声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Research Background
1．1．1 Definition and Classification of Hedges
1．1．2 Previous Studies on Hedges
1．2 Objectives and Significance of the Study
1．3 Research Method
Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation
2．1 Cooperative Principle
2．1．1 Maxims of Conversation
2．1．2 Floutings of the Maxims
2．2 Conversational Implicature
2．2．1 Definition of Implicature
2．2．2 Properties of Conversational Implicature
Chapter Three Statistic Description of Hedges in English Political News Reports
3．1 Overall View of Hedges in EPNRs
3．2 Distribution of Different Types of Hedges in EPNRs
3．2．1 Subtypes of Approximators
3．2．2 Subtypes of Shields
3．3 Summary
Chapter Four Analysis of Conversational Implicature Presented by Hedges in English Political News Reports
4．1 Conversational Implicature Realized by Approximators in EPNRs
4．1．1 Floutings of Maxims of Conversation through Approximators
4．1．2 Pragmatic Features of Approximators
4．2 Conversational Implieature Realized by Shields in EPNRs
4．2．1 Fioutings of Maxims of Conversation through Shields
4．2．2 Pragmatic Features of Shields
4．3 Pragmatic Functions of Hedges in EPNRs
4．3．1 Objectivity vs．Subjectivity
4．3．2 Allowance for Leeway
4．3．3 Efficiency
Chapter Five Conclusion
5．1 Major Findings
5．2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Paper Published
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