| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-15页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives and Significances of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-28页 |
| ·An Overview of Fuzziness | 第15-16页 |
| ·Studies of Hedges at Home and Abroad | 第16-26页 |
| ·Definitions of hedges | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classifications of hedges | 第19-24页 |
| ·Features of hedges | 第24-26页 |
| ·A General Review of Hedges and Hedges in TV Interview Programs | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-35页 |
| ·An Overview about Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第28-33页 |
| ·Language use:making choices | 第28-29页 |
| ·Three properties of language | 第29-30页 |
| ·Four angle of investigation | 第30-33页 |
| ·An Adaptive Framework for Analyzing Hedges in the TV Interview Programs | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four AN ADAPTATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEDGES IN TV INTERVIEWPROGRAMS | 第35-60页 |
| ·The Frequency of edges in the Materials | 第35-41页 |
| ·Hedges as a Means of Aaptation to Mental World | 第41-50页 |
| ·A way to show politeness | 第41-44页 |
| ·The motivation of self-protection | 第44-47页 |
| ·According to the principle of economy | 第47-48页 |
| ·Withholding information | 第48-50页 |
| ·Highlighting the important information | 第50页 |
| ·Hedges as a Means of Adaptation to Social World | 第50-56页 |
| ·Adaptation to the power and occupation | 第51-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to the norms and regulars of the TV programs | 第53-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social culture | 第54-56页 |
| ·Hedges as a Means of Adaptation to Physical World | 第56-59页 |
| ·Time to be adapted | 第56-57页 |
| ·Space to be adapted | 第57-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第60-63页 |
| ·Major Findings and Implications | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for the Future Study | 第61-63页 |
| REFERENCES | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-67页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第67页 |
