| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| List of Intonation symbols | 第11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-20页 |
| 1.1 Motivation of the study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-31页 |
| 2.1 Definition of key terms | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Intonation | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Acoustic features of Intonation | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Functions of intonation | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 Statements | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Relevant theoretical studies | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Intonation | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 ToBI System | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3 IviE Labeling System | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.4 Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Relevant empirical studies | 第28-30页 |
| 2.4 Focus of the present study | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Treatment | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第33页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第36-83页 |
| 4.1 Correct production rates of ESI by Chinese primary students | 第36-60页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall correct production rates | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Categorical correct production rates | 第37-60页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Correct production rates of basic statements | 第37-43页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Correct production rates of statements with adverbial phrases | 第43-46页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Correct production rates of statements in compound sentences | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.2.4 Correct production rates of statements with subordinate phrases | 第49-54页 |
| 4.1.2.5 Correct production rates of statements with enumerating items | 第54-60页 |
| 4.2 Typical erroneous production errors of ESI by Chinese primary students | 第60-77页 |
| 4.2.1 Erroneous production in tonality | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.2 Erroneous production in tonicity | 第62-65页 |
| 4.2.3 Erroneous production in tone | 第65-77页 |
| 4.2.4 Erroneous production in intonation structure of IP | 第77页 |
| 4.3 Effects of gender on the production of ESI | 第77-79页 |
| 4.3.1 Overall gender diffenences in the production of ESI | 第77-78页 |
| 4.3.2 Categorical gender differences in the production of ESI | 第78-79页 |
| 4.4 Correlation between the ESI prodution and English proficiency | 第79-83页 |
| 4.4.1 Correlation between overall correct production rates of ESI and Englishproficiency | 第80页 |
| 4.4.2 Correlation between categorical correct production rates of ESI in detail andEnglish proficiency | 第80-83页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第83-88页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第85-86页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions of the Further Studies | 第86-88页 |
| References | 第88-91页 |
