声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Objectives of the study
1.3 Significance of the study
1.4 Organization of the study
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction to hedges
2.2 Previous studies on hedges from different perspectives
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Verschueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory
3.1 Making choices
3.2 Properties of language
3.3 Four angles of investigation
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Research Methodology
4.1 Research questions
4.2 Data collection
4.3 Analytical device
4.4 Research procedure
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Frequency and distribution of hedges in English news on health
5.2 Pragmatic analysis of hedges in English news on health based on Adaptation Theory
5.3 Pragmatic functions of hedges in English news on health
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major findings
6.2 Limitations of the thesis
6.3 Suggestions of further study
参考文献
AppendixⅠThe specific information about English news on health
Appendix II The extracts about English news on health in the study
致谢
个人简历
西北师范大学;
