| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Significance and Objective of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Methodology | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 The Nature and Scope of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Conception of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.2 A Working Definition of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第17页 |
| 2.2 The Employment of Pragmatic Vagueness in the Political Interview | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 The Political Interview | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 The Necessity of the Study on Pragmatic Vagueness in the Political Interview | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-31页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Foundation of the Framework—Adaptation Theory | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Applicability of Adaptation Theory to Pragmatic Vagueness | 第23-26页 |
| 3.3 An Analytical Framework for the Present Study | 第26-31页 |
| 3.3.1 The Political Interview—A Type of Speech Activity | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.2 Pragmatic Vagueness—A Linguistic Choice in the Political Interview | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.3 Pragmatic Vagueness—Adaptation to the Political Interview | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.4 Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Application of the Analytical Framework to the Present Study | 第31-69页 |
| 4.1 Indicators of Pragmatic Vagueness in the Political Interview | 第31-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Indicators of Metapragmatic Awareness | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.2 Indicators at Lexical Level | 第32-39页 |
| 4.1.2.1 General Words | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Indefinite Pronouns | 第34-36页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Hedges | 第36-39页 |
| 4.1.3 Indicators at Sentential Level | 第39-46页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Indirect Answers | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Negative Structures | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.3.3 Passivization | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.3.4 Rhetorical Devices | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2 Adaptation of Pragmatic Vagueness in the Political Interview | 第46-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Contextual Correlates | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Pragmatic Vagueness as Adaptation to the Physical World | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Interview’s Physical Settings | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Audience | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Pragmatic Vagueness as Adaptation to the Social World | 第51-56页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Interview-based Social Identities | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Well-known Social Conventions | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.4 Pragmatic Vagueness as Adaptation to the Mental World | 第56-61页 |
| 4.2.4.1 Psychological Motivations | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2.4.2 Beliefs | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.4.3 Emotions | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3 Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness in the Political Interview | 第61-69页 |
| 4.3.1 Functions of Interviewer-oriented Pragmatic Vagueness | 第62-64页 |
| 4.3.1.1 For Topic-guidance | 第63页 |
| 4.3.1.2 For Attention-shift | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Functions of Interviewee-oriented Pragmatic Vagueness | 第64-69页 |
| 4.3.2.1 For Appropriateness | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3.2.2 For Perceived Cooperativeness | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3.2.3 For Perceived Authenticity | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第69-71页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix Data Collection | 第76-78页 |
| Publications | 第78-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79页 |
