| [主题词] | 第1-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Vagueness in Language | 第8-14页 |
| 1．1． Introduction | 第8-9页 |
| 1．2． Definition of Vagueness | 第9-14页 |
| 1．2．1． A Conventional Definition of Vagueness In Language | 第9-12页 |
| 1．2．2． A Mathematical Point of Viewon Vagueness | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Legal Language | 第14-24页 |
| 2．1． Jurisprudence and Language | 第14页 |
| 2．2． Legal Language | 第14-15页 |
| 2．3． Vagueness in Legal Language | 第15-17页 |
| 2．4． Literature Review | 第17-24页 |
| 2．4．1 H．L．A．Hart:the 'Open Texture' of Language | 第17-19页 |
| 2．4．2． The Epistemic Theory of Vagueness | 第19页 |
| 2．4．3． David Lyons:Vagueness Can be Eliminated by Law | 第19-20页 |
| 2．4．4． Has Kelsen:Law As A Continuum | 第20-22页 |
| 2．4．5． Ronald Dworkin:A Single Answer to a Legal Dispute | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Majors Realizations of Vagueness in Legal Language | 第24-49页 |
| 3．1． Vagueness Caused by the Changing of Meaning of Words | 第24-28页 |
| 3．2． Vagueness Caused by Fringe Meaning | 第28-44页 |
| 3．2．1 Words Indicating Qualities of Continuous Variation | 第28-32页 |
| 3．2．2． Class-names | 第32-39页 |
| 3．2．3 Names Suggesting Unity | 第39-41页 |
| 3．2．4． Mathematical Terms | 第41-43页 |
| 3．2．5． Words Vague in Time Reference | 第43-44页 |
| 3．3． Vagueness Caused by the Use of Emotive Words | 第44-49页 |
| 3．3．1． The Emotive Functions of Words | 第44-45页 |
| 3．3．2． Examples of Vagueness Brought About by the Emotive Words in Legal Language | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Reasons of The Existence of Vaguenessin Legal Language | 第49-59页 |
| 4．1． The Requirement of Legislation | 第49-52页 |
| 4．2． The Difficulty in Communication | 第52-54页 |
| 4．3． Needs and Expectations of the Changing Society | 第54-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| 5．1． Summary of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| 5．2． Implications of the study | 第60-61页 |
| 5．3． Limitations of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-63页 |
