| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-19页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第19-23页 |
| 1.1 Motivation of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-39页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Key Terms | 第23-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Intonation | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Tone-unit | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.3 English Rising Tone | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Theoretical Studies | 第27-33页 |
| 2.2.1 The Traditional British Approach | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 The Autosegmental-metrical Theory (the AM theory) | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.3 Acoustic Correlates of Prosodic Features | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Empirical Studies | 第33-38页 |
| 2.3.1 Empirical Studies of English Intonation by EFL Learners | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies of English Rising Tones produced by Mandarin EFL learners | 第36-38页 |
| 2.4 Focus of the Present Study | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第39-49页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第39页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3 Materials | 第40-42页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第49-105页 |
| 4.1 Production of English Rising Tones by EFL Learners | 第49-61页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall CPRs of English Rising Tones | 第49-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Categorical CPRs of English Rising Tones | 第51-61页 |
| 4.1.2.1 English Rising Tones in Simple Words | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.2.2 English Rising Tones in Short Sentences | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2.3 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tone-units | 第54-57页 |
| 4.1.2.4 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tails | 第57-58页 |
| 4.1.2.5 English Rising Tone in Sentences with Different Sentence-types | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2 Acoustic Features of English Rising Tones by Mandarin EFL Learners | 第61-90页 |
| 4.2.1 Duration | 第61-70页 |
| 4.2.1.1 English Rising Tones in Simple Words | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2.1.2 English Rising Tones in Short Sentences | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.1.3 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tone-units | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.1.4 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tails | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.1.5 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Sentence-types | 第67-70页 |
| 4.2.2 Intensity | 第70-76页 |
| 4.2.2.1 English Rising Tones in Simple Words | 第70-71页 |
| 4.2.2.2 English Rising Tones in Short Sentences | 第71-72页 |
| 4.2.2.3 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tone-units | 第72-73页 |
| 4.2.2.4 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tails | 第73-74页 |
| 4.2.2.5 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Sentence-types | 第74-76页 |
| 4.2.3 Pitch Range | 第76-90页 |
| 4.2.3.1 English Rising Tones in Simple Words | 第77-79页 |
| 4.2.3.2 English Rising Tones in Short Sentences | 第79-80页 |
| 4.2.3.3 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tone-units | 第80-83页 |
| 4.2.3.4 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Tails | 第83-86页 |
| 4.2.3.5 English Rising Tones in Sentences with Different Sentence-types | 第86-90页 |
| 4.3 Typical Erroneous Productions of English Rising Tones by EFL learners | 第90-105页 |
| 4.3.1 Overall Erroneous Production Rates of English Rising Tones | 第90-91页 |
| 4.3.2 Typical Erroneous Patterns of English Rising Tones | 第91-105页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第105-109页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第105-107页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第107-108页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第108-109页 |
| REFERENCES | 第109-115页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第115页 |
