| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Previous studies on Hedges | 第15-26页 |
| ·Definitions of Hedges | 第15-18页 |
| ·Definitions of Hedges Related to Interpersonal Meaning | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classifications of Hedges | 第19-26页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle and Verschueren's Theory of Linguistic Adaptation | 第26-30页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第26-29页 |
| ·Theory of Adaptation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Corporate Public Relations Statements | 第30-33页 |
| ·Corporate Public Relation Statements | 第30-31页 |
| ·Features of Corporate PR Statement Language | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instrument and Calculation Method | 第34页 |
| ·Method of Data Analysis | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第36-73页 |
| ·Linguistic Realization Forms of Hedges in CPRSs | 第36-62页 |
| ·Modal auxiliary verbs | 第37-49页 |
| ·Lexical verbs | 第49-55页 |
| ·Adjectives, Adverbs and Nouns | 第55-62页 |
| ·Study on Hedges in CPRSs Based on CP and Theory of Adaptation | 第62-73页 |
| ·Study on Hedges in CPRSs based on CP | 第63-66页 |
| ·Study on Hedges in CPRSs Based on the Theory of Adaptation | 第66-70页 |
| ·Practical Functions of Hedges in CPRSs | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第73-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第76-78页 |
| References | 第78-80页 |
| Appendices | 第80-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83-84页 |
| Resume | 第84-85页 |
