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摘要 4-5
Abstract 5-6
1 Introduction 9-12
    1.1 The Significance of the Study 9-10
    1.2 The Research Methodology of the Study 10-11
    1.3 The Organization of the Study 11-12
2 Literature Review 12-22
    2.1 The Definition of Rhythm in Phonetics and Phonology 12
    2.2 Previous Studies on the Rhythms of Various Languages 12-14
    2.3 The Theory of Continuum 14
    2.4 Previous Studies on English Rhythm 14-18
        2.4.1 The View of Stress-timed Rhythm 14-16
        2.4.2 Views against Stress-timed Rhythm 16
        2.4.3 The Features of English Rhythm 16-18
    2.5 Previous Studies on Chinese Rhythm 18-22
        2.5.1 Syllable-timed Rhythm 18-19
        2.5.2 Views against Syllable-timed Rhythm 19
        2.5.3 “Looseness”and “Break”as the Key Element 19-20
        2.5.4 A “Syllable-timed - stress-timed”Continuum 20
        2.5.5 The Features of Chinese Syllables 20-21
        2.5.6 The Functions of Tone 21-22
3 Experimental Method 22-26
    3.1 The Experiment Tool –Praat 22
    3.2 The Choice of Experimental Materials 22-23
    3.3 Labeling and Calculation 23-26
4 Results and Discussion 26-43
4.1 Results 26-27
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