| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objective and research questions of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Definition of fuzziness | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of hedges/hedging | 第19-20页 |
| ·Pragmatic classifications of hedges | 第20-24页 |
| ·Prince, Frader and Bosk’s classification of hedges | 第20-22页 |
| ·Hyland’s model | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Studies on hedges at home and abroad | 第24-28页 |
| ·Studies on hedges abroad | 第24-26页 |
| ·Studies on hedges at home | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第28-36页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第28-33页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第28-30页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第30-31页 |
| ·Speech Act theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Data collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research method | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Analysis of Hedges in Desperate Housewives | 第36-78页 |
| ·The Analysis of different hedges under the pragmatic frameworks of Cooperative Principle and Speech Act theory | 第36-53页 |
| ·Adaptors and the pragmatic theories of CP and Speech Act | 第37-43页 |
| ·Rounders and the pragmatic theories of CP and Speech Act | 第43-46页 |
| ·Plausibility shields and pragmatic theories of CP and Speech Act | 第46-50页 |
| ·Attribution shields and pragmatic theories of CP and Speech Act | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Analysis of different hedges under the pragmatic frameworks of Politeness Principle and Speech Act theory | 第53-64页 |
| ·Adaptors and pragmatic theories of PP, Speech Act | 第54-56页 |
| ·Rounders and pragmatic theories of PP and Speech Act | 第56-57页 |
| ·Plausibility shields and pragmatic theories of PP and Speech Act | 第57-62页 |
| ·Attribution shield and pragmatic theories of PP and Speech Act | 第62-64页 |
| ·Pragmatic functions of hedges in Desperate Housewives | 第64-78页 |
| ·Positive functions of hedges in Desperate Housewives | 第64-72页 |
| ·Negative functions of hedges in Desperate Housewives | 第72-78页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第78-84页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第78-80页 |
| ·Significance and implications of the research | 第80-82页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for the further study | 第82-84页 |
| References | 第84-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-90页 |
| 作者简介 | 第90页 |
