英语专业毕业论文--英语语言中的性别歧视.doc

Contents
Abstract 1
Key words 1
摘要 1
关键词 1
1. Introduction 1
2. The Phenomena of Sexism in English 3
Markedness of Female-related Words 4
Semantic Pejoration of Female-related Words 5
Word Order 6
Sexism in Idioms, Proverbs and Maxims 7
3. Causes of Sexism in English 10
Historical Background 10
Religious Psychology 11
Social Role and Position 12
4. Ways to Avoid Sexism in English 13
Gender Neutralization 14
Gender Specification 14
Social Change—a Basis for ess 15
5. Conclusion 16
Bibliography 17
A Brief Study of Sexism in English Language
Name:Zhou Shanshan No.: 20095061624
English Major School of Foreign Language
Supervisor: Li Yun Title: Instructor
Abstract: Language always reflects society. As a social problem with a long history, sexism exists in almost every language, reflecting the dependence and discrimination from which women suffer in a society dominated by men. With the advent of modernization and the rise of feminism, the issue of how to eliminate sexism against women has attracted more and more attention and made some achievements. The paper tries to illustrate sexism against women in English, analyze the main causes of sexism from the historical, religious, social and cultural perspectives, and advocate the introduction of language reforms to reduce sexism in English and to promote the evolution of the language towards the realization of real equality between men and women.
Key words: sexism; female-related words; causes; feminism;
摘要: 作为一个历史久远的社会问题,性别歧视现象几乎存在于每种语言中,它反映了在男性统治下的社会中,女性对男性的依赖性,以及女性所受的歧视。随着现代化的到来和妇女解放运动的兴起,如何消除对女性的性别歧视受到了广大关注,并取得了一定进展。本篇论文试图揭示英语语言中的性别歧视现象,从历史、宗教、社会和文化等角度分析性别歧视的由来,并介绍一些减少英语中性别歧视现象的方法,以求促进语言发展,在语言中真正实现男女平等。
关键词: 性别歧视; 女性相关词; 起因; 女权运动;
1. Introduction
An English linguist once said that language loyally reflects not only a nation’s history and culture, but also its games, amusements, beliefs and biases. Language is the mirror of the society. All the phenome