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英文文摘
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Introduction
Chapter One Literature Review
1.1 Researches on Hedges Abroad
1.1.1 L. A. Zadeh's Study of Hedges
1.1.2 G. Lakoff's Study of Hedges
1.1.3 The Others' Studies of Hedges
1.2 Researches on Hedges in China
1.2.1 Wu Tieping's Study of Hedges
1.2.2 The Others' Studies of Hedges
Chapter Two Theoretical Framework
2.1 Hedges
2.1.1 Hedges and Fuzziness
2.1.2 Classifications of Hedges
2.1.3 Features of Hedges
2.2 Cooperative Principle and Conversational Implicature
2.2.1 Cooperative Principle
2.2.2 Conversational Implicature
2.3 The Characteristics of American Journalistic English
2.3.1 Characteristics on Lexical Aspect
2.3.2 Characteristics on Syntactical Aspect
2.4 Hedges, Journalistic English and Pragmatics
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Data Selected
3.3 Research Procedure
3.4 Results
3.4.1 Hedging Devices Employed in the Selected American Journalistic English
3.4.2 Frequency of Hedging Devices in the Selected American Journalistic English
Chapter Four Analysis of Hedges in American Journalistic English from a Pragmatic Dimension
4.1 Hedges as Devices Employed in the Selected American Journalistic English
4.2 Analysis of the Different Frequency of Hedging Devices
4.3 Hedges and Cooperative Principle and Conversational Implicature
4.3.1 Lexical Hedges and Cooperative Principle
4.3.2 Lexical Hedges and Conversational Implicature
4.3.3 Non-Lexical Hedges and Cooperative Principle
4.3.4 Non-Lexical Hedges and Conversational Implicature
4.4 Pragmatic Functions of Hedges in American Journalistic English
4.4.1 Pragmatic Functions of Lexical Hedges
4.4.2 Pragmatic Functions of Non-Lexical Hedges
Chapter Five Implications and Suggestions
5.1 Implications
5.1.1 To Improve the Abilities of Journalistic English Learning and Teaching
5.1.2 To Enrich the Communicative Skills
5.2 Suggestions
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgements
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