| 摘要 | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-15页 |
| List of Tables | 第15-16页 |
| Abbreviations | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第17-24页 |
| ·Preliminaries | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第18-22页 |
| ·The organization of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of Previous Research | 第24-38页 |
| ·The Proposition of Feature Theory | 第24页 |
| ·The Principles for Constructing the Model of Feature Geometry | 第24-27页 |
| ·Phonetic Basis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Universality | 第25-26页 |
| ·Explanatory Power | 第26-27页 |
| ·Feature Categories | 第27-29页 |
| ·Feature Values | 第29-36页 |
| ·Binarity versus Unarity | 第29-30页 |
| ·Binary Feature Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Unary Feature Theory | 第30页 |
| ·Advantages of Unary Feature Theory over Binary Feature Theory | 第30-36页 |
| ·Restrictiveness of Unary Feature System | 第30-31页 |
| ·Binarity and Underspecification Theory | 第31页 |
| ·Deficiency of Binary Approaches in Distinguishing Vowel Heights | 第31-33页 |
| ·Deficiency of Binary Approaches in Explaining Some Phonological Processes | 第33-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 The Vowel System and the Segmental Structure of the Vowels in Chinese Dialect | 第38-62页 |
| ·Changsha Dialect | 第38-45页 |
| ·The Phonological System of Chansha Dialect | 第38-43页 |
| ·The Vowel System of Changsha Dialect | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Syllable Structure of Changsha Dialect | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Tonal System of Changsha Dialect | 第43页 |
| ·The Segmental Structure of the Vowels | 第43-45页 |
| ·Ningxiang | 第45-51页 |
| ·The Phonological System of Ningxiang Dialect | 第45-49页 |
| ·The Vowel System of Ningxiang Dialect | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Syllable Structure of Ningxiang Dialect | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Tonal System of Ningxiang Dialect | 第49页 |
| ·The Segmental Structure of the Vowels | 第49-51页 |
| ·Xiamen Dialect | 第51-56页 |
| ·The Phonological System of Xiamen Dialect | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Vowel System of Xiamen Dialect | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Syllable Structure of Xiamen Dialect | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Tonal System of Xiamen Dialect | 第55页 |
| ·The Segmental Structure of the Vowels | 第55-56页 |
| ·Jian’ou Dialect | 第56-62页 |
| ·The Phonological System of Jian’ou Dialect | 第56-60页 |
| ·The Vowel System of Jian’ou Dialect | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Syllable Structure of Jian’ou Dialect | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Tonal System of Jian’ou Dialect | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Segmental Structure of the Vowels | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 4 Unary Account of Correspondences | 第62-83页 |
| ·Correspondence between Diphthongs and Monophthongs | 第62-70页 |
| ·Data | 第62-68页 |
| ·Analysis | 第68-70页 |
| ·Correspondence between Rhymes with Obstruent Coda and Those with Zero Coda | 第70-76页 |
| ·Data | 第70-72页 |
| ·Analysis | 第72-76页 |
| ·Correspondence between Rhymes with Nasal Coda and Those with Nasalized Vowels | 第76-82页 |
| ·Data | 第76-80页 |
| ·Analysis | 第80-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-83页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussions and Related Issues | 第83-93页 |
| ·The Demonstration with a Binary Feature Model | 第83-85页 |
| ·Correspondence between Diphthongs and Monophthongs | 第83-84页 |
| ·Correspondence between Rhymes with Obstruent Coda and Those with Zero Coda | 第84页 |
| ·Correspondence between Rhymes with Nasal Coda and Those with Nasalized vowels | 第84-85页 |
| ·Related Issues | 第85-93页 |
| ·The Position of Medial in Syllable Structure | 第85-89页 |
| ·The Direction of the Evolution | 第89-90页 |
| ·Markedness of Segments | 第90-91页 |
| ·The Derivation of the Rhyme Length of the Syllable | 第91-93页 |
| Conclusions | 第93-96页 |
| References | 第96-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99-100页 |
| Appendix A 攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文目录 | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix B The Glossary of the Words in Chapter 4 | 第101-113页 |
| Appendix C 详细中文摘要 | 第113-115页 |
