| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of English Intonation | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Early Researches of English Intonation | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 3T Theory | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of Tone Types | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Sentence Tones in Chinese Intonation | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Yuenren Chao’s Core Ideas in Chinese Intonation | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Other Researches on the Sentence Tones of Modern Chinese Intonation | 第22页 |
| 2.3 Linguistic Use in Markedness Theory | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Diffferences of Sentence Tones between English and Chinese | 第25-39页 |
| 3.1 Sentence Tones in English | 第25-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Relationship among Tonality, Tonicity and Tone Groups | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Patterns of Tone Types and Their Meanings | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Falls | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Rises | 第30页 |
| 3.1.2.3 Fall-rises | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2 Sentence Tones in Chinese | 第33-39页 |
| 3.2.1 The Distinction between Chinese“Tones”and“Intonation” | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Influence of Boundary Tone on Sentence Tones | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.3 Types of Sentence Tone in Chinese and Their Functions | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Relationship between Sentence-types and Tone Types | 第39-74页 |
| 4.1 Relationship between English Sentence-types and Tone Meanings | 第39-60页 |
| 4.1.1 Unmarked Tone | 第39-49页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Declaratives | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.1.2 WH Questions | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Yes-No Questions | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.1.4 Tag Questions | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.1.5 Exclamations | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.1.6 Imperatives | 第47页 |
| 4.1.1.7 Interjections and Greetings | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.2 Marked Tone | 第49-60页 |
| 4.1.2.0 Declaratives | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.2.1 WH Questions | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Yes-No Questions | 第53-55页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Tag Questions | 第55-56页 |
| 4.1.2.4 Imperatives | 第56-57页 |
| 4.1.2.5 Interjections and Greetings | 第57-60页 |
| 4.2 Relationship between Sentence-types and the Functions of Chinese Tone Types | 第60-74页 |
| 4.2.1 Declaratives | 第60-65页 |
| 4.2.2 The Distinction of Tone Groups between Declaratives and Interrogatives basedon Boundary Tone | 第65-70页 |
| 4.2.3 Exclamations | 第70-72页 |
| 4.2.4 Commands | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第74-80页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第74-79页 |
| 5.1.1 Similarities of Sentence Tones in English and in Chinese | 第74-75页 |
| 5.1.2 Differences of Sentence Tones in English and in Chinese | 第75-79页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第79-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84页 |
