| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1The Purpose of the Research | 第11页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 The Methodology of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3.1 Research Questions | 第12页 |
| 1.3.2 Research Procedure | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3.3 Data Collection | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Main Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-34页 |
| 2.1 Development of Vague Linguistics | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Vagueness | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Vagueness | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2 A Brief Review on Studies of Vagueness | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Vagueness Abroad | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Vagueness at Home | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Review of Gone with the Wind | 第27-31页 |
| 2.3.1 A Brief Introduction to Gone with the Wind | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on Gone with the Wind at Home and Abroad .. 182.4 Cooperative Principle and Vagueness | 第28-31页 |
| 2.5 Politeness Principle and Vagueness | 第31-32页 |
| 2.6 Speech Act Theory and Vagueness | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Qualitative Analysis and Discussion of Data | 第34-51页 |
| 3.1 Vagueness in Literary Language | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Types of Semantic Vagueness in Gone with the Wind | 第35-46页 |
| 3.2.1 Nouns and Pronouns | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Verbs or Verbal Phrases | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.3 Adjectives and Adverbs | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.4 Quantifier | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2.5 Hedges | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3 Types of Pragmatic Ambivalence in Gone with the Wind | 第46-51页 |
| 3.3.1 Pragmatic Multivalence | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3.2 Pragmatic Bivalence/Plurivalence | 第47-48页 |
| 3.3.3 Conditional Bivalent Illocutionary Act | 第48-49页 |
| 3.3.4 Discourse Ambivalence | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 4 Functional Analysis of Vague Language in Gone with the Wind | 第51-62页 |
| 4. Functions of Semantic Vagueness In Gone with the Wind | 第52-56页 |
| 4.1.1 To Provide the Right Amount of Information | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2 To Enrich the Aesthetic Beauty of Literature | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.3 To Broaden Reader’s View and Imagination | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2 Functions of Pragmatic Ambivalence in Gone with the Wind | 第56-61页 |
| 4.2.1 To Show Politeness and Power | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2.2 To Self-protect | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.3 To Intentionally Withhold Information | 第59-61页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-69页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的研究成果 | 第69页 |
