关联理论视域下G20峰会中模糊限制语功能探析-毕业论文.doc

An Analysis of the Function of Hedges in G20 Summit from the Perspective of Relevance Theory A Thesis Submitted to Nanjing University of Finance and Economics For the Academic Degree of Master of Arts BY Liu Ying Supervised by Professor Zhang Gaoyuan School of Foreign Languages Nanjing University of Finance and Economics September 2012 学位论文独创性声明 本论文是我个人在导师指导下进行的研究工作及取得的研究成果。论文中除 了特别加以标注和致谢的地方外，不包含其他人或其它机构已经发表或撰写过的 研究成果。其他同志对本研究的启发和所做的贡献均已在论文中作了明确的声明 并表示了谢意。  作者签名：  日期：  学位论文使用授权声明 本人完全了解南京财经大学有关保留,使用学位论文的规定，即：学校有权 保留送交论文的复印件，允许论文被查阅和借阅；学校可以公布论文的全部或部 分内容，可以采用影印,缩印或其它复制手段保存论文。保密的论文在解密后遵 守此规定。  作者签名：  导师签名：  日期： Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped me in the writing of this thesis. First and foremost, I owe my greatest debt to my supervisor Prof. Zhang Gaoyuan, for his earnest encouragement, insightful suggestions and consistent guidance in the whole writing process of my thesis. Without his valuable comments and repeated revisions, it would be impossible for me to complete this thesis. My sincere thanks also go to Prof. Wang Keming, Prof. Li Junru, Prof. Chen Huifen, Prof. Hu Meizhu and other teachers who have taught me. Their lectures and lessons have enriched my knowledge on linguistics theories, thesis writing and cultural studies. I have benefited a lot from their enlightening teaching. Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my friends and fellow classmates for their sincere friendship and generous help. Without their help, I could not have overcome all the difficulties during the past year. Abstract The clear and precise expression of language is always the ideal pursuit of language users. However, vague expressions are everywhere in our language. Hedge is an essential property of natural language. Since Zadeh put forward Fuzzy Set Theory, vague phenomenon has drawn many linguists attention. Wu Tieping (1999) argued that vague language widely exists and the mastery of vague language