| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objective of This Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Fundamental Issues in Pronunciation Test | 第16-18页 |
| ·People Who Need Pronunciation Test | 第16-17页 |
| ·Intelligibility,Comprehensibility and Accentedness in Pronunciation Test | 第17-18页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Previous Studies of Pronunciation Tests | 第18-22页 |
| ·Paper and Pencil Tests | 第19页 |
| ·Atomistic Test | 第19-20页 |
| ·Shira Koren's Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Automatic Rating by Automatic Speech Recognition Technology | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theoretical Discussions of Acoustic Phonetics | 第22-24页 |
| ·Distinctive Features Theory | 第22页 |
| ·Variability and Invariance | 第22-24页 |
| ·Modern Technology in Assessing Pronunciation | 第24页 |
| ·Summary of Previous Studies | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design and Research Process | 第25-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research Theory and Tools | 第26-35页 |
| ·Research Theory | 第26页 |
| ·Acoustic Analysis of Consonants | 第26-28页 |
| ·Phonetic Analysis of Stop Consonants | 第28页 |
| ·Position of the Stop Consonants and Their Phonetic Features | 第28-30页 |
| ·Consonants and Vowels | 第30-31页 |
| ·Some Acoustic Properties and Their Measurements | 第31-34页 |
| ·Research Instruments and Statistical Device | 第34-35页 |
| ·Experiment Design | 第35-39页 |
| ·Test Participants | 第35页 |
| ·Test Items | 第35-36页 |
| ·Raters and Qualifications | 第36页 |
| ·The Referenced Standard Pronunciation and Rating Criterion | 第36-38页 |
| ·Experiment Procedures | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Results | 第40-53页 |
| ·Experiment Results in the Consonant-initial Condition | 第40-45页 |
| ·VOT Data | 第41-42页 |
| ·Rating Result | 第42-44页 |
| ·Summary of Consonants-initial Condition | 第44-45页 |
| ·Experiment Results in the Consonant-final Condition | 第45-51页 |
| ·Aspiration and %voice Data | 第45-47页 |
| ·Rating Result | 第47-51页 |
| ·Summary of Consonant-final Condition | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discussion | 第52-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| References | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix A 详细中文摘要 | 第60-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
