| Abstract(Chinese Version) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(English Version) | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Basic Interpretation of Pragmatic Vagueness Theory | 第8-43页 |
| ·Background of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第9-14页 |
| ·Fuzziness, Vagueness, Ambivalence and Ambiguity | 第10-13页 |
| ·Vagueness: An Intrinsic Characteristic of Natural Language | 第13页 |
| ·Causes of Vagueness | 第13-14页 |
| ·Definition of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第14-16页 |
| ·Theory of Dynamic Pragmatics | 第16-18页 |
| ·Types of Vagueness | 第18-27页 |
| ·Type of Continuum | 第18-19页 |
| ·Type of Category | 第19页 |
| ·Type of Denominative Evaluation | 第19-22页 |
| ·Type of Hedging | 第22-27页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第27-34页 |
| ·Enhancing the Flexibility of the Utterance | 第28-30页 |
| ·Improving the Appropriateness of the Utterance | 第30-32页 |
| ·Creating Special Communicative Effects | 第32-34页 |
| ·Principle of Vagueness | 第34-35页 |
| ·Factors in Pragmatic Vagueness | 第35-43页 |
| ·Vagueness Between Speaker and Hearer | 第35-38页 |
| ·Vagueness in Context | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Analysis of Pragmatic Vagueness Strategies in Verbal Interaction | 第43-69页 |
| ·Appearance of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第43-62页 |
| ·Vagueness Generated by Some Words | 第44-48页 |
| ·Vagueness Generated by Flouting the Maxims of Cooperative Principle | 第48-53页 |
| ·Vagueness by Observing the Maxims of Politeness Principle | 第53-59页 |
| ·Vagueness Generated by Implicature | 第59-60页 |
| ·Vagueness Generated by Antanaclasis | 第60-61页 |
| ·Vagueness Generated by Sentence Structure | 第61-62页 |
| ·Analysis of Pragmatic Vagueness Strategies in Verbal Interaction | 第62-69页 |
| ·The Emergence of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第62-63页 |
| ·Classification of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第63-65页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies in Verbal Interaction | 第65-69页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Case Study | 第69-72页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| ·Enlightenment | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitations | 第74页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第74-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-80页 |
