| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| Chapter One Definition of Vagueness | 第16-28页 |
| ·Vagueness in Language | 第16-18页 |
| ·Definitions of Vagueness | 第18-20页 |
| ·Characteristics of Vagueness | 第20-24页 |
| ·Indeterminacy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Determinacy | 第22-23页 |
| ·Variability | 第23-24页 |
| ·Distinction of Some Synonyms | 第24-28页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第24-25页 |
| ·Generality | 第25-26页 |
| ·Amphiboly | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Two Relevant Theories and Review of Related Researches | 第28-39页 |
| ·Relevant Theories | 第28-35页 |
| ·Theory of Aesthetics of Reception | 第28-34页 |
| ·Proposition of Literary Vagueness | 第34-35页 |
| ·Review of Related Researches | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Vagueness in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第39-68页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of A Dream of Red Mansions | 第39-40页 |
| ·Types of Vagueness in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第40-67页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Theme | 第40-42页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Characters | 第42-49页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Plot | 第49-51页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Language | 第51-57页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Rhetoric | 第57-62页 |
| ·Vagueness in the Punctuation Marks | 第62-65页 |
| ·Vagueness of the Subject | 第65-67页 |
| ·A Summery of this Chapter | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Vagueness in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第68-86页 |
| ·Vague Beauty | 第68-71页 |
| ·Functions of Vague Beauty in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第71-77页 |
| ·Vague Beauty of Humor | 第71-72页 |
| ·Vague Beauty of Implication | 第72-73页 |
| ·Vague Beauty of Haziness | 第73-74页 |
| ·Vague Beauty of Vivid Images | 第74-75页 |
| ·Vague Beauty in Imagery | 第75-77页 |
| ·Pragmatic Vagueness | 第77-79页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第79-85页 |
| ·Enhancing the Language Expression Effect | 第79-81页 |
| ·Creating Profound Artistic Ambience | 第81-83页 |
| ·Making the Characters More Distinctive | 第83-85页 |
| ·A Summery of this Chapter | 第85-86页 |
| Chapter Five Factors of the Vagueness in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第86-98页 |
| ·Subjective Difference of Readers’Appreciation | 第86-88页 |
| ·National Differences | 第86-87页 |
| ·Times Differences | 第87页 |
| ·Class Differences | 第87-88页 |
| ·Subjective Differences | 第88页 |
| ·Aesthetic Effects | 第88-89页 |
| ·Vague Thinking Mode of the Writer | 第89-91页 |
| ·Poetic Features of Chinese Language | 第91-92页 |
| ·Indirectness of the Literary Imagery | 第92-96页 |
| ·Various Devices Used in the Works | 第96页 |
| ·Social Politics | 第96-97页 |
| ·A Summery of this Chapter | 第97-98页 |
| Conclusion | 第98-100页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第100-101页 |
| Bibliography | 第101-107页 |
| Resume | 第107页 |
