英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言性別歧視研究

Study on Sexism in the English Language

Contents
Abstract......……..……………………………………...…………....................………I
Key Words……………………………………………........................................……...I
摘 要..............................................................................................................................Ⅱ
關(guān)鍵詞.….........................................................................................................................…………Ⅱ
Introduction………………………………………………………………..........…..…1
I. Phenomena of Sexism in the English Language….....................................................2
A. Male-as-norm Attitude……………………………………………………....2
1. Generic Pronouns………………………………………………………….....2
2. Female as Male’s Appendix...…….………………………………………….2
3. Woman as Exception………….……………….……………………….....….3
B. Semantic Degradation of Woman………………..………………….……….4
C. Word Order…………………………………………………………………..5
D. Sexism in Social Life………………………………………………………..5
E. Sexism in Proverbs and Idioms.......................................................................6
II. Reasons of Sexism in the English Language.............................................................7
A. “Patriarchy” Cultural Stereotype…………………………………………….7
B. Double Criterion of Discourse Hegemony…………………………………..8
C. “Sex Role” in Community ………………………………………………....10
D. Results of Theory of Social Identity………………………………………..11
E. Traditional Ethics that the Man is Superior to the Woman…………………11
III. Elimination of Sexism in the English Language………...……………………….12
A. Transformation-Sexist Words Transformed Into Nonsexist Words…….......12
B. Countermeasures to Sexism Caused by the Third Person Pronoun’s General Reference..…………………………………………………………………..14
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………16
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………..17
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….18

Abstract

Language plays an important role in society. As a phenomenon of society, language reflects all the sides of human society naturally. Sexism is a phenomenon that takes a male-as-norm attitude, trivializing, insulting or rendering women invisible. As a special social phenomenon, sexism is inevitably reflected through language.
To start with, the thesis analyses sexism in terms of the generic masculine ......

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