| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-19页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第19-23页 |
| 1.1 Motivation of the Study | 第19-21页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第21页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-43页 |
| 2.1 Basic Concepts Related with Stress | 第23-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Stress, Accent and Nucleus | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Levels of Stress | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.3 Acoustic Correlates of Stress | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.4 Constraints on Stress Assignment | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2 Basic Concepts Related with Phrase | 第28-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Noun Phrase | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Verb Phrase | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.3 Adverbial Phrase | 第32页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Theoretical Studies | 第32-35页 |
| 2.3.1 Second Language Acquisition Theories | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3.2 Speech Learning Models | 第33-35页 |
| 2.4 Relevant Empirical Studies | 第35-42页 |
| 2.4.1 Role of Suprasegmentals in Second Language Acquisition | 第35-37页 |
| 2.4.2 Empirical Studies of Stress | 第37-42页 |
| 2.5 Focus of the Present Study | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第43-49页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第43页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3 Materials | 第44-45页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第45-46页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第46-49页 |
| 3.5.1 Analyzing the Perception Data | 第46-47页 |
| 3.5.2 Analyzing the Production Data | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5.3 Analyzing the Correlation Data | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第49-85页 |
| 4.1 Perception of Target Phrasal Stress by Chinese EFL Learners | 第49-61页 |
| 4.1.1 Perception of NP Stress | 第49-55页 |
| 4.1.2 Perception of VP Stress | 第55-58页 |
| 4.1.3 Perception of AdvP Stress | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2 Production of Target Phrasal Stress by Chinese EFL Learners | 第61-78页 |
| 4.2.1 Production of NP Stress | 第61-69页 |
| 4.2.2 Production of VP Stress | 第69-75页 |
| 4.2.3 Production of AdvP Stress | 第75-78页 |
| 4.3 Correlation between Perception and Production of Phrasal Stress by ChineseEFL Learners | 第78-82页 |
| 4.3.1 Overall Correlation between Perception and Production of Phrasal Stress | 第78-80页 |
| 4.3.2 Correlation between Perception and Production of NP Stress | 第80-81页 |
| 4.3.3 Correlation between Perception and Production of VP Stress | 第81页 |
| 4.3.4 Correlation between Perception and Production of AdvP Stress | 第81-82页 |
| 4.4 Correlation between Chinese EFL Learners’ Phrasal Stress Competence andTheir English Proficiency | 第82-85页 |
| 4.4.1 Correlation between Perception of Phrasal Stress and English Proficiency | 第83页 |
| 4.4.2 Correlation between Production of Phrasal Stress and English Proficiency | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第85-93页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第85-89页 |
| 5.1.1 General Features of Perception of Phrasal Stress by Chinese EFLLearners | 第85-86页 |
| 5.1.2 General Features of Production of Phrasal Stress by Chinese EFLLearners | 第86-88页 |
| 5.1.3 Correlation between Perception and Production of Phrasal Stress byChinese EFL Learners | 第88页 |
| 5.1.4 Correlation between Chinese EFL Learners’ Phrasal Stress Competenceand English Proficiency | 第88-89页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第89-91页 |
| 5.2.1 Theoretical Implications | 第89-90页 |
| 5.2.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第90-91页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第91-93页 |
| 5.3.1 Limitations of the Present Study | 第91页 |
| 5.3.2 Suggestions for Future Studies | 第91-93页 |
| REFERENCES | 第93-101页 |
| PUBISHED PAPERS | 第101-103页 |
| APPENDIX | 第103-104页 |
