| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Background to the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Focus of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Method | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-37页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on English Intonation | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Form-based Study of English Intonation | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Function-based Study of English Intonation | 第24-29页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Teaching Strategies of English Intonation | 第29-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies of Teaching Strategies of English Intonation Abroad | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies of Teaching Strategies of English Intonation at Home | 第31-35页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE STUDY | 第37-45页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of Relevance Theory | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 The Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Ostension from the Perspective of Speaker | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Inference from the Perspective of Hearer | 第40页 |
| 3.3 Context and Contextual Effects | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Context and Cognitive Environment | 第41页 |
| 3.3.2 Contextual Effects | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 The Principle of Relevance | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ TEACHING STRATEGIES OF EI AND RELEVANCE THEORY | 第45-69页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of English intonation functions from perspective of Relevance Theory | 第46-62页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Attitudinal Function of English Intonation | 第47-50页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Accentual Function of English Intonation | 第50-55页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis of Semantic Function of English Intonation | 第55-58页 |
| 4.1.4 Analysis of Discourse Function of English Intonation | 第58-62页 |
| 4.2 Implications for English Intonation Teaching | 第62-67页 |
| 4.2.1 Cultivation of Learners’ Function-based English Intonation Awareness | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.2 Assistance of Identifying Information Distribution in Intonation Teaching | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.3 Emphasis on Perception Stage of Perception-production Intonation Learning | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第67-69页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第69-73页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第69-71页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第71-73页 |
| REFERENCES | 第73-76页 |
