| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Purposes and significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 An overview of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 History and development of metrical phonology | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Research status of Chinese metrical phonology at home and abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3 Development and research status of Chinese and English prosodic hierarchy | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Review on contrastive study between Chinese and English | 第22-24页 |
| 2.5 Focus of the present study | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical foundation | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Research questions | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Source of the data | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 Research methodology and process | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis and Discussion of Chinese and English Prosodic Hierarchieswith MP | 第30-80页 |
| 4.1 Sonority-based prosodic hierarchical analysis | 第30-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Chinese and English mora and syllable with MP | 第30-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Chinese and English foot with MP | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Morphosyntax-based prosodic hierarchical analysis | 第44-65页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of Chinese and English prosodic word and clitic group with MP | 第44-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of Chinese and English phonological phrase with MP | 第55-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Summary | 第64-65页 |
| 4.3 Focus-based prosodic hierarchical analysis | 第65-80页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of Chinese and English intonational phrase with MP | 第65-73页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of Chinese and English utterance with MP | 第73-79页 |
| 4.3.3 Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第80-86页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第80-83页 |
| 5.1.1 Similarities and differences between Chinese and English prosodichierarchical analyses | 第80-82页 |
| 5.1.2 Applicability of metrical phonology and laws and rules behind thecomparison | 第82-83页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第83-84页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study | 第84页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future studies | 第84-86页 |
| References | 第86-92页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第92-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第96-100页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第100页 |
