| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-18页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Framework | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Constrastive Analysis Hypothesis | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies | 第24-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of Native English Speakers' Intonation | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of Non-native English Speakers· Intonation | 第26-31页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1 Participants | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Materials | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Recording Procedure | 第33页 |
| 3.4 Data Extraction and Normalization | 第33-34页 |
| 3.5 Statistical Analysis and Reliability | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第35-72页 |
| 4.1 Pitch Patterns of General Questions (GQ) | 第35-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Whole-sentence-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of GQ | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Foot-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of GQ | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Word-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of GQ | 第43-48页 |
| 4.2 Pitch Patterns of Special Questions (SQ) | 第48-60页 |
| 4.2.1 Whole-sentence-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of SQ | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Foot-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of SQ | 第51-56页 |
| 4.2.3 Word-based Analysis of Pitch Patterns of SQ | 第56-60页 |
| 4.3 Differences in Pitch Patterns of GQ and SQ Based on Genders | 第60-69页 |
| 4.3.1 Differences in Pitch Patterns of GQ Based on Genders | 第61-65页 |
| 4.3.2 Differences in Pitch Patterns of SQ Based on Genders | 第65-69页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第69-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第72-82页 |
| 5.1 Different Acoustic Realization of Pitch Patterns of GQ | 第72-75页 |
| 5.2 Different Acoustic Realization of Pitch Patterns of SQ | 第75-78页 |
| 5.3 Influence of Gender on the Production of Intonation | 第78-82页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| 6.1 Main Findings | 第82-83页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第83-84页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Directions for Future Research | 第84-85页 |
| References | 第85-91页 |
| Appendix 详细中文摘要 | 第91-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
