法律语言模糊性的认知分析-外国语言学与应用语言学专业论文.docx

i i Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to all the teachers and friends who have offered me all kinds of help in accomplishing this thesis. First of all, I am extremely indebted to Prof. Zhu Yue, my supervisor, whose constant encouragement and illuminating guidance have motivated me at various stages of the development of this thesis. First, his brilliant and instructive teaching has greatly impressed me and imbued me with initiative and creativity. Moreover, his critical and careful reading of my thesis has saved me from a lot of errors. It is under his patient guidance and incisive criticism that this thesis can finally assume its present form. I should also express my special thanks to Professor Zhou Fangzhu, whose insightful suggestions and constructive comments have contributed a lot to my research. The courses he has offered and the academic experience he has imparted have enlarged my horizon and introduced me into this field. Likewise, I would like to extend my thanks to all my respectable teachers in the School of Foreign Studies, to whom I owe much of my knowledge in linguistics, translation theories, literature, etc. during my three-year graduate study. They are Prof. Zhang Ming, Prof. Zhu Xiaomei, Prof. Chen Zhengfa, and Prof. Hong Zengliu, Dr. Hu Jian, Dr. Yang Ling, Dr. Zhang Hongxia. Without their earnest teaching and invaluable lectures for the past three years, the completion of this thesis would have been unimaginable. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my friends, who have shared my joys and frustrations in working on the thesis. Without their support and encouragement, I would not have finished this thesis smoothly. ii ii Abstract This thesis is intended to bring prototype theory into the analysis of fuzzy words in law articles and try to explore the cognitive reasons which bring about such fuzziness so that people can have a better understanding of law. In this study，through reviewin