声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Background of the Study
1．2 Significance of the Study
1．3 Purpose of the Study
1．4 Organizational Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Definition of Intonation
2．2 Tone and Intonation Languages
2．3 Studies of Perception of English Intonation Produced by NNSs
2．4 Studies of Perception of English Intonation Produced by NSs
2．5 Studies of Speech Production and Perception of Other Languages
2．6 Summary of the Literature Review
Chapter Three Foundation of Theories in the Present Study
3．1 Development of Intonation Theory and Its Core Concepts
3．1．1 Second Language Phonology
3．1．2 Intonation Awareness and Language Transfer
3．1．3 Foreign Accent and Prosodic Pragmatic Competence
3．2 Establishment of the Operational Constrnets
3．2．1 Prominence
3．2．2 Tone
3．2．3 Key
3．2．4 Communicative Purpose of English Intonation Features in Discourse
Chapter Four Research Design
4．1 Research Questions and Nature
4．2 Subjeets
4．3 Materials
4．4 Instruments of Research
4．5 Research Proeedures
4．5．1 Perception Test
4．5．2 Production Pre-Test，Post-Test and Delayed Test
4．5．3 Intonation Awareness-Raising Activities
4．5．4 Questionnaires
4．6 Data Collection
Chapter Five Data Analysis
5．1 Analysis of the Introductory Questionnaire
5．2 Perception Tests Analysis
5．2．1 Prominence Perception Test
5．2．2 Tone Perception Test
5．2．3 Key Perception Test
5．5 Production Tests of Prominence，Tone and Key
5．6 Analysis of the Final Questionnaire
Chapter Six Discussion
Chapter Seven Conclusions
7．1 Limitations and Pedagogical Implications
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Appendices
Academic Aehievements
