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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 General Description of the Study
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Overall Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definition and Explanation of Ambiguity
2.1.1 A Historical Perspective of Ambiguity
2.1.2 Definitions of Ambiguity
2.1.3 Features of Ambiguity
2.1.4 Ambiguity at Various Levels
2.2 Overview of Business Contract
2.2.1 Definition of Business Contract
2.2.2 Classification of Business Contract
2.2.3 Provisions and Legal Elements of Business Contract
2.2.4 Structural Characteristics of Business Contract
2.2.5 Language Features of Business Contract
Chapter 3 Methodology of the Study
3.1 Design of the Study
3.2 Research Question
3.3 Source of Data
3.4 The Tool for the Analysis of Data
3.5 Results of Data Analysis
3.6 Summary
Chapter 4 Ambiguity in Business Contract and Disambiguation Strategies
4.1 Ambiguity in Business Contract
4.1.1 Ambiguity of Phrasal Adjective
4.1.2 Ambiguity of Finite and Infinite Subordinate Clauses
4.1.3 Ambiguity of the Negative Sentence with the Causative Clause
4.1.4 Ambiguity of Reference
4.1.5 Ambiguity of Post-modifiers
4.1.6 Ambiguity of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
4.1.7 Ambiguity of Prepositions
4.1.8 Ambiguity of Pre-modifiers
4.2 Rules of Drafting Business Contracts
4.3 Strategies of Disambiguation Based on the Rules
4.3.1 Phrasal Adjective
4.3.2 Definite and Indefinite Subordinate Clause
4.3.3 Causative Clause behind A Negation Sentence
4.3.4 Post-modifiers
4.3.5 Adverb and Adverbial Phrase
4.3.6 Pre-modifiers
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations of the Study
5.3 Suggestions for Further Researches
References
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