模糊限制語是語言交際中重要的語用標記語，是交際者常用的語用策略和手段。在口語交際和學術語篇等文本形式中，模糊限制語常常出現(xiàn)在話題敏感、說話人欲躲避自己責任，或令聽話人不快或不利的語言交際場合。很多學者對這一語言現(xiàn)象從語義學和語用學的角度進行較為全面的分析。本論文作者擬從認知語用學的視角對英語交際中的模糊限制語的語用功能及其在話語生成和理解中進行較全面的探索性分析和研究，應用了Sperber & Wilson的關聯(lián)理論（Relevance Theory）和Verschueren的元語用意識理論（Metapragmatic Awareness Theory）作為本論文的理論框架，對交際中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的模糊限制語語用功能的認知性及其在話語生成和理解的具體語境中產(chǎn)生的認知機制、話語命題和認知語境的關系、語境效果與關聯(lián)性的關系以及推斷話語意義的努力程度與關聯(lián)性的關系等進行分析和研究。按形式上劃分，模糊限制語可分為詞語形式模糊限制語和句法結(jié)構(gòu)形式模糊限制語兩種。從語義學的角度，模糊限制語可分為四類：第一類為某些形容詞和副詞構(gòu)成（如：maybe,almost, somewhat, sort of... 

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【學位級別】：博士

【文章目錄】：
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abstract
中文摘要
AList of Abbreviations and Symbols
List of Tables and Figures
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
    1.1 Research background
    1.2 Significance of the research
    1.3 Motivation for the research
    1.4 Objectives of the research
    1.5 Methodology for the research
    1.6 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
    2.1 Introduction
    2.2 Researches of cognitive pragmatics
        2.2.1 Researches of cognitive pragmatics abroad
        2.2.2 Researches of cognitive pragmatics at home
    2.3 Hedges as pragmatic markers
    2.4 Research of hedges abroad
        2.4.1 L.A.Zadeh’sresearchofhedges
        2.4.2 Lakoff’s research of hedges
        2.4.3 Brown and Levinson’s research of hedges
        2.4.4 Prince et al’s research of hedges
        2.4.5 Hyland’s research of hedges
        2.4.6 Luukka’s research of hedges
    2.5 Researches of hedges at home
    2.6 Approach for the present study
Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE RESEARCH
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Sperber &Wilson’s Relevance Theory
        3.2.1 Inference
        3.2.2 Cognitive environment and mutual manifestness
        3.2.3 Ostensive-inferential communication
        3.2.4 Informative intention and communicative intention
        3.2.5 Principles of relevance
        3.2.6 Contextual effect and processing effort
    3.3 Verschueren’s metapragmatic awareness
        3.3.1 Indicators of metapragmatic awareness
        3.3.2 Metapragmatics and the nature of linguistic action
    3.4 Theoretical Framework for the Research of Linguistic Hedges
        3.4.1 Relevance theory used for the research
        3.4.2 Verschueren’s theory used for the research
    3.5 Summary
Chapter Four GENERAL DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Research hypotheses
    4.3 Research questions
    4.4 Methodology of the research
    4.5 Model applied
    4.6 Material selection for the research
    4.7 Summary
Chapter Five AN ANALYSIS OF PRAGMATIC FUNCTIONS OF LINGUISTIC HEDGES FROM THE RELEVANCE PERSPECTIVE
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Panorama of linguistic hedges
        5.2.1 Identification of linguistic hedges
        5.2.2 Definitions of linguistic hedges and hedging
        5.2.3 Taxonomy of linguistic hedges
        5.2.4 Syntactic structure of linguistic hedges
    5.3 Analysis of Pragmatic functions from the relevance perspective
        5.3.1 Modification of the truth-value of the proposition
        5.3.2 Improvement of the information precision
        5.3.3 Appropriateness in verbal interactions
        5.3.4 Protectionforthespeaker’sandhearer’sface
        5.3.5 Interpretation in academic writings
        5.3.6 Motivation for political and diplomatic situations
        5.3.7 Preservation of literary styles
        5.3.8 Remedy for the lack of knowledge
        5.3.9 Metaphorical expression
        5.3.10 Improvement for the expressive efficiency
    5.4 Summary
Chapter Six AN ANALYSIS OF HEDGES FROM FREQUENCIES & RATIOS
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Analysis of approximators from frequencies & ratios
        6.2.1 Analysis of rounders
        6.2.2 Analysis of adaptors
    6.3 Analysis of shields from frequencies & ratios
        6.3.1 Analysis of plausibility shields
        6.3.2 Analysis of attribution shields
    6.4 Summary
Chapter Seven A COGNITIVE-PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF HEDGES
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 General features of linguistic communication
        7.2.1 Code model
        7.2.2 Inferential model
        7.2.3 Ostensive-inferential communication model
    7.3 Analysis of pragmatic constraints and hedged utterances
        7.3.1 Pragmatic constraints
        7.3.2 Utterance production
        7.3.3 Utterance comprehension
    7.4 Analysis relevance features of hedged communication
        7.4.1 Procedural information of hedges
        7.4.2 Hedges in ostensive-inferential communication
        7.4.3 Metapragmatic awareness in hedged communication
        7.4.4 Relationships between hedges and information structure
    7.5 Analysis of hedges from cognitive pragmatics
        7.5.1 Hedges and degrees of relevance
        7.5.2 Determination of assumption and hedges
        7.5.3 Inference from hedged utterances
        7.5.4 Cognitive context and roles of hedges
        7.5.5 Influences of hedges over processing efforts
    7.6 Utterance coherence and hedges
        7.6.1 Utterance coherence
        7.6.2 Influences of hedges over utterance coherence
    7.7 Relevance between hedges and pragmatic principles
        7.7.1 Conversational implicatures in hedged communication
        7.7.2 Indirectness
        7.7.3 Negative politeness
        7.7.4 Face-threatening act
    7.8 Summary
Chapter Eight CONCLUSION
    8.1 Major findings of the research
        8.1.1 Findings about the dynamic nature of hedged communication
        8.1.2 Findings about the use of hedges in verbal communication
    8.2 Implications of the research
    8.3 Limitations of the research
    8.4 Suggestionsforfuturestudies
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX Ⅰ: Classification of Common Linguistic Hedges
APPENDIX Ⅱ: Tables for the Frequency of HedgeApplication In the Five Genres
APPENDIX Ⅲ: Randomly Chosen Samples for Further Investigation



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