| Descriptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·Originality and Objectives | 第16页 |
| ·Research Methods of This Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of This Dissertation | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter One Comparison of Basic Concepts and Definition of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第19-26页 |
| ·Ambiguity, Fuzziness and Vagueness | 第19-23页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第19-20页 |
| ·Fuzziness | 第20-21页 |
| ·Vagueness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Definition of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity as a Communicative Strategy | 第24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Pragmatic Approaches to Tolerance of Ambiguity and Its Applications in Verbal Communication | 第26-40页 |
| ·High Tolerance of Ambiguity and Low Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第26-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches to Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第28-33页 |
| ·Cooperative Principles' Application in Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Politeness Maxims' Application in Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第31-33页 |
| ·Applications of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第33-38页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity in Humor-Creating | 第33-34页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity in Second Language Learning | 第34-37页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity in Foreign Language Teaching | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Demonstrations of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第40-51页 |
| ·Demonstrations of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第40-47页 |
| ·Linguistic Devices in Creating Ambiguity | 第40-45页 |
| ·Phonological Ambiguity | 第40-42页 |
| ·Lexical Ambiguity | 第42-44页 |
| ·Grammatical Ambiguity | 第44-45页 |
| ·Nonlinguistic Devices in Creating Ambiguity | 第45-47页 |
| ·Context | 第45-46页 |
| ·Cultural Factors | 第46-47页 |
| ·Demonstrations of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第47-50页 |
| ·Cultural Relativism | 第47-48页 |
| ·Language Equivalence | 第48页 |
| ·Cooperative Attitude | 第48-49页 |
| ·Silence | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Four Developing Awareness of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第51-65页 |
| ·An Analysis on the Causes of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第51-52页 |
| ·Strategies for Developing Awareness of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Verbal Communication | 第52-64页 |
| ·Developing Inter-Cultural Awareness | 第52-55页 |
| ·Increase of Teacher's Cultural Knowledge | 第53-54页 |
| ·Use of Authentic Material | 第54页 |
| ·Participation in Interactive Activities | 第54-55页 |
| ·Improving Vocabulary Learning Skills | 第55-57页 |
| ·Inferring from Context | 第56页 |
| ·Understanding both Denotative and Connotative Meanings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Listening across Cultures | 第57-59页 |
| ·Different Strategies for Field Dependent/Field Independent Learners | 第59-62页 |
| ·Learning Methods for Field Dependent/Field Independent Learners | 第60页 |
| ·Teacher's Pedagogy to Field Dependent/Field Independent Learners | 第60-62页 |
| ·Application of Schema Theory | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第76-79页 |
