| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Overview | 第9-11页 |
| ·An Overview of Company Profiles | 第9-10页 |
| ·Rationale and Significance of the Present Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Method | 第11页 |
| ·Specific Research Questions | 第11页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·Clarification of Some Related Terms | 第13-15页 |
| ·Fuzziness | 第13-14页 |
| ·Generality | 第14页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第14-15页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Vagueness | 第15-19页 |
| ·Philosophical Perspective | 第15-16页 |
| ·Semantic Perspective | 第16-18页 |
| ·Psychological Perspective | 第18页 |
| ·Pragmatic Perspective | 第18-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-30页 |
| ·Working Definition of Vague Language | 第21页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Vagueness | 第21-24页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Vagueness | 第24-29页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Loose Talk—A Referential Approach to Vagueness | 第26-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Vagueness from the Cooperative Principle | 第30-38页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Numbers and Approximators | 第30-33页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Round Numbers | 第33-35页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Non-numerical Vague Quantifiers | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis of Vagueness from the Relevance Theory | 第38-45页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Numbers and Approximators | 第38-40页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Round Numbers | 第40-41页 |
| ·Approximating Quantities with Non-numerical Vague Quantifiers | 第41-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Six Pragmatic Functions of Vague Languge in Company Profiles | 第45-53页 |
| ·Tailoring the Amount of Information | 第45-47页 |
| ·Making Language More Persuasive | 第47-49页 |
| ·Coping with the Lack of Specific Information | 第49-50页 |
| ·Strengthening the Credibility of the Company | 第50-51页 |
| ·Being Emphatic | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix: Sample Sources | 第60-62页 |
