| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-17页 |
| ·Definition of Syllable | 第9-11页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Syllables | 第11-14页 |
| ·Content and Focus of the Essay | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Internal Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables | 第17-30页 |
| ·Constituents Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: Being Pieced Together and Unity | 第17-21页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Being Pieced Together in English Syllables | 第17-20页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Unity in Chinese Syllables | 第20-21页 |
| ·Structure Types Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: Diversity and Simplicity | 第21-25页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Diversity in English Syllables | 第22-23页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Simplicity in Chinese Syllables | 第23-25页 |
| ·Structure Layers Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: One-dimension and Two-dimension | 第25-28页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of One-dimension of English Syllables | 第25-27页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Two-dimension of Chinese Syllables | 第27-28页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 External Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables | 第30-48页 |
| ·Juncture Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: Continuity and Discreteness | 第30-36页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Continuity among English Syllables | 第30-33页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Discreteness among Chinese Syllables | 第33-36页 |
| ·Usage Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: Nonreversibility and Reversibility | 第36-41页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Nonreversibility of English Syllables | 第36-38页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Reversibility of Chinese Syllables | 第38-41页 |
| ·Function Contrast Between English and Chinese Syllables: Structurity and Meaning-directivity | 第41-47页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Structurity of English Syllables | 第41-43页 |
| ·Relative Characteristics of Meaning-directivity of Chinese Syllables | 第43-47页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第48-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Characteristics of English Syllables: Relative Linearity | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Chinese Syllables: Relative Nonlinearity | 第49-50页 |
| ·Contrast of English and Chinese Syllables' Characteristics: Relative Linearity and Relative Nonlinearity | 第50-51页 |
| ·Significance | 第51-54页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance | 第51-52页 |
| ·Practical Significance | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
