| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Abbreviation | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Preliminaries | 第14页 |
| 1.2 Theoretical Background | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2.1 VOT Definition | 第15页 |
| 1.2.2 Stop Categories | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2.3 Place Effect on VOT | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Motivations and Significance for Present Research | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1 Stop System in Xiang Dialects | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Stop System of New Xiang Dialects | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Stop System of Old Xiang Dialects | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 VOT Patterns in Mandarin and Dialects | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Mandarin VOT Pattern | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 VOT Patterns in Other Dialects | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1 Participants | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Test Materials | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Procedures | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Measurement | 第31页 |
| 3.3.2 Data Analysis | 第31页 |
| 3.4 Results | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Experimental Analysis of Three-way Contrast Stops in OXDs | 第32-47页 |
| 4.1 Experimental Analysis of Stops in SFD | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in SFD | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Experimental Analysis of Stops in XXD | 第36-40页 |
| 4.2.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in XXD | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第38页 |
| 4.2.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3 Experimental Analysis of Stops in XND | 第40-43页 |
| 4.3.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in XND | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第41页 |
| 4.3.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第41-43页 |
| 4.4 Experimental Analysis of Stops in CBD | 第43-45页 |
| 4.4.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in CBD | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第44页 |
| 4.4.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第44-45页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Experimental Analysis of Two-way Contrast Stops in NXDs | 第47-57页 |
| 5.1 Experimental Analysis of Stops in XYD | 第49-51页 |
| 5.1.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in XYD | 第49-50页 |
| 5.1.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第50页 |
| 5.1.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Experimental Analysis of Stops in YYD | 第51-54页 |
| 5.2.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in YYD | 第52页 |
| 5.2.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第52页 |
| 5.2.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第52-54页 |
| 5.3 Experimental Analysis of Stops in CSD | 第54-56页 |
| 5.3.1 VOT Pattern of Stops in XND | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3.2 The Trade-off Effect of POA among Stops | 第55页 |
| 5.3.3 VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第57-64页 |
| 6.1 VOT Pattern Comparison between Old and New Xiang Dialects | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 The Universality of VOT in Differentiating Different Stop Categories | 第58-62页 |
| 6.2.1 VOT in Differentiating Two-Category languages | 第59-61页 |
| 6.2.2 VOT in Differentiating Three-Category languages | 第61-62页 |
| 6.3 Non-university of POA among Stops | 第62-63页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix A Test Tables for Recording | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix B 详细中文摘要 | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix C Information of the informants | 第73-75页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第75页 |
