| 中文摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.1. Nature of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2. Current Situation of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.3. Focus of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.1 Academic Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Practical Significance of the Study | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-41页 |
| 2.0 Introduction | 第18页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Concepts | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Language Transfer | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Third Language Acquisition (TLA) | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Phonological Transfer | 第22页 |
| 2.1.4 Uyghur Language | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.5 Chinese Language | 第24-27页 |
| 2.1.6 English Language | 第27-29页 |
| 2.1.7 Vowel Pattern | 第29页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Base | 第29-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies on Language Transfer | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies on Phonological Transfer Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on Third Language Acquisition Theory | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.4 Previous Studies on Contrastive Analysis | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.5 Previous Studies on Error Analysis | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第41-50页 |
| 3.0 Introduction | 第41页 |
| 3.1 Research Objectives | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第42页 |
| 3.3 Research Participants | 第42-46页 |
| 3.3.1 Uyghur Participants Studying at Han schools | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Uyghur Participants Studying at Uyghur schools | 第44-46页 |
| 3.4 Data | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaire | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.2 Pronunciation Tests | 第47页 |
| 3.4.3 Interview | 第47页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection | 第47-49页 |
| 3.5.1 Collection Instruments | 第48页 |
| 3.5.2 Procedures of Collection | 第48-49页 |
| 3.6 Analysis of Methods | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第50-83页 |
| 4.0 Introduction | 第50页 |
| 4.1 Analysis and Results of the Questionnaire | 第50-55页 |
| 4.1.1 Basic language Background | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Language Learning Background | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.3 Language Preference and Usage | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.4 Language Proficiency | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.5 Language Awareness | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Uyghur Students Studying at Han Schools | 第55-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of Chinese Languages’ Vowel Patterns on Uyghur StudentsStudying at Han schools | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of English Languages’ Vowel Patterns on Uyghur StudentsStudying at Han schools | 第60-64页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Uyghur Students Studying at Uyghur Schools | 第64-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of Uyghur Languages’ Vowel Patterns on Uyghur StudentsStudying at Han schools | 第64-66页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of English Languages’ Vowel Patterns on Uyghur StudentsStudying at Uyghur schools | 第66-70页 |
| 4.4 Contrastive Analysis of Uyghur Students’ English Vowels between HanSchools and Uyghur Schools | 第70-72页 |
| 4.5 Vowel Transfer Analysis from L2 to L3 in Uyghur Students Studying at HanSchools | 第72-83页 |
| 4.5.1 Vowel Transfer of English Vowels [a], [i], [u] | 第74-78页 |
| 4.5.2 Vowel Transfer of English Vowels [?] | 第78-81页 |
| 4.5.3 Vowel Transfer of English Vowels [e, ?, ?] | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第83-89页 |
| 5.0 Introduction | 第83页 |
| 5.1 Main findings | 第83-86页 |
| 5.1.1 The Overall Vowel Patterns of Uyghur Students Studying at HanSchools | 第83页 |
| 5.1.2 The Overall Vowel Patterns of Uyghur Students Studying at UyghurSchools | 第83-84页 |
| 5.1.3 The results of Contrastive Analysis of Uyghur Students’ English Vowels between Han Schools and Uyghur Schools | 第84-85页 |
| 5.1.4 Uyghur students’ Vowel Transfer from L2 to L3 | 第85-86页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第86-87页 |
| 5.2.1 Theoretical Implications | 第86-87页 |
| 5.2.2 Practical Implications | 第87页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study | 第87-88页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Study | 第88-89页 |
| References | 第89-94页 |
| Appendix I Language Background Questionnaire | 第94-97页 |
| Appendix II Pronunciation Test | 第97-98页 |
| Published Paper | 第98-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99页 |
