| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·The Background of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·Studies of Vagueness | 第15-18页 |
| ·Difference between Ambiguity, Fuzziness, Generality and Vagueness | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of Vagueness | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第18-23页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies of Pragmatic Vagueness in China and Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of Job Interviews | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Research Questions of the Thesis | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology and Theoretical Framework for the Research | 第25-31页 |
| ·The Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第26-31页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第26-27页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第27-29页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four The Study of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job Interview from Adaptation-theoretical Perspective | 第31-54页 |
| ·Variability of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job Interviews | 第31-40页 |
| ·At the Word Level | 第31-37页 |
| ·Hedges | 第32-35页 |
| ·Other Vague Words | 第35-37页 |
| ·At the Sentence Level | 第37-40页 |
| ·Implied Negative Sentences | 第37-38页 |
| ·Passive Sentences | 第38-39页 |
| ·Sentences with Indefinite Deictic Expressions | 第39-40页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job Interviews | 第40-45页 |
| ·Positive Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job Interviews | 第40-44页 |
| ·Making the Expressions More Polite and Euphemistic | 第40-41页 |
| ·Saving the Interpreter’s Face | 第41-43页 |
| ·Avoiding Absolutization and Increasing Flexibility | 第43-44页 |
| ·Negative Functions of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job Interviews | 第44-45页 |
| ·Adaptability of Pragmatic Vagueness in Job interviews | 第45-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to Mental World | 第47-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第47-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Emotions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social World | 第49-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Physical World | 第51-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to Temporal Reference | 第51-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to Spatial Reference | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Thesis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications of This Thesis | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of This Thesis | 第56页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-67页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第67-68页 |
