| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-23页 |
| ·The Study of Fuzziness of Language | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Definition of Hedge/Hedging | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Organization of This Dissertation | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review on Hedges | 第23-41页 |
| ·The Study of Hedges Carried Out Abroad | 第23-37页 |
| ·Zadeh’s Fuzzy Set Theory and Hedges | 第24-26页 |
| ·Prototype Theory and Lakoff’s Model of Hedges | 第26-32页 |
| ·More Recent Study of Hedges | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Study of Hedges at Home | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 2 Pragmatic Classifications and Linguistic Forms of Hedges | 第41-75页 |
| ·Pragmatic Classifications of Hedges | 第41-52页 |
| ·Prince et al’s Classification of Hedges | 第41-45页 |
| ·Hübler’s Classification of Hedges | 第45-47页 |
| ·Salager-Meyer’s Model | 第47-48页 |
| ·Hyland’s Model | 第48-52页 |
| ·Linguistic Forms of Hedges | 第52-75页 |
| ·Lexical Hedges | 第55-68页 |
| ·Non-Lexical Hedges | 第68-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter 3 Pragmatic Functions of Hedges | 第75-107页 |
| ·Hedges with Interpersonal Function | 第75-78页 |
| ·Hedging Function in Texts | 第78-80页 |
| ·Hedges with Conversational Implicature | 第80-85页 |
| ·Grice’s Conversational Implicature | 第80-83页 |
| ·Hedges and the Cancellability of Conversational Implicature | 第83-85页 |
| ·Hedges with Cooperative Principle | 第85-94页 |
| ·Co-operative Principle | 第85-87页 |
| ·Hedges with Cooperative Principle | 第87-93页 |
| ·Summary | 第93-94页 |
| ·Politeness Principle, FTA Theory and Hedges | 第94-107页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第95-97页 |
| ·FTA Theory | 第97-99页 |
| ·The Study of Hedges within PP and FTA Theory | 第99-106页 |
| ·Summary | 第106-107页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Applications and Pedagogical Implications of Hedges | 第107-128页 |
| ·Pragmatic Applications of Hedges | 第107-121页 |
| ·Application in Academic Writing | 第107-112页 |
| ·Application in Politics | 第112-115页 |
| ·Application in News | 第115-118页 |
| ·Application in Courtroom | 第118-121页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of Hedges | 第121-128页 |
| Conclusion | 第128-132页 |
| Bibliography | 第132-140页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第140-141页 |
| Resume | 第141页 |
