |
| ·Vagueness vs. Fuzziness | 第18-19页 |
| ·Vagueness, Generality and Ambiguity | 第19-25页 |
| ·Vagueness | 第20-22页 |
| ·Generality | 第22-23页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第23-25页 |
| ·Vague Rhetoric | 第25-37页 |
| ·Definition of Vague Rhetoric | 第26-27页 |
| ·Research Target of Vague Rhetoric | 第27-28页 |
| ·Status Quo of Vague Rhetoric Study | 第28-29页 |
| ·General Characteristics of Vague Rhetoric | 第29-37页 |
| ·Semantic Uncertainty | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conciseness in Expression | 第31-33页 |
| ·Integrity | 第33-34页 |
| ·Variability in Accordance with Nationality | 第34-35页 |
| ·Variability in Accordance with Register | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Forms of Vague Rhetoric in English Sports News | 第37-57页 |
| ·The Utilization of Inherent Vagueness in Language System | 第37-43页 |
| ·Utilization of Vagueness in Phonetic System | 第37-38页 |
| ·Utilization of Vagueness in Lexical System | 第38-42页 |
| ·Utilization of Vagueness in Syntactic System | 第42-43页 |
| ·Utilization of Traditional Rhetorical Devices | 第43-57页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第44-45页 |
| ·Simile | 第45-47页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第47-50页 |
| ·Personification | 第50-52页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第52-54页 |
| ·Hyperbole | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Characteristics of Vague Rhetoric in English Sports News | 第57-71页 |
| ·Types of Sports News | 第57-58页 |
| ·Structure of Sports News | 第58-61页 |
| ·Features of Vague Rhetoric in Sports News | 第61-71页 |
| ·The Selective Occurrence of Vague Rhetoric in Sports News | 第61-68页 |
| ·Comparatively Higher Possibility in Headline | 第61-66页 |
| ·Comparatively Lower Possibility in Summary Lead | 第66-68页 |
| ·Staleness of Vague Rhetoric in Sports News | 第68-71页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Values of Vague Rhetoric in English Sports News | 第71-84页 |
| ·Adding Colors to Sports News | 第71-73页 |
| ·Maintaining Objectivity of Sports News | 第73-77页 |
| ·Vague Rhetoric against Promptness | 第73-75页 |
| ·Vague Rhetoric against Arbitrariness and Absoluteness | 第75-76页 |
| ·Vague Rhetoric against Privacy | 第76-77页 |
| ·Satisfying the New demands of Readers | 第77-79页 |
| ·Sports News in the Past | 第77-78页 |
| ·Sports News Nowadays | 第78-79页 |
| ·Mitigating the Negative Sides in Sports | 第79-84页 |
| ·Jingoism | 第80-81页 |
| ·Sexual Discrimination | 第81-84页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第84-87页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第84-85页 |
| ·Limitations | 第85-86页 |
| ·Recommendations for Future Research | 第86-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-94页 |
