| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review on Pragmatic Vagueness | 第14-30页 |
| ·Vagueness in Language | 第14-20页 |
| ·Vagueness V.S. Fuzziness | 第15页 |
| ·Definitions of Vagueness by Different Scholars | 第15-16页 |
| ·Characteristics of Vagueness | 第16-18页 |
| ·Origin of Vagueness in Language | 第18-20页 |
| ·Opinions Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Opinions at Home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Different Approaches to Vague Language | 第20-25页 |
| ·Semantic Approach to Vague Language | 第20-22页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Vague Language | 第22-24页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach to Vagueness | 第24-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness | 第25-30页 |
| ·Definitions of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definitions of Pragmatic Vagueness Abroad | 第25页 |
| ·Definitions of Pragmatic Vagueness at Home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Classification of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第26-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 2 Context in Linguistic Adaptability Theory | 第30-36页 |
| ·Different Views on Context | 第30-32页 |
| ·Static Context | 第30-31页 |
| ·Dynamic Context | 第31-32页 |
| ·Verschueren’s Linguistic Adaptability Theory | 第32-36页 |
| ·Choice-making of Language | 第32-33页 |
| ·Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability | 第33页 |
| ·Four Aspects of Adaptation | 第33-34页 |
| ·Different Contextual Correlates | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Variability of Vague Expressions | 第36-42页 |
| ·Vague Expressions at the Phonetic Level | 第36-38页 |
| ·Vagueness of Pronunciation | 第36-37页 |
| ·Vagueness of Intonation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Vague Expressions at the Lexical Level | 第38-39页 |
| ·Hedge | 第38-39页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第39页 |
| ·Vagueness of Numerals | 第39页 |
| ·Vague Expressions at the Syntactic Level | 第39-40页 |
| ·Sentences of Real/Unreal Condition | 第39-40页 |
| ·Co-ordinated Pattern | 第40页 |
| ·Vague Expressions at the Discourse Level | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Negotiated Principles in the Use of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第42-48页 |
| ·Vagueness and the Cooperative Principle | 第42-45页 |
| ·Following Maxims of the CP | 第43-44页 |
| ·Violating Maxims of the CP | 第44-45页 |
| ·Vagueness and the Politeness Principle | 第45-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness as Maxim-adherence Strategy | 第45-46页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness as Management of Face | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Adaptation of Pragmatic Vagueness to Context | 第48-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to Users of Vague Language | 第48-50页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterers’ Many Voice s | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Interpreters’ Many Roles | 第49-50页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第50-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Time | 第51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Space | 第51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第51-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to Communicative Norms | 第52-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to Culture | 第53-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第54-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterers’ Motivation | 第54-56页 |
| ·Withholding Information | 第54-55页 |
| ·Self-protection | 第55-56页 |
| ·Adaptation to Interpreters’ Expectation | 第56-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
