| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-36页 |
| ·Definition of Hedges | 第17-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Hedges | 第18-21页 |
| ·Studies on Hedges Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on Hedges at Home | 第20-21页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第21-29页 |
| ·Studies on Adaptation Theory Aboard | 第21-25页 |
| ·Studies on Adaptation Theory at Home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Application of the Contextual Adaptation Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·Chinese and English Real Estate Advertisements | 第29-36页 |
| ·Definition of Advertisement | 第29-30页 |
| ·Features of Chinese and English Real Estate Advertisements | 第30-34页 |
| ·Chinese Real Estate Advertisements | 第30-33页 |
| ·English Real Estate Advertisements | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Relationship Between the Real Estate Advertisements and Contextual Adaptation Theory | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER THREE DATA COLLECTION | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedures of the Analysis | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR ANALYSIS OF HEDGES IN REAL ESTAT ADVERTISEMENTS FROM CONTEXTUAL ADAPTATION PERSPECTIVE | 第38-65页 |
| ·Hedges in Real Estate Advertisements | 第38-51页 |
| ·Hedges in Chinese Real Estate Advertisements | 第38-44页 |
| ·Hedges in English Real Estate Advertisements | 第44-48页 |
| ·The Differences between Chinese and English Real Estate Advertisements | 第48-51页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Hedges in Real Estate Advertisements from Contextual Adaptation Perspective | 第51-59页 |
| ·Hedges and Cooperative Principle from the Contextual Adaptation Theory | 第53-56页 |
| ·Hedges and Politeness Principle from the Contextual Adaptation Theory | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Effects of Using Hedges in Chinese and English Real Estate Advertisements | 第59-65页 |
| ·The Positive Effects | 第59-62页 |
| ·The Negative Effects | 第62-65页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第65-68页 |
| ·Major findings | 第65页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第66-68页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第68-72页 |
| APPENDIX 1 CHINESE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISEMENTS | 第72-80页 |
| APPENDIX 2 ENGLISH REAL ESTATE ADVERTISEMENTS | 第80-91页 |
