声明
Acknowledgments
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Symbols and Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Necessity of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Definition of Intonation
2.2 Halliday’s 3T System
2.2.1 Tonality
2.2.2 Tonicity
2.2.3 Tone
2.3 Studies of EFL Learners’ Intonation Patterns
2.3.1 Studies of Foreign EFL Learners’ Intonation Patterns
2.3.2 Studies of Chinese EFL learners’ Intonation
2.4 Some Basic Concepts about English Lists
2.5 Studies of Intonation of Lists and Types of Lists
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Data Collection
3.2.1 Subjects
3.2.2 Materials
3.2.3 Procedures
3.3 Data Analysis
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Characteristics of Tonality in English Lists
4.1.1 Tonality in Lists with Different Syntactic Structures
4.1.2 Tonality in Lists with Different Grammatical Components
4.1.3 Tonality in the Same List in Different Contexts
4.1.4 Acoustic Cues at IP Boundaries
4.1.5 Summary
4.2 Characteristics of Tonicity in Lists
4.2.1 Placement of Unmarked Tonicity
4.2.2 Placement of Marked Tonicity
4.2.3 Summary
4.3 Characteristics of Tone Patterns in English lists
4.3.1 Mid-level Tone in Routine Lists
4.3.2 The Tone Patterns in Demonstrative Lists
4.3.3 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings and Implications
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions
References
Appendix
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