| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter 1:Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance and Purpose | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2:Literature Review | 第19-24页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on English sound system | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Mandarin Chinese | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Comparative Study of Sounds System of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3:A Comparison of Segments of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第24-41页 |
| 3.1 A Comparison of Vowel System | 第24-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Vowel System of English | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.1.1 Monophthong | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.1.2 Diphthong | 第26页 |
| 3.1.2 Vowel System of Mandarin Chinese | 第26-28页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Monophthong | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Compounding Vowels of Chinese Syllable | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.3 A Comparison of Vowel System of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第28-32页 |
| 3.1.3.1 The Similar Sounds between English and Chinese | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.3.2 The Vowel Vacancy between English and Chinese | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 A Comparison of Consonant between English and Mandarin Chinese | 第32-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Consonant System of English | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Consonant System of Mandarin Chinese | 第34页 |
| 3.2.3 A Comparison of Consonant between English and Chinese | 第34-41页 |
| 3.2.3.1 The Equivalent Consonants between English and Chinese | 第35页 |
| 3.2.3.2 The Similar Consonants between English and Chinese | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.3.3 The Vacant Consonants between English and Chinese | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4:A Comparison of Supra-segmental Features of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第41-71页 |
| 4.1 A Comparison of Syllable Structure of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第41-60页 |
| 4.1.1 Syllable Structure of English | 第41-44页 |
| 4.1.1.1 The Constituents of English Syllable | 第42页 |
| 4.1.1.2 The Type of English Syllable | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.1.3 The Division of English syllable | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Syllable Structure of Mandarin Chinese | 第44-48页 |
| 4.1.2.1 The Constitutes of Chinese Syllable | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.2.2 The Type of Chinese Syllable | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Tone | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.2.4 The Division of Chinese Syllable | 第48页 |
| 4.1.3 A Comparison of Syllable of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第48-60页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Consonants before Nucleus | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Consonants after Nucleus | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.3.3 The Syllabic Consonant | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.3.4 The Relationship between Constituent Phonemes | 第54-55页 |
| 4.1.3.5 The Type and level of Syllabic Structure | 第55-56页 |
| 4.1.3.6 The Relationship between Syllables | 第56-58页 |
| 4.1.3.7 Stress | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2 A Brief Comparison of Coarticulation of English and Mandarin Chinese | 第60-71页 |
| 4.2.1 The Coarticulation of English | 第60-65页 |
| 4.2.1.1 The Types of Coarticulation in English | 第61-64页 |
| 4.2.1.2 The Characteristics of English Coarticulation | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Coarticulation of Mandarin Chinese | 第65-69页 |
| 4.2.2.1 The Types of Coarticualtion in Mandarin Chinese | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.2.2 The Coarticulation of Tone | 第67-69页 |
| 4.2.3 The Brief Comparison of Coarticulation between English and Chinese | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第71-76页 |
| 5.1 The Main Findings | 第71-73页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第73-75页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第75-76页 |
| References | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix | 第80-82页 |
