| 内容提要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Synopsis | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Vagueness in Language | 第14-21页 |
| 1．1 Vague Phenomena of Natural Language | 第14-16页 |
| 1．2 Definitions of Vagueness | 第16-18页 |
| 1．3 Presence of Vagueness in Language | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Vagueness Theory and Modern Rhetoric | 第21-27页 |
| 2．1 Light Shed by Vagueness Theory on Modern Rhetoric | 第21-22页 |
| 2．2 The Nature of Vague Rhetoric | 第22-24页 |
| 2．3．The Application of Vague Rhetoric | 第24-25页 |
| 2．4 Present State of Vague Rhetoric Study | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Similarities between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第27-56页 |
| 3．1 Similar Constitution Methods between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第27-42页 |
| 3．2 Similar Features between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第42-46页 |
| 3．3 Similar Functions between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第46-56页 |
| Chapter Four Dissimilarities between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第56-69页 |
| 4．1 The Non-correspondence of Vague Language | 第56-57页 |
| 4．2 The Non-correspondence of Vague Rhetorical Devices | 第57-61页 |
| 4．3 An Analysis of Dissimilarities between English and Chinese Vague Rhetoric | 第61-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
