| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background | 第10页 |
| ·The Significance ofthe Research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Layout of This Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Historical Overview of Vagueness Research | 第14-20页 |
| ·Mathematical Approach | 第14-16页 |
| ·Philosophical Approach | 第16-18页 |
| ·Psychological Approach | 第18页 |
| ·Semantic Approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies of Legal Documents | 第20-24页 |
| ·Studies on Legal Documents Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on Legal Documents at Home | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-32页 |
| ·Overview of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第24-25页 |
| ·Classification of Vagueness in Pragmatics | 第25-29页 |
| ·Fuzzy Continuum | 第26页 |
| ·Taxonomic Category | 第26-27页 |
| ·Nomenclative Evaluation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Hedges in Discourse | 第28-29页 |
| ·Functions of Vagueness in Communication | 第29-32页 |
| ·Improving the Appropriateness of the Utterance | 第29页 |
| ·Enhancing the Flexibility of the Utterance | 第29-30页 |
| ·Providing the Adequate Amount of Information | 第30-31页 |
| ·Showing Politeness | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Pragmatic Vagueness in Contract Law of People's Republic of China | 第32-52页 |
| ·The Frequency of Vague Expressions in Contract Law | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Analysis of Vague Expressions in Contract Law | 第33-47页 |
| ·Vague Nouns in Contract Law | 第33-35页 |
| ·Vague Verbs in Contract Law | 第35-37页 |
| ·Vague Adjectives in Contract Law | 第37-39页 |
| ·Vague Adverbs in Contract Law | 第39-40页 |
| ·Vague Conjunctions in Contract Law | 第40-41页 |
| ·Vague Modal Words in Contract Law | 第41-43页 |
| ·Vague Numerals in Contract Law | 第43-44页 |
| ·Vague Technical Terms in Contract Law | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Functions of Vagueness in Contract Law of People's Republic of China | 第47-52页 |
| ·Showing Accuracy and Strictness | 第47-49页 |
| ·Showing Solemnity and Appropriateness | 第49-50页 |
| ·Showing Conciseness and Plainness | 第50-51页 |
| ·Indicating Politeness | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five The Causes of the Existence of Vagueness in Contract Law | 第52-56页 |
| ·Objective Causes | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Requirement of Legislation | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Need of Social Development | 第53页 |
| ·The Differences of Culture | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Cognitive Limitation of Humans | 第54页 |
| ·Subjective Causes | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Identity of Language | 第55页 |
| ·The Generality of Legal Language | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
