| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Motivation of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-33页 |
| 2.1 Basic Definitions | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition of English function words | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 The definition of strong form and weak form | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.3 The definition of connected speech | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 The Judgment of Weakening in English Function Words | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.1 The classifications of weakening | 第22页 |
| 2.2.2 The parameters | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Theoretical Studies | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Language Transfer | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Empirical Studies Abroad and at Home on Weak Forms | 第27-30页 |
| 2.5 Focus on Present Study | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Subjects of acoustic information | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Materials of recording | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第37-39页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS | 第41-71页 |
| 4.1 English Majors' Production of Weak Form Based on MA | 第41-55页 |
| 4.1.1 The production of weak form based on MA by El | 第43-47页 |
| 4.1.2 The production of weak form based on MA by E2 | 第47-51页 |
| 4.1.3 The production of weak form based on MA by E3 | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2 English Majors' Production of Weak Form Based on MB | 第55-64页 |
| 4.2.1 The production of weak form based on MB by El | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2.2 The production of weak form based on MB by E2 | 第59-61页 |
| 4.2.3 The production of weak form based on MB by E3 | 第61-64页 |
| 4.3 Correlation between English Majors' Production of Weak Form and TheirEnglish Proficiency | 第64-65页 |
| 4.4 The Acquisition Order of Weakening in English Function Words Based onMA | 第65-67页 |
| 4.5 The Acquisition Order of Weakening in English Function Words Based onMB | 第67-69页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第71-77页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第71-72页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第72-73页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第73-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| 攻读硕士期间科研成果 | 第81页 |
