| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·The Need of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Review on Studies of Vagueness in Legal Language | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Vague Language and Legal Language | 第17-33页 |
| ·An Understanding of Vague Language | 第17-23页 |
| ·The Definition of Vague language | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Development of Vague Language | 第19-23页 |
| ·Introduction to Legal Language | 第23-33页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Law | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Features of Legal Language | 第26-30页 |
| ·Review on Studies of Legal Language | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Reasons of Vagueness in Legal Language | 第33-41页 |
| ·Meeting the Requirements of Legal Documents | 第33-34页 |
| ·Being Necessary and Unavoidable to the Unknown World | 第34-36页 |
| ·Different Cultures Leading to Vagueness | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Natural Character of Words | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Theoretical Basis | 第41-55页 |
| ·Cooperative Theory | 第41-45页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第45-49页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第49-55页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Pragmatic Approach to Vagueness in Legal Language | 第55-73页 |
| ·The Application of Cooperative Principle | 第55-58页 |
| ·The Application of Politeness Principle | 第58-62页 |
| ·The Application of Relevance Theory | 第62-65页 |
| ·The Functions of Vagueness in Legal Language | 第65-73页 |
| ·Protecting Oneself | 第66-68页 |
| ·Politeness to Others | 第68-69页 |
| ·Making the Law Flexible and Complete | 第69-71页 |
| ·Lacking Specific Information | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis | 第74-75页 |
| ·Implications of the Thesis | 第75-76页 |
| REFERENCES | 第76-79页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第79-80页 |
