| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·A General Description of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Political Speeches | 第15-18页 |
| ·Definition of Political Speeches | 第15-16页 |
| ·Features of Political Speeches | 第16-18页 |
| ·Hedges | 第18-26页 |
| ·Definition of Hedges | 第18-20页 |
| ·Classifications of Hedges | 第20-24页 |
| ·Functions of Hedges | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第26-32页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第26-29页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第26-27页 |
| ·Face-threatening Act Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第29-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29页 |
| ·Data Selections | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches | 第32-51页 |
| ·The Quantitative Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches | 第32-42页 |
| ·Analysis Results of Lexical Hedges | 第32-33页 |
| ·Analysis Results of Non-Lexical Hedges | 第33-34页 |
| ·Frequency of Different Lexical Hedges | 第34-39页 |
| ·Frequency of Different Non-Lexical Hedges | 第39-42页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from Pragmatic Perspective | 第42-47页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Tact Maxim | 第43页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Generosity Maxim | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Approbation Maxim | 第44-45页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Modesty Maxim | 第45页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Agreement Maxim | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of Hedges in Political Speeches from the Perspective of Sympathy Maxim | 第46-47页 |
| ·Main Functions of Employing Hedges in Political Speeches | 第47-51页 |
| ·Enhancing the Expressivity of Language | 第47-48页 |
| ·Displaying Threat | 第48-49页 |
| ·Expressing Authority and Politeness | 第49页 |
| ·Creating a Beautiful Vision | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57-58页 |
| 作者简介 | 第58页 |
