《英语语调的结构、功能及应用》从语音学的角度研究了语调在语言交际中的作用。本书通过英语语调的几种标调体系，阐述了英语语调的发展。从理论上研究了英语语调的基本范畴、调型结构及其含义；论述了英语语调的调核位置与信息**的关系以及语调的各种功能。研究的**并非局限在语调本身，而是从宏观角度上把语调看做口语的组成部分，同时又把语调和句法有机地融为一体。从认知心理学和语言学方面，具体形象、深入浅出地分析了汉语声调系统与英语语调之间的区别，旨在帮助中国学习者排除母语的负迁移，从而领悟到英语本族语者在口语交际中是如何使用语调的，并*终将其应用到自己的言语行为中去。

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL KNOWLESGE ON INTONATION
I Definition of Intonation
II Tone Language and Intonation Language
III Pitch Tange
IV Systems Devisde for Transcribing English Intonation
1. Armstrong & Ward's Scalar System
2. Roger kingdon's Tonetic Stress-Mark System
3. Halliday's Graphic Notation System
4. Harold E. Palmer's Tonal Indicator System
5. David Braxil's System
6. Kenneth L. Pike's System
1) The Numerical System
2) The Block System
CHAPTER TWO THE FORMS OF INTONATION
I Tone Unit
II The Components of the Tone Unit
III Kinds of Tones
1. Static Tones
2. Kinetic Tones
Tone I Falling
1)High-falling
2)Low-falling
Tone II Rising
1) High-rising
Low-rising
Tone III Falling-Rising
Tone IV Tising-Falling
Tone V Rising-Falling-Rising
IV Chinese Four Tones as Compared with Those of English
1. First Tone
2. Second Tone
3. Third Tone
4. Fourth Tone
Practice One
V Types of Nuclear Segment (Nucleus+Tail)
1. Falling Nucleus +Tail
2. Tiding Nucleus+Tail
3. Falling-Rising Nucleus+Tail
4. Rising-Falling Nucleus+Tail
5. Rising-Falling-Rising Nucleus+Tail
Practice Two
VI Types of Pre-tonic Segment
1. Pre-heak
1)normal Pre-head
2)High Pre-head
3)Low Rising Pre-head
Practice Three
2.Head
1)Normal Head
2)High or Low Even Head
3)Stepping-up Head
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CNAPTER THREE THE FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION
CHAPTER FOUR NUCLEUS PLACEMENT
CHAPTER FOVE THE MEANINGS OF NUCLEUS
CHAPTER SIX THE APPLICATIONS OF INTONATION
Anawers to Practice
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