声明
Abstract
摘要
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
1．1 Research background
1．2 Purpose and significance
1．3 Research questions
1．4 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
2．1 Theoretical foundations
2．1．1 Language transfer theory
2．1．2 Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
2．2 Previous researches on the relationship between Chinese dialects and English
2．2．1 Southern Chinese dialects
2．2．2 Northern Chinese dialects
2．2．3 Shanxi dialects
2．3 Overview on involved sound systems
2．3．1 English pronunciation
2．3．2 The sound system of Putonghua
2．3．3 Differences between British RP and Chinese Putonghua
2．3．4 Characteristics of sound system of Fangshan dialect
2．3．5 Differences between Fangshan dialect and Chinese Putonghua
Chapter Ⅲ Research Methodology
3．1 Target sounds
3．2 Subjects
3．3 Instruments
3．3．1 Questionnaire
3．3．2 Tape-recording
3．4 Data collection and analysis
Chapter Ⅳ Investigation on Influence of Fangshan Dialect on the Acquisition of English Pronunciation
4．1 Results and discussion of the questionnaire
4．2 Results and discussion of the tape-recording
4．2．1 Pronunciation of English vowel／i／
4．2．2 Pronunciation of English vowel／(e)：／
4．2．3 Pronunciation of English vowels／(o):／and／(o)／
4．2．4 Pronunciation of English vowel／ai／
4．2．5 Pronunciation of English vowel／(e)u／
4．2．6 Pronunciation of English consonants／∫／,／t∫／,／(3)／,／d(3)／
4．2．7 Pronunciation of English consonant ／n／
4．2．9 Pronunciation of English consonants／θ／and／(e)／
4．2．10 Pronunciation of English consonant／f／
Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion
5．1 Major findings
5．2 Pedagogical implication
5．3 Limitations and suggestions for further study
5．3．1 Limitations
5．3．2 Suggestions for further study
Bibliography
Appendix
Papers Published during MA Program
Acknowledgements
