| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·The Vagueness of Language | 第11-13页 |
| ·Vagueness Theory and Modern Rhetoric | 第13-15页 |
| ·Status Quo of Vague Rhetoric Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two The Nature of Vague Rhetoric | 第16-20页 |
| ·Vague Langue and Vague Parole | 第16页 |
| ·Definition of Vague Rhetoric | 第16-18页 |
| ·Objects of Investigating Vague Rhetoric | 第18页 |
| ·Principles of Vague Rhetoric | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three The Relationship Between the Generation of Vague Language and Vague Rhetoric | 第20-27页 |
| ·Objective Reasons for the Generation of Vague Language | 第20-21页 |
| ·Subjective Reasons for the Generation of Vague Rhetoric | 第21-27页 |
| ·Principles of Human Thinking | 第21-22页 |
| ·Characteristics of Human Cognition process | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Objectivity and Subjectivity of Perception | 第22-23页 |
| ·Logical Categorization and Psychological Categorization | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Universality of Association | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Various Modes of Human Thinking and the Complexity of Thinking Contents | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Similarities Between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第27-61页 |
| ·Similar Features between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第28-32页 |
| ·Semantic Uncertainty | 第28-29页 |
| ·Concision | 第29-31页 |
| ·Integrity | 第31-32页 |
| ·Similar Constitution Methods between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第32-51页 |
| ·The Utilization of Inherent Vagueness in the Language System | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Utilization of Phonetic Vagueness | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Utilization of Lexical Vagueness | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Utilization of Grammatical Vagueness | 第35页 |
| ·The Utilization of Syntactic Vagueness | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Utilization of Traditional Figures of Speech | 第37-49页 |
| ·Simile | 第38-39页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第39-42页 |
| ·Personification | 第42-43页 |
| ·Hyperbole | 第43-44页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第44-45页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第45-46页 |
| ·Oxymoron | 第46-47页 |
| ·Synaesthesia, Hypallage and Zeugma | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Utilization of Punctuation | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Use of Suspension Points | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Use of Dash | 第50-51页 |
| ·Similar Functions between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第51-61页 |
| ·Making the Language Flexible | 第51-52页 |
| ·Enhancing the Expressiveness of Language | 第52-53页 |
| ·Making the Language Conform to the Politeness Principle | 第53-55页 |
| ·Performing Similar Cognitive Functions | 第55-56页 |
| ·Sharing Similar Aesthetic Effects | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter Five Dissimilarities Between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第61-77页 |
| ·The Non-correspondence of Vague Language | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Non-correspondence of Vague Rhetorical Devices | 第62-69页 |
| ·Peculiar Vague Rhetorical Devices | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Use of Different Rhetorical Devices to Express the Same Meaning | 第65页 |
| ·Dissimilarities in Using the Same Rhetorical Devices | 第65-69页 |
| ·Reasons for the Dissimilarities between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第69-77页 |
| ·Differences in Cultural Background | 第69-72页 |
| ·Differences in Thinking Modes | 第72-77页 |
| ·Differences in Perception and Association | 第72-74页 |
| ·Differences in Thinking Orientation | 第74页 |
| ·Holistic Thinking and Analytic Thinking | 第74-75页 |
| ·Abstract Thinking and Visual Thinking | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第77-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-84页 |
