| ACKONWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-18页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第18-22页 |
| 1.1 Motivation of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第19-21页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-44页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Key Terms | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1.1 English Weak Forms | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Mandarin Neutral Tones | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.3 Basic Acoustic Parameters | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Theoretical Studies | 第30-37页 |
| 2.2.1 Rhythm of English and Weak Forms | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Rhythm of Mandarin and Neutral Tones | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.3 Phonological Categorizations of English Weak Forms and MandarinNeutral Tones | 第35-37页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Empirical Studies | 第37-42页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies of English Weak Forms | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies of Mandarin Neutral Tones | 第40-42页 |
| 2.4 Focus of the Present Study | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第44-54页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第44页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第44-45页 |
| 3.3 Materials | 第45-51页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第51-52页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第54-86页 |
| 4.1 Acoustic Features of English Weak Forms | 第54-69页 |
| 4.1.1 Duration of English Weak Forms Compared to the Strong Forms | 第56-62页 |
| 4.1.2 Pitch of English Weak Forms Compared to Strong Forms | 第62-66页 |
| 4.1.3 Intensity of English Weak forms Compared to Strong Forms | 第66-69页 |
| 4.2 Acoustic Features of Mandarin Neutral Tones | 第69-79页 |
| 4.2.1 Duration of Mandarin Neutral Tones Compared to Normal Tones | 第69-72页 |
| 4.2.2 Intensity of Mandarin Neutral Tones Compared to Normal Tones | 第72-76页 |
| 4.2.3 Pitch of Mandarin Neutral Tones Compared to Normal Tones | 第76-79页 |
| 4.3 Similarities and Differences between English Weak Forms andMandarin Neutral Tones | 第79-86页 |
| 4.3.1 Acoustic Features of English Weak Forms | 第79-80页 |
| 4.3.2 Acoustic Features of Mandarin Neutral Tones | 第80-81页 |
| 4.3.3 Similarities and Differences in Duration | 第81-82页 |
| 4.3.4 Similarities and Differences in Intensity | 第82-83页 |
| 4.3.5 Similarities and Differences in Pitch | 第83-86页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第86-94页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第86-89页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第89-90页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第90-94页 |
| REFERENCES | 第94-100页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第100页 |
