| ORIGINALITY RESEARCH STATEMENT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-22页 |
| ·The Theoretical Background of Western Intonation Study | 第13-18页 |
| ·The Theoretical Background of Chinese Intonation Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Previous Researches on the Type of Chinese Sentences | 第22-24页 |
| ·Researches on the Type of Chinese Senterices | 第22页 |
| ·Questions and the Focus of This Paper | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Phonetic Experiment and Phonological Analysis of Weak Imperative Sentences | 第24-41页 |
| ·Experiment Measurements | 第24-26页 |
| ·Resources of the Model Sentences | 第24页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of the Course of the Experiment | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theory used in Phonological Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Focus of This Thesis | 第26页 |
| ·Intonation Study of Short Weak Imperative Sentences | 第26-32页 |
| ·Weak Imperatives with Single or Double Syllable | 第27-29页 |
| ·Weak Imperatives with Three or Four Syllables | 第29-31页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第31-32页 |
| ·Intonation Study of Long Weak Imperative Sentences | 第32-39页 |
| ·Persuasion | 第32-34页 |
| ·Request | 第34页 |
| ·Advice | 第34-35页 |
| ·Crying for help | 第35-36页 |
| ·Urgency | 第36-38页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第38-39页 |
| ·Brief Summary on the Intonation of Weak Imperatives | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Comparative Study of Intonation | 第41-70页 |
| ·Experiment Method and Target | 第41-42页 |
| ·Pitch Analysis of Short Sentences | 第42-53页 |
| ·Pitch Analysis of Long Sentences | 第53-67页 |
| ·Summary on the Comparative Study | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第80页 |
